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NYM
@BAL		4
1
ATL
@BOS		7
3
HOU
@CHW		1
3
CHC
@CLE		5
9
PHI
@DET		1
2
STL
@KCR		5
4
PIT
@MIL		2
3
CIN
@MIN		6
8
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@NYY		2
3
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@TOR		8
3
OAK
@COL		4
10
SEA
@LAD		3
1		 
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TEX
@SDP		3
5
ANA
@SFG		7
4
Sunday, August 31, 1997, 1:05
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 43,013, Time of Game: 2:46
Cubs
5
55-82
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Indians
9
70-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Charles Nagy (13-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   1  2  1    5 13  0
Indians         2  3  0   0  3  0   0  1  X    9 11  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lance Johnson CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .296 .752 16 13 -0.028 0.46 0.023 -0.051 -0.2 5 0 SB
Doug Glanville LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .303 .744 20 14 -0.018 0.38 0.019 -0.038 0.7 3 0 SB
Mark Grace 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .324 .879 17 8 0.008 0.37 0.032 -0.024 0.7 7 2 3B
Sammy Sosa RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .246 .772 17 10 -0.070 0.85 0.066 -0.136 -1.2 1 1 2B
Dave Clark DH 3 1 2 3 1 0 .279 .818 17 8 0.051 0.56 0.066 -0.014 2.6 HR
   Scott Servais PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .256 .656 1 1 -0.016 0.50 0.000 -0.016 -0.1
Shawon Dunston SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .284 .710 21 15 0.028 0.49 0.052 -0.024 -0.2 2 2
Kevin Orie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .760 19 13 -0.090 0.79 0.000 -0.090 -1.5 2 3 GDP
Tyler Houston C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .632 15 10 -0.015 0.55 0.031 -0.046 -0.0 2 1 SB
Manny Alexander 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .245 .659 18 10 -0.048 0.47 0.012 -0.060 -0.9 1 0 GDP
Miguel Batista P 0 1
   Dave Stevens P 1 0
   Ramon Tatis P 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 13 5 4 5 .342 .905 161 102 -0.198 0.54 0.301 -0.499 -0.1 24 10
2B: S Sosa (29, off C Nagy).
3B: M Grace (5, off C Nagy).
HR: D Clark (5, off J Juden; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: D Clark 5; M Grace 4; T Houston 2; S Sosa 2; D Glanville 2; S Dunston 2; L Johnson; M Alexander.
GIDP: K Orie (13); M Alexander (4).
RBI: D Clark 3 (26); S Servais (39); D Glanville (29).
2-out RBI: D Glanville; D Clark.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: S Sosa (K Seitzer at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Johnson (16, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar); D Glanville (19, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar); T Houston (1, 2nd base off J Juden/S Alomar).
Pickoffs: S Sosa (2nd base by C Nagy).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Giles RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265 .844 14 9 -0.007 0.45 0.034 -0.041 -0.5 2 0
Omar Vizquel SS 4 2 0 0 1 1 .280 .703 19 9 0.026 0.69 0.057 -0.031 -0.3 0 7 SB
Kevin Seitzer DH 3 1 2 2 0 0 .254 .672 19 10 0.106 0.82 0.116 -0.010 1.2 2B,SH
Jim Thome 1B 2 1 1 2 1 0 .290 1.034 17 9 0.047 0.45 0.049 -0.001 1.0 12 1 SF
David Justice LF 1 1 0 0 2 0 .339 1.070 10 2 0.005 0.54 0.013 -0.007 0.1 0 0
   Bruce Aven LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 4 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Matt Williams 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .258 .782 15 10 0.091 0.52 0.098 -0.007 1.8 0 3
Sandy Alomar C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .331 .901 12 9 -0.028 0.39 0.010 -0.038 0.3 5 0 2B
Tony Fernandez 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .277 .714 8 6 0.021 0.19 0.030 -0.008 0.0 4 2 CS,SF
Marquis Grissom CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .256 .710 10 5 0.039 0.33 0.046 -0.007 1.0 3 0 HR
Charles Nagy P 0 3
   Jeff Juden P 0 0
   Paul Assenmacher P 1 0
Team Totals 30 9 11 9 5 2 .367 .966 128 71 0.299 0.48 0.453 -0.151 4.4 27 16
2B: K Seitzer (12, off M Batista); S Alomar (33, off D Stevens).
HR: M Grissom (10, off R Tatis; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
SF: J Thome (8, off M Batista); T Fernandez (3, off D Stevens).
SH: K Seitzer (2, off M Batista).
TB: M Grissom 4; K Seitzer 3; T Fernandez 2; B Giles 2; S Alomar 2; M Williams 2; J Thome.
RBI: K Seitzer 2 (23); J Thome 2 (93); M Williams 2 (88); T Fernandez (38); S Alomar (64); M Grissom (55).
2-out RBI: K Seitzer 2; J Thome; M Williams; M Grissom.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Williams-T Fernandez-J Thome; O Vizquel-T Fernandez-J Thome.
E: T Fernandez (11).
Baserunning
SB: O Vizquel (37, 2nd base off M Batista/T Houston).
CS: T Fernandez (6, 2nd base by M Batista/T Houston).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Miguel Batista, L (0-3) 4.1 7 8 8 5 1 0 5.32 24 91 45 26 8 11 7 11 6 0 13 -0.290 0.70 -4.4
Dave Stevens 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8.44 9 29 20 11 5 4 4 4 2 0 2 2 -0.005 0.03 0.4
Ramon Tatis 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.75 5 10 7 6 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.006 0.04 -0.4
Team Totals 8 11 9 9 5 2 1 10.12 38 130 72 43 13 16 12 19 10 0 13 2 2 -0.301 0.54 -4.4

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charles Nagy, W (13-9) 7 9 2 1 2 5 0 4.13 30 124 81 46 13 22 14 9 4 0 56 0.194 0.59 2.0
Jeff Juden 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 1 4.55 6 23 10 4 2 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.027 0.34 -1.9
Paul Assenmacher, S (3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.12 6 14 11 6 3 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 0.030 0.49 0.0
Team Totals 9 13 5 4 4 5 1 4.00 42 161 102 56 18 28 19 14 8 0 56 2 0 0.197 0.48 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: M Batista (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: C Nagy (3; S Sosa, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 43,013.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Cleveland Indians
1 Lance Johnson CF 1 Brian Giles RF
2 Doug Glanville LF 2 Omar Vizquel SS
3 Mark Grace 1B 3 Kevin Seitzer DH
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Jim Thome 1B
5 Dave Clark DH 5 David Justice LF
6 Shawon Dunston SS 6 Matt Williams 3B
7 Kevin Orie 3B 7 Sandy Alomar C
8 Tyler Houston C 8 Tony Fernandez 2B
9 Manny Alexander 2B 9 Marquis Grissom CF
Miguel Batista P Charles Nagy P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  RR CLE K. Seitzer M. Batista 12% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores; Vizquel Scores
t2 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-1)  O CHC S. Dunston C. Nagy 9% 68% Sosa Picked off 2B (P-2B)
b1 1-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R CLE M. Williams M. Batista 8% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Vizquel Scores; Justice to 2B
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Sosa C. Nagy -6% 63% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  CLE O. Vizquel M. Batista 5% 64% Walk; Giles to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC L. Johnson C. Nagy 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC D. Glanville C. Nagy 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Grace C. Nagy 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Miguel Batista facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE B. Giles M. Batista 3% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  CLE O. Vizquel M. Batista 5% 64% Walk; Giles to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O CLE K. Seitzer M. Batista -1% 63% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Giles to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO CLE J. Thome M. Batista -0% 63% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Giles Scores; Vizquel to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  CLE D. Justice M. Batista 1% 64% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R CLE M. Williams M. Batista 8% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Vizquel Scores; Justice to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CLE S. Alomar M. Batista -3% 69% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Sosa C. Nagy -6% 63% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-2 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Clark C. Nagy -4% 59% Walk
t2 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-1)  O CHC S. Dunston C. Nagy 9% 68% Sosa Picked off 2B (P-2B)
t2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC S. Dunston C. Nagy -4% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Clark to 2B
t2 0-2 1 12- 9,(3-2)  O CHC K. Orie C. Nagy 5% 69% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. Houston C. Nagy 4% 74% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cubs' Miguel Batista facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE T. Fernandez M. Batista 2% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 2-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  CLE M. Grissom M. Batista 4% 80% Walk; Fernandez to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O CLE B. Giles M. Batista -4% 76% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel M. Batista -3% 74% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Fernandez to 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  CLE K. Seitzer M. Batista 1% 74% Vizquel Steals 2B
b2 2-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  RR CLE K. Seitzer M. Batista 12% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive); Fernandez Scores; Vizquel Scores
b2 4-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  R CLE J. Thome M. Batista 4% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Seitzer Scores
b2 5-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CLE D. Justice M. Batista -1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 5.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
t3 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Alexander C. Nagy 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC L. Johnson C. Nagy -2% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Glanville C. Nagy 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. Grace C. Nagy -0% 91% Johnson Steals 2B
t3 0-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace C. Nagy -1% 90% Walk
t3 0-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa C. Nagy 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Miguel Batista facing 6-7-8
b3 5-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CLE M. Williams M. Batista -1% 92% Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
b3 5-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE S. Alomar M. Batista -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b3 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE T. Fernandez M. Batista 0% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b3 5-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE M. Grissom M. Batista -1% 91% Fernandez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 5.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
t4 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC D. Clark C. Nagy 1% 92% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t4 0-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC S. Dunston C. Nagy -2% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 0-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHC K. Orie C. Nagy 3% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Miguel Batista facing 9-1-2
b4 5-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE M. Grissom M. Batista -1% 93% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE B. Giles M. Batista -0% 93% Flyball: CF
b4 5-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel M. Batista -0% 93% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 5.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
t5 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC T. Houston C. Nagy -2% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t5 0-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC M. Alexander C. Nagy 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC L. Johnson C. Nagy 0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Miguel Batista facing 3-4-5
b5 5-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE K. Seitzer M. Batista -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE J. Thome M. Batista 0% 95% Walk
b5 5-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  CLE D. Justice M. Batista 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Thome to 2B
b5 5-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CLE D. Justice M. Batista 0% 96% Walk
b5 5-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  R CLE M. Williams M. Batista 2% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Thome Scores; Justice to 3B
Dave Stevens replaces Miguel Batista pitching
b5 6-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CLE S. Alomar D. Stevens 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive); Justice Scores; Williams to 3B
b5 7-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO CLE T. Fernandez D. Stevens 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores; Alomar to 3B
b5 8-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O CLE M. Grissom D. Stevens -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Indians 8.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-8, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 2-3-4
t6 0-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Glanville C. Nagy 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t6 0-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Grace C. Nagy -0% 99% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 0-8 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa C. Nagy 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-8 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R CHC D. Clark C. Nagy -0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grace Scores
t6 1-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Dunston C. Nagy 0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Cubs' Dave Stevens facing 1-2-3
b6 8-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE B. Giles D. Stevens -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b6 8-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Stevens -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 8-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CLE K. Seitzer D. Stevens -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Seitzer out at 2B/RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Indians 8.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-8, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
Bruce Aven replaces David Justice playing LF batting 5th
t7 1-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Orie C. Nagy 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Houston C. Nagy 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 1-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. Alexander C. Nagy -0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 1-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC L. Johnson C. Nagy -0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Alexander to 3B
t7 1-8 2 1-3 5,(0-2)  R CHC D. Glanville C. Nagy -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Alexander Scores/unER; Johnson to 3B
t7 2-8 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Grace C. Nagy -0% 98% Glanville Steals 2B
t7 2-8 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace C. Nagy 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Cubs' Dave Stevens facing 4-5-6
b7 8-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE J. Thome D. Stevens -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 8-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE B. Aven D. Stevens -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 8-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE M. Williams D. Stevens -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Indians 8.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-8, Indians' Jeff Juden facing 4-5-6
Jeff Juden replaces Charles Nagy pitching
t8 2-8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC S. Sosa J. Juden -1% 98% Walk
t8 2-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CHC D. Clark J. Juden -2% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sosa Scores
t8 4-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Dunston J. Juden 2% 97% Lineout: RF
t8 4-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC K. Orie J. Juden 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 4-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC T. Houston J. Juden -1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 4-8 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Alexander J. Juden -0% 97% Houston Steals 2B
t8 4-8 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Alexander J. Juden -1% 96% Walk
Paul Assenmacher replaces Jeff Juden pitching
t8 4-8 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC L. Johnson P. Assenmacher 2% 99% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-4, Cubs' Ramon Tatis facing 7-8-9
Ramon Tatis replaces Dave Stevens pitching
b8 8-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE S. Alomar R. Tatis -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 8-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE T. Fernandez R. Tatis -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE M. Grissom R. Tatis 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b8 9-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CLE B. Giles R. Tatis 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b8 9-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel R. Tatis -0% 99% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Indians 9.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Indians' Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
t9 4-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Glanville P. Assenmacher -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t9 4-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Grace P. Assenmacher -2% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Glanville to 2B
t9 4-9 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Sosa P. Assenmacher 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Glanville to 3B; Grace to 2B
Scott Servais pinch hits for Dave Clark (DH) batting 5th
t9 4-9 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO CHC S. Servais P. Assenmacher 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B; Glanville Scores
t9 5-9 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Dunston P. Assenmacher 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Indians 9.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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