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BOS
@CHW		7
2
DET
@CLE		7
3
OAK
@KCR		14
3
SEA
@MIN		4
0
TOR
@NYY		10
4
TEX
@TBD		4
1
MON
@ATL		6
3
LAD
@COL		3
11
CIN
@FLA		3
5
CHC
@HOU		2
5
NYM
@PHI		1
10
MIL
@SDP		2
11
ARI
@SFG		0
1
PIT
@STL		4
1
Friday, July 20, 2001 7:07PM
, Enron Field
Attendance: 43,163, Time of Game: 2:59
Cubs
2
55-40
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
5
53-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
W: Tim Redding (3-0)
L: Jon Lieber (12-5)
S: Billy Wagner (21)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  5  0   0  0  X    5 10  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .275 .741 20 12 -0.062 1.04 0.066 -0.127 -0.8 2 2 SB,CS
Delino DeShields LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .208 .642 32 21 -0.036 1.05 0.049 -0.085 -0.5 1 0 SB
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .299 1.089 11 8 0.053 0.92 0.114 -0.061 0.3 1 0 2B
Matt Stairs 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .808 18 9 -0.058 0.85 0.007 -0.065 -0.6 9 1
Ron Coomer 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 .268 .715 20 14 0.034 0.83 0.097 -0.064 0.2 1 2 HR
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .764 7 5 -0.004 0.75 0.055 -0.058 -0.0 0 3 2B
Corey Patterson CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .637 18 14 -0.029 0.81 0.028 -0.057 -0.4 3 0
   Gary Matthews PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 .719 5 1 0.040 0.83 0.040 0.000 0.4
Joe Girardi C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208 .556 12 6 0.058 1.11 0.105 -0.047 0.8 7 0
Jon Lieber P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .122 .309 9 6 -0.104 1.15 0.000 -0.104 -1.2 0 0
   Miguel Cairo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .729 4 2 -0.098 2.23 0.000 -0.098 -1.0 GDP
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Fyhrie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Robert Machado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .767 2 2 -0.030 1.03 0.000 -0.030 -0.4
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 5 7 .219 .699 158 100 -0.236 0.98 0.561 -0.796 -3.1 24 8
2B: R Gutierrez (13, off T Redding); S Sosa (24, off T Redding).
HR: R Coomer (6, off T Redding; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: R Coomer 4; R Gutierrez 2; S Sosa 2; J Girardi; D DeShields; E Young; C Patterson.
GIDP: M Cairo (3).
RBI: S Sosa (90); R Coomer (33).
2-out RBI: S Sosa.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Gutierrez-E Young-M Stairs.
PB: J Girardi (5).
E: E Young (9).
Baserunning
SB: D DeShields (14, 2nd base off T Redding/B Ausmus); E Young (21, 2nd base off T Redding/B Ausmus).
CS: E Young (11, 3rd base by T Redding/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 .902 9 7 0.027 0.63 0.068 -0.041 0.4 1 3 2B
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 .761 10 8 -0.011 0.66 0.028 -0.038 -0.1 1 3
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 .954 24 15 0.009 0.64 0.044 -0.035 -0.0 9 1
Lance Berkman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .358 1.145 11 7 -0.066 0.76 0.009 -0.075 -0.3 2 0 2B
Moises Alou RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .361 1.037 19 13 -0.076 0.67 0.000 -0.076 -1.2 1 0
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .276 .828 17 12 0.066 0.62 0.079 -0.013 0.1 3 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .760 15 9 0.007 0.96 0.079 -0.072 -0.5 2 3 GDP
Brad Ausmus C 2 1 0 0 0 1 .203 .566 10 6 0.069 1.32 0.102 -0.033 0.5 8 1 SH
Tim Redding P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 5 3 -0.020 0.78 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 0
   Orlando Merced PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 .291 .955 5 4 0.266 3.11 0.266 0.000 2.1 HR
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .182 4 3 -0.007 0.24 0.000 -0.007 -0.3 0 0
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 10 4 0 7 .303 .758 129 87 0.264 0.81 0.675 -0.410 0.5 27 11
2B: L Berkman (31, off F Heredia); C Biggio (23, off J Lieber).
HR: O Merced (5, off J Lieber; 5th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: B Ausmus (4, off J Lieber).
TB: O Merced 4; L Berkman 2; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio 2; R Hidalgo 2; J Lugo 2; V Castilla.
GIDP: V Castilla (10).
RBI: O Merced 4 (14).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-J Lugo-J Bagwell.

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
Jon Lieber, L (12-5) 5 8 5 4 0 3 1 3.46 23 81 57 38 8 11 9 10 5 1 36 -0.309 1.09 -2.2
Todd Van Poppel 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.86 7 32 22 12 5 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.036 0.22 1.1
Felix Heredia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.009 0.13 -0.6
Mike Fyhrie 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76 3 14 7 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.017 0.21 1.2
Team Totals 8 10 5 4 0 7 1 4.50 34 129 87 55 14 18 11 15 8 1 36 1 0 -0.265 0.98 -0.5
F Heredia faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Tim Redding, W (3-0) 5 6 2 2 3 4 1 6.26 23 107 66 42 9 15 6 9 4 1 48 0.042 1.01 0.8
Ron Villone, H (5) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.84 4 15 9 5 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.053 1.28 0.6
Octavio Dotel, H (4) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.89 6 22 16 7 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.101 0.64 1.1
Billy Wagner, S (21) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.16 4 14 9 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.038 0.99 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 5 7 1 2.00 37 158 100 58 16 26 12 12 5 1 48 0 0 0.234 0.81 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Mark Barron.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 43,163.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Eric Young 2B 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Delino DeShields LF 2 Julio Lugo SS
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Matt Stairs 1B 4 Lance Berkman LF
5 Ron Coomer 3B 5 Moises Alou RF
6 Ricky Gutierrez SS 6 Richard Hidalgo CF
7 Corey Patterson CF 7 Vinny Castilla 3B
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Jon Lieber P 9 Tim Redding P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-2 0 123 5,(1-2)  RRRR HOU O. Merced J. Lieber 27% 80% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores; Castilla Scores; Ausmus Scores/unER
t5 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CHC S. Sosa T. Redding -11% 28% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); DeShields Scores
b5 0-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Lieber 10% 54% Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to 1B); Hidalgo to 3B; Castilla to 2B
t6 2-5 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC M. Cairo R. Villone 10% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Patterson to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R CHC R. Coomer T. Redding -10% 40% Home Run

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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' Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC E. Young T. Redding 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 14,(3-2)  CHC D. DeShields T. Redding -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Redding 3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Stairs T. Redding 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Lieber -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU J. Lugo J. Lieber 2% 55% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Lieber -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Lieber -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R CHC R. Coomer T. Redding -10% 40% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez T. Redding -5% 35% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 1-0 0 -2- 8,(2-2)  O CHC C. Patterson T. Redding 4% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  CHC J. Girardi T. Redding -6% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive); Gutierrez to 3B; Girardi to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t2 1-0 1 -23 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Lieber T. Redding 8% 40% Fielder's Choice 1B; Gutierrez out at Hm/1B-C; Girardi to 3B; Lieber to 1B
t2 1-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  CHC E. Young T. Redding -2% 38% Walk; Lieber to 2B
t2 1-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. DeShields T. Redding 7% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Alou J. Lieber -3% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Lieber 3% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU V. Castilla J. Lieber -6% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tim Redding facing 3-4-5
t3 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Redding 2% 42% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Stairs T. Redding 2% 43% Foul Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Coomer T. Redding 1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Lieber -3% 42% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Redding J. Lieber -2% 40% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Lieber -1% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tim Redding facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Gutierrez T. Redding 2% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Patterson T. Redding 2% 43% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Girardi T. Redding 1% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lugo J. Lieber -3% 41% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Lieber 3% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b4 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Lieber -4% 40% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O HOU M. Alou J. Lieber -3% 37% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Tim Redding facing 9-1-2
t5 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Lieber T. Redding 3% 40% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC E. Young T. Redding -3% 37% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. DeShields T. Redding -2% 35% Young Steals 2B
t5 1-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHC D. DeShields T. Redding 6% 41% Young Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t5 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC D. DeShields T. Redding -1% 40% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t5 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC S. Sosa T. Redding -1% 39% DeShields Steals 2B
t5 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CHC S. Sosa T. Redding -11% 28% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); DeShields Scores
t5 2-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Stairs T. Redding -1% 27% Walk
t5 2-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Coomer T. Redding 4% 30% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo J. Lieber 5% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU V. Castilla J. Lieber 8% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hidalgo to 2B
b5 0-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Lieber 10% 54% Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to 1B); Hidalgo to 3B; Castilla to 2B
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Tim Redding (P) batting 9th
b5 0-2 0 123 5,(1-2)  RRRR HOU O. Merced J. Lieber 27% 80% Home Run; Hidalgo Scores; Castilla Scores; Ausmus Scores/unER
b5 4-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Lieber 4% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b5 4-2 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lugo J. Lieber -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B; Biggio to 3B
b5 4-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Bagwell J. Lieber 3% 87% Passed Ball; Biggio Scores
b5 5-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Lieber 1% 88% Single (Ground Ball)
b5 5-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Lieber -1% 86% Popfly: 2B
b5 5-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Alou J. Lieber -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Ron Villone facing 6-7-8
Ron Villone replaces Orlando Merced (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Gutierrez R. Villone 3% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-5 1 --- 5,(0-2)  CHC C. Patterson R. Villone -3% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 2-5 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHC J. Girardi R. Villone -4% 81% Walk; Patterson to 2B
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Jon Lieber (P) batting 9th
t6 2-5 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO CHC M. Cairo R. Villone 10% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Patterson to 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Todd Van Poppel facing 6-7-8
Todd Van Poppel replaces Miguel Cairo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo T. Van Poppel -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU V. Castilla T. Van Poppel -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 5-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus T. Van Poppel -0% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
Octavio Dotel replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC E. Young O. Dotel 3% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC D. DeShields O. Dotel 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Sosa O. Dotel 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Todd Van Poppel facing 9-1-2
b7 5-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU O. Dotel T. Van Poppel -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio T. Van Poppel -0% 92% Lineout: CF
b7 5-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Lugo T. Van Poppel 0% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 5-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell T. Van Poppel -1% 92% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 4-5-6
t8 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC M. Stairs O. Dotel 3% 95% Popfly: 3B
t8 2-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Coomer O. Dotel 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Gutierrez O. Dotel 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cubs' Felix Heredia facing 4-5-6
Felix Heredia replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU L. Berkman F. Heredia 1% 98% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Mike Fyhrie replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-2 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O HOU M. Alou M. Fyhrie -1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Fyhrie -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Berkman to 3B
b8 5-2 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O HOU V. Castilla M. Fyhrie -1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 7-8-9
Billy Wagner replaces Octavio Dotel pitching and batting 9th
Gary Matthews pinch hits for Corey Patterson (CF) batting 7th
t9 2-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC G. Matthews B. Wagner -4% 92% Walk
t9 2-5 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Wagner 3% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B; Matthews to 2B
Robert Machado pinch hits for Mike Fyhrie (P) batting 9th
t9 2-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Machado B. Wagner 3% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC E. Young B. Wagner 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 5.

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  • 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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