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Standings
NYY
@MIL		4
5
OAK
@MIN		2
13
CAL
@SEA		10
12
BOS
@TEX		3
2		 
(12)
DET
@TOR		1
0
CIN
@HOU		0
3
SFG
@LAD		10
12
PHI
@MON		0
1
CHC
@PIT		3
4		 
(10)
ATL
@SDP		1
3
NYM
@STL		6
9
Thursday, May 31, 1979 7:35PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 6,438, Time of Game: 3:27
Cubs
3
20-25
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 9½ GB
 at Pirates
4
23-21
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
W: Bruce Kison (2-1)
L: Bruce Sutter (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   1  0  0   0  1  0   0    3 11  0
Pirates         0  2  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   1    4 13  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .249 .650 -0.022 1.53 0.107 -0.129 0.3 1 3 SB,SH
Scot Thompson CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .340 .779 -0.137 1.66 0.059 -0.196 -1.4 1 0
Bill Buckner 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .753 -0.217 1.72 0.000 -0.217 -1.5 11 1
Bobby Murcer RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .259 .817 0.037 1.30 0.153 -0.116 0.6 1 0 HR
Larry Biittner LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .316 .883 0.146 1.75 0.232 -0.086 1.2 2 0 HR
Steve Ontiveros 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .313 .801 -0.108 2.14 0.089 -0.197 -0.8 3 3
Barry Foote C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .208 .608 0.089 1.57 0.137 -0.049 0.3 4 0
   Steve Dillard PR-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .444 -0.072 3.03 0.000 -0.072 -0.3 0 1
Mick Kelleher 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .626 -0.008 1.18 0.024 -0.033 -0.1 2 2 SH
   Mike Vail PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .921 0.303 4.68 0.303 0.000 1.3
   Tim Blackwell C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .655 -0.064 2.31 0.000 -0.064 -0.2 3 0
Dennis Lamp P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .412 -0.034 1.65 0.071 -0.105 -0.2 0 3 2B
   Dave Kingman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .955 -0.250 4.04 0.000 -0.250 -1.2
   Dick Tidrow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 3 11 3 4 5 .289 .831 -0.337 1.80 1.175 -1.514 -1.9 29 14
2B: D Lamp (1, off B Blyleven).
HR: L Biittner (1, off B Blyleven; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Murcer (7, off B Blyleven; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: I de Jesus (6, off B Blyleven); M Kelleher (2, off B Blyleven).
TB: B Murcer 5; L Biittner 5; I de Jesus 2; B Foote 2; D Lamp 2; M Vail; S Ontiveros.
RBI: B Murcer (18); L Biittner (4); M Vail (8).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Ontiveros-B Buckner.
Baserunning
SB: I de Jesus (6, 2nd base off B Blyleven/E Ott).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .326 .818 -0.074 2.38 0.190 -0.264 -0.9 7 2 SH
Tim Foli SS 6 0 2 1 0 0 .285 .675 0.122 2.50 0.398 -0.276 -1.0 2 3 2B
Dave Parker RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .315 .931 -0.043 1.60 0.032 -0.075 -0.3 0 0 IW
Willie Stargell 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .339 1.062 0.061 1.84 0.100 -0.039 0.6 8 0 2B,2·IW
John Milner LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .904 -0.136 1.20 0.000 -0.136 -1.2 4 0
   Bill Robinson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .891 -0.158 6.39 0.000 -0.158 -0.8 1 0
Ed Ott C 4 2 3 1 1 0 .270 .697 0.232 1.57 0.278 -0.046 1.9 6 1 2B
Dale Berra 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .192 .551 -0.256 1.94 0.000 -0.256 -1.8 0 0 SH
Phil Garner 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .264 .760 0.033 1.51 0.111 -0.078 0.3 1 3 2B,IW
Bert Blyleven P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .440 0.067 1.60 0.108 -0.041 0.7 0 0
   Mike Easler PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1.433 0.011 1.89 0.011 0.000 0.1
   Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Grant Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Lee Lacy PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .720 0.174 2.25 0.174 0.000 0.6 2B
   Matt Alexander PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bruce Kison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .382 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Sanguillen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .556 0.126 4.30 0.126 0.000 0.7
Team Totals 39 4 13 4 6 6 .333 .884 0.159 2.01 1.528 -1.369 -1.2 30 10
2B: P Garner (12, off D Lamp); L Lacy (2, off D Tidrow); T Foli (6, off D Lamp); W Stargell (7, off D Lamp); E Ott (6, off D Lamp).
SH: D Berra (2, off D Lamp); O Moreno (3, off D Tidrow).
IBB: D Parker (5, by B Sutter); P Garner (2, by D Lamp); W Stargell 2 (4, by B Sutter, by D Lamp).
TB: E Ott 4; P Garner 3; T Foli 3; L Lacy 2; W Stargell 2; D Parker; M Sanguillen; B Blyleven; O Moreno.
RBI: B Blyleven (2); T Foli (15); E Ott (12); O Moreno (24).
2-out RBI: T Foli; B Blyleven; O Moreno.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Moreno-E Ott.
Outfield Assists: O Moreno (I de Jesus at 1st base); O Moreno (S Dillard at 3rd base).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Lamp 7 8 3 3 4 4 0 4.21 32 49 -0.038 1.25 0.5
Dick Tidrow 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.30 5 0 0 -0.085 1.81 0.1
Bruce Sutter, L (1-2) 1.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 1.67 10 1 0 -0.038 4.54 0.7
Team Totals 9.2 13 4 4 6 6 0 3.72 47 49 1 0 -0.161 1.80 1.2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven 6 7 2 2 3 4 2 4.95 28 51 0.117 1.41 1.0
Enrique Romo, BS (2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3.65 10 0 0 -0.050 2.52 -0.0
Grant Jackson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 2 1 0 0.137 2.67 0.5
Bruce Kison, W (2-1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.24 4 0 0 0.136 2.36 0.5
Team Totals 10 11 3 3 4 5 2 2.70 44 51 1 0 0.340 2.01 1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Sutter 2 (2; D Parker, W Stargell); D Lamp 2 (2; P Garner, W Stargell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 6,438.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Ivan de Jesus SS 1 Omar Moreno CF
2 Scot Thompson CF 2 Tim Foli SS
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Dave Parker RF
4 Bobby Murcer RF 4 Willie Stargell 1B
5 Larry Biittner LF 5 John Milner LF
6 Steve Ontiveros 3B 6 Ed Ott C
7 Barry Foote C 7 Dale Berra 3B
8 Mick Kelleher 2B 8 Phil Garner 2B
9 Dennis Lamp P 9 Bert Blyleven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 3-3 2 123 R PIT T. Foli B. Sutter 34% 100% Single to CF; Garner Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Moreno to 2B
t8 2-3 1 12- R CHC M. Vail E. Romo -30% 36% Single to CF; Biittner Scores; Dillard to 3B
t8 3-3 1 1-3 OO CHC D. Kingman E. Romo 25% 61% Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
b9 3-3 1 --3 O PIT T. Foli B. Sutter -20% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b10 3-3 1 123 O PIT O. Moreno B. Sutter -17% 66% Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Garner to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B

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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, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHC I. de Jesus B. Blyleven -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- CHC S. Thompson B. Blyleven -2% 44% de Jesus Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O CHC S. Thompson B. Blyleven 4% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CHC B. Buckner B. Blyleven 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CHC B. Murcer B. Blyleven 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. Lamp -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O PIT T. Foli D. Lamp -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Lamp -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- R CHC L. Biittner B. Blyleven -11% 39% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHC S. Ontiveros B. Blyleven 2% 41% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- O CHC B. Foote B. Blyleven 1% 43% Lineout: LF
t2 1-0 2 --- O CHC M. Kelleher B. Blyleven 1% 44% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Dennis Lamp facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- PIT W. Stargell D. Lamp 7% 51% Double to RF
b2 0-1 0 -2- O PIT J. Milner D. Lamp -5% 46% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 -2- R PIT E. Ott D. Lamp 11% 57% Double to LF; Stargell Scores
b2 1-1 1 -2- O PIT D. Berra D. Lamp -4% 53% Strikeout
b2 1-1 2 -2- PIT P. Garner D. Lamp 1% 54% Intentional Walk
b2 1-1 2 12- R PIT B. Blyleven D. Lamp 11% 65% Single to RF; Ott Scores; Garner to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- O PIT O. Moreno D. Lamp -4% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- CHC D. Lamp B. Blyleven -7% 54% Double to LF
t3 1-2 0 -2- O CHC I. de Jesus B. Blyleven 2% 56% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Lamp to 3B
t3 1-2 1 --3 O CHC S. Thompson B. Blyleven 7% 63% Strikeout
t3 1-2 2 --3 O CHC B. Buckner B. Blyleven 4% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Dennis Lamp facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- O PIT T. Foli D. Lamp -2% 65% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- PIT D. Parker D. Lamp 2% 67% Single to CF
b3 2-1 1 1-- O PIT W. Stargell D. Lamp -3% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 2-1 2 1-- O PIT J. Milner D. Lamp -2% 63% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- R CHC B. Murcer B. Blyleven -13% 50% Home Run
t4 2-2 0 --- O CHC L. Biittner B. Blyleven 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 2-2 1 --- CHC S. Ontiveros B. Blyleven -3% 50% Walk
t4 2-2 1 1-- O CHC B. Foote B. Blyleven 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 2-2 2 1-- CHC M. Kelleher B. Blyleven -2% 51% Walk; Ontiveros to 2B
t4 2-2 2 12- O CHC D. Lamp B. Blyleven 5% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- PIT E. Ott D. Lamp 4% 60% Single to CF
b4 2-2 0 1-- OO PIT D. Berra D. Lamp -9% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
b4 2-2 2 --- PIT P. Garner D. Lamp 3% 54% Double to RF
b4 2-2 2 -2- O PIT B. Blyleven D. Lamp -4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t5 2-2 0 --- CHC I. de Jesus B. Blyleven -5% 45% Single to RF
t5 2-2 0 1-- O CHC S. Thompson B. Blyleven 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t5 2-2 1 1-- O CHC B. Buckner B. Blyleven 4% 53% Groundout: CF-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 2-2 2 1-- CHC B. Murcer B. Blyleven -3% 51% Single to RF; Buckner to 2B
t5 2-2 2 12- CHC L. Biittner B. Blyleven -4% 47% Walk; Buckner to 3B; Murcer to 2B
t5 2-2 2 123 O CHC S. Ontiveros B. Blyleven 10% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- O PIT O. Moreno D. Lamp -3% 54% Flyball: LF
b5 2-2 1 --- PIT T. Foli D. Lamp 6% 59% Double to RF
b5 2-2 1 -2- O PIT D. Parker D. Lamp -5% 55% Strikeout
b5 2-2 2 -2- PIT W. Stargell D. Lamp 1% 56% Intentional Walk
b5 2-2 2 12- O PIT J. Milner D. Lamp -6% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
t6 2-2 0 --- CHC B. Foote B. Blyleven -5% 45% Single to LF
t6 2-2 0 1-- O CHC M. Kelleher B. Blyleven 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Foote to 2B
t6 2-2 1 -2- O CHC D. Lamp B. Blyleven 5% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-2 2 -2- O CHC I. de Jesus B. Blyleven 5% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Cubs' Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
b6 2-2 0 --- PIT E. Ott D. Lamp 5% 63% Walk
b6 2-2 0 1-- O PIT D. Berra D. Lamp -2% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ott to 2B
b6 2-2 1 -2- O PIT P. Garner D. Lamp -5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
Mike Easler pinch hits for Bert Blyleven (P) batting 9th
b6 2-2 2 -2- PIT M. Easler D. Lamp 1% 56% Walk
b6 2-2 2 12- R PIT O. Moreno D. Lamp 17% 74% Single to RF; Ott Scores; Easler to 2B
b6 3-2 2 12- O PIT T. Foli D. Lamp -4% 70% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 2-3-4
Enrique Romo replaces Mike Easler (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-3 0 --- O CHC S. Thompson E. Romo 4% 74% Flyball: CF
t7 2-3 1 --- O CHC B. Buckner E. Romo 3% 77% Lineout: P
t7 2-3 2 --- O CHC B. Murcer E. Romo 2% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
b7 3-2 0 --- O PIT D. Parker D. Lamp -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- O PIT W. Stargell D. Lamp -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 3-2 2 --- O PIT J. Milner D. Lamp -1% 75% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 5-6-7
Bill Robinson replaces John Milner playing LF batting 5th
t8 2-3 0 --- CHC L. Biittner E. Romo -9% 66% Single to RF
t8 2-3 0 1-- O CHC S. Ontiveros E. Romo 8% 74% Flyball: LF
t8 2-3 1 1-- CHC B. Foote E. Romo -8% 66% Single to LF; Biittner to 2B
Mike Vail pinch hits for Mick Kelleher (2B) batting 8th
Steve Dillard pinch runs for Barry Foote (C) batting 7th
t8 2-3 1 12- R CHC M. Vail E. Romo -30% 36% Single to CF; Biittner Scores; Dillard to 3B
Dave Kingman pinch hits for Dennis Lamp (P) batting 9th
t8 3-3 1 1-3 OO CHC D. Kingman E. Romo 25% 61% Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
Dick Tidrow replaces Dave Kingman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tim Blackwell replaces Mike Vail (PH) playing C batting 8th
Steve Dillard moves from PR to 2B
b8 3-3 0 --- O PIT E. Ott D. Tidrow -5% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 3-3 1 --- O PIT D. Berra D. Tidrow -3% 53% Strikeout
b8 3-3 2 --- O PIT P. Garner D. Tidrow -3% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 1-2-3
t9 3-3 0 --- O CHC I. de Jesus E. Romo 6% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-3 1 --- CHC S. Thompson E. Romo -6% 50% Walk
Grant Jackson replaces Enrique Romo pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-3 1 1-- O CHC B. Buckner G. Jackson 7% 57% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 3-3 2 1-- O CHC B. Murcer G. Jackson 6% 64% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Dick Tidrow facing 9-1-2
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Grant Jackson (P) batting 9th
b9 3-3 0 --- PIT L. Lacy D. Tidrow 17% 81% Double to LF
Matt Alexander pinch runs for Lee Lacy (PH) batting 9th
b9 3-3 0 -2- O PIT O. Moreno D. Tidrow 2% 83% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alexander to 3B
Bruce Sutter replaces Dick Tidrow pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-3 1 --3 O PIT T. Foli B. Sutter -20% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 3-3 2 --3 PIT D. Parker B. Sutter 1% 64% Intentional Walk
b9 3-3 2 1-3 PIT W. Stargell B. Sutter 2% 66% Intentional Walk; Parker to 2B
b9 3-3 2 123 O PIT B. Robinson B. Sutter -16% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
Bruce Kison replaces Matt Alexander (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t10 3-3 0 --- O CHC L. Biittner B. Kison 6% 56% Flyball: CF
t10 3-3 1 --- CHC S. Ontiveros B. Kison -6% 50% Single to CF
t10 3-3 1 1-- O CHC S. Dillard B. Kison 7% 57% Strikeout
t10 3-3 2 1-- O CHC T. Blackwell B. Kison 6% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Bruce Sutter facing 6-7-8
b10 3-3 0 --- PIT E. Ott B. Sutter 7% 71% Single to LF
b10 3-3 0 1-- O PIT D. Berra B. Sutter -8% 63% Strikeout
b10 3-3 1 1-- PIT P. Garner B. Sutter 7% 71% Single to LF; Ott to 2B
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Bruce Kison (P) batting 9th
b10 3-3 1 12- PIT M. Sanguillen B. Sutter 13% 83% Single to 3B; Ott to 3B; Garner to 2B
b10 3-3 1 123 O PIT O. Moreno B. Sutter -17% 66% Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Garner to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
b10 3-3 2 123 R PIT T. Foli B. Sutter 34% 100% Single to CF; Garner Scores; Sanguillen to 3B; Moreno to 2B
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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