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Scores
Standings
BAL
@CAL		13
1
CHW
@CLE		7
8		 
(12)
MIL
@MIN		0
6
BOS
@OAK		1
0
NYY
@SEA		12
2
TOR
@TEX		3
11
COL
@FLA		2
3
CHC
@HOU		5
8
PHI
@LAD		4
5		 
(10)
SFG
@MON		1
7
SDP
@NYM		2
3		 
(15)
CIN
@PIT		1
3
Wednesday, April 27, 1994, 7:06
, Astrodome
Attendance: 15,456, Time of Game: 2:54
Cubs
5
5-14
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Astros
8
11-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Jose Bautista (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  7  1
Astros          0  0  1   3  0  1   1  2  X    8 10  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tuffy Rhodes CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .286 .904 15 9 0.048 0.90 0.125 -0.077 0.9 2 0 2B
Ryne Sandberg 2B 4 1 1 0 1 3 .312 .857 19 12 0.038 0.69 0.069 -0.031 0.1 3 1
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .228 .619 16 8 -0.034 1.22 0.093 -0.126 0.5 3 0 2B,GDP
Derrick May LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .291 .809 13 8 -0.014 1.02 0.022 -0.036 -0.2 2 0 SF
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .710 11 8 -0.008 1.40 0.094 -0.102 0.0 3 0
Shawon Dunston SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .618 19 13 -0.119 1.15 0.000 -0.119 -1.1 1 1
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 .304 .917 13 10 0.041 0.74 0.097 -0.055 0.5 2 1 HR
Mark Parent C 3 1 2 0 0 1 .400 1.100 13 8 0.050 0.50 0.053 -0.003 0.5 8 1
   Rick Wilkins PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .570 8 4 0.037 0.74 0.037 0.000 0.4
Willie Banks P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .250 9 6 -0.051 0.90 0.000 -0.051 -0.7 0 1 SH
   Jose Bautista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Glenallen Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .711 4 3 -0.034 1.51 0.000 -0.034 -0.4
Team Totals 33 5 7 3 3 11 .212 .634 140 89 -0.046 0.96 0.590 -0.634 0.6 24 5
2B: M Grace (3, off D Drabek); T Rhodes (5, off D Drabek).
HR: S Buechele (4, off D Drabek; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: D May (1, off D Drabek).
SH: W Banks (3, off D Drabek).
TB: S Buechele 4; M Grace 3; T Rhodes 2; M Parent 2; R Sandberg.
GIDP: M Grace (4).
RBI: D May (14); T Rhodes (8); S Buechele (12).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: M Parent (1).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
James Mouton RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .203 .581 14 9 -0.070 0.93 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 1 0
   Mike Felder PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .600 4 3 -0.064 2.52 0.000 -0.064 -0.4
   Shane Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.009 0.69 0.000 -0.009 -0.2 1 0 SH
Steve Finley CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .291 .911 26 15 0.200 1.09 0.223 -0.024 1.6 1 0 SB
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .319 .946 15 9 0.006 1.04 0.067 -0.061 0.8 1 2 2B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .347 .962 21 12 -0.013 1.21 0.072 -0.085 -1.0 7 1
Luis Gonzalez LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 .233 .674 14 7 0.140 0.81 0.140 0.000 1.3 1 0 SB
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 1 2 3 1 1 .185 .643 12 6 0.304 1.61 0.322 -0.018 2.8 2 3 HR,IW
Scott Servais C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .474 15 11 -0.079 1.52 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 10 2 SH
Andujar Cedeno SS 2 2 2 2 1 0 .400 1.269 14 6 0.096 1.08 0.096 0.000 1.4 3 2 HR,SF
Doug Drabek P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 13 10 -0.049 0.92 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 0 0
   Kevin Bass PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .968 5 1 -0.008 1.34 0.011 -0.019 -0.2 0 0 IW
Team Totals 31 8 10 8 6 8 .323 .969 154 90 0.454 1.17 0.931 -0.478 4.1 27 10
2B: C Biggio (10, off J Bautista).
HR: K Caminiti (2, off W Banks; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); A Cedeno (5, off W Banks; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: A Cedeno (1, off J Bautista).
SH: S Servais (1, off W Banks); S Reynolds (1, off J Bautista).
IBB: K Bass (1, by J Bautista); K Caminiti (3, by J Bautista).
TB: K Caminiti 5; A Cedeno 5; L Gonzalez 3; C Biggio 2; S Finley 2.
RBI: K Caminiti 3 (12); A Cedeno 2 (14); J Bagwell (19); S Finley (10); C Biggio (6).
2-out RBI: C Biggio; S Finley.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-A Cedeno-J Bagwell.
E: J Bagwell (2); K Caminiti (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Finley (4, 2nd base off J Bautista/M Parent); L Gonzalez (4, 2nd base off J Bautista/M Parent).

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
Willie Banks 5.1 5 5 5 4 7 2 5.17 25 102 60 32 13 15 4 10 4 0 41 -0.238 1.05 -2.4
Jose Bautista, BS (1), L (0-2) 2.2 5 3 3 2 1 0 5.87 15 52 30 26 2 2 5 7 4 0 2 1 -0.216 1.34 -1.6
Team Totals 8 10 8 8 6 8 2 9.00 40 154 90 58 15 17 9 17 8 0 41 2 1 -0.454 0.96 -4.1

Houston Astros

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
Doug Drabek 6 6 5 4 2 8 1 3.58 28 104 63 30 15 18 10 8 2 0 48 -0.192 0.84 -2.1
Shane Reynolds, W (1-0) 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.11 10 36 26 13 7 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0.239 1.30 1.5
Team Totals 9 7 5 4 3 11 1 4.00 38 140 89 43 22 24 14 10 4 0 48 0 0 0.047 1.17 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: D Drabek (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Bautista 2 (3; K Bass, K Caminiti).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 15,456.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Tuffy Rhodes CF 1 James Mouton RF
2 Ryne Sandberg 2B 2 Steve Finley CF
3 Mark Grace 1B 3 Craig Biggio 2B
4 Derrick May LF 4 Jeff Bagwell 1B
5 Sammy Sosa RF 5 Luis Gonzalez LF
6 Shawon Dunston SS 6 Ken Caminiti 3B
7 Steve Buechele 3B 7 Scott Servais C
8 Mark Parent C 8 Andujar Cedeno SS
9 Willie Banks P 9 Doug Drabek P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR HOU K. Caminiti W. Banks 22% 39% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Biggio Scores; Gonzalez Scores
t7 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC M. Grace S. Reynolds 13% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC S. Buechele D. Drabek -10% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Caminiti W. Banks 10% 55% Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF); Gonzalez to 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHC S. Sosa D. Drabek -9% 41% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores/unER/No RBI; May to 2B; Sosa to 1B

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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, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC T. Rhodes D. Drabek 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg D. Drabek 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. Grace D. Drabek -2% 52% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. May D. Drabek -2% 50% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Grace to 3B; May to 1B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHC S. Sosa D. Drabek -9% 41% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores/unER/No RBI; May to 2B; Sosa to 1B
t1 1-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O CHC S. Dunston D. Drabek 4% 44% Foul Popfly: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Willie Banks facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Mouton W. Banks -2% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU S. Finley W. Banks -2% 40% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio W. Banks -1% 39% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC S. Buechele D. Drabek -10% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Parent D. Drabek -3% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC W. Banks D. Drabek 1% 28% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Parent to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHC T. Rhodes D. Drabek -8% 20% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Parent Scores
t2 3-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Sandberg D. Drabek -1% 19% Walk
t2 3-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Grace D. Drabek -3% 16% Walk; Rhodes to 3B; Sandberg to 2B
t2 3-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  R CHC D. May D. Drabek -5% 11% Wild Pitch; Rhodes Scores; Sandberg to 3B; Grace to 2B
t2 4-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  RO CHC D. May D. Drabek -1% 11% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sandberg Scores
t2 5-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Drabek 1% 12% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Willie Banks facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell W. Banks -1% 10% Lineout: CF
b2 0-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Gonzalez W. Banks 2% 12% Walk
b2 0-5 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti W. Banks -2% 10% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-5 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU S. Servais W. Banks -1% 9% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
t3 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Dunston D. Drabek 1% 10% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 5-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Buechele D. Drabek 0% 10% Strikeout Swinging
t3 5-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Parent D. Drabek 0% 10% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cubs' Willie Banks facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R HOU A. Cedeno W. Banks 5% 16% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b3 1-5 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O HOU D. Drabek W. Banks -2% 14% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Mouton W. Banks -1% 12% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU S. Finley W. Banks -1% 12% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
t4 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC W. Banks D. Drabek 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. Rhodes D. Drabek 1% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg D. Drabek 0% 14% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Willie Banks facing 3-4-5
b4 1-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio W. Banks 3% 17% Walk
b4 1-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell W. Banks -3% 14% Flyball: CF
b4 1-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Gonzalez W. Banks 3% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio to 2B
b4 1-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR HOU K. Caminiti W. Banks 22% 39% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Biggio Scores; Gonzalez Scores
b4 4-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU S. Servais W. Banks -2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU A. Cedeno W. Banks 2% 39% Walk
b4 4-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Drabek W. Banks -3% 36% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
t5 5-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC M. Grace D. Drabek -4% 32% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 5-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. May D. Drabek 2% 34% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Grace to 2B
t5 5-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa D. Drabek 4% 37% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 5-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Dunston D. Drabek 4% 41% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Willie Banks facing 1-2-3
b5 4-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Mouton W. Banks -3% 38% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU S. Finley W. Banks 4% 41% Walk
b5 4-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio W. Banks -4% 37% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 4-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell W. Banks -4% 34% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Astros' Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
t6 5-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Buechele D. Drabek 2% 36% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC M. Parent D. Drabek -3% 33% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC W. Banks D. Drabek 3% 36% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Banks to 1B
t6 5-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC T. Rhodes D. Drabek 3% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Willie Banks facing 5-6-7
b6 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU L. Gonzalez W. Banks 6% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Caminiti W. Banks 10% 55% Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF); Gonzalez to 2B
b6 4-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Servais W. Banks -0% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gonzalez to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
Jose Bautista replaces Willie Banks pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-5 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO HOU A. Cedeno J. Bautista 1% 55% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Doug Drabek (P) batting 9th
b6 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Bass J. Bautista 1% 56% Intentional Walk
Mike Felder pinch hits for James Mouton (RF) batting 1st
b6 5-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Felder J. Bautista -6% 50% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
Shane Reynolds replaces Mike Felder (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Kevin Bass moves from PH to RF
t7 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC R. Sandberg S. Reynolds -6% 44% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC M. Grace S. Reynolds 13% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 5-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. May S. Reynolds 2% 59% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Jose Bautista facing 2-3-4
b7 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU S. Finley J. Bautista 6% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b7 5-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Bautista 5% 70% Finley Steals 2B
b7 5-5 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Bautista -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B; Finley to 3B
b7 5-5 1 --3 6,(3-2)  RO HOU J. Bagwell J. Bautista 7% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Finley Scores
b7 6-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU L. Gonzalez J. Bautista 1% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 6-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Caminiti J. Bautista 2% 79% Gonzalez Steals 2B; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b7 6-5 2 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Caminiti J. Bautista 1% 79% Intentional Walk
b7 6-5 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O HOU S. Servais J. Bautista -4% 75% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
t8 5-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Reynolds 5% 81% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 5-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC S. Dunston S. Reynolds 4% 84% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t8 5-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Buechele S. Reynolds 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cubs' Jose Bautista facing 8-9-1
b8 6-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU A. Cedeno J. Bautista 2% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 6-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Bass J. Bautista -2% 87% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b8 6-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Reynolds J. Bautista -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cedeno to 2B
b8 6-5 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  R HOU S. Finley J. Bautista 8% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Finley to 2B/Adv on throw
b8 7-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Biggio J. Bautista 3% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Finley Scores
b8 8-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Bautista -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 8.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-8, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
Rick Wilkins pinch hits for Mark Parent (C) batting 8th
t9 5-8 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC R. Wilkins S. Reynolds -4% 93% Walk
Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Jose Bautista (P) batting 9th
t9 5-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Hill S. Reynolds 3% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC T. Rhodes S. Reynolds 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rhodes to 1B
t9 5-8 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Sandberg S. Reynolds 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 8.

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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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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