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BAL  9
TOR  2

CAL 10
SEA  0

KCR  3
@CHW  1

(12)
CLE  5
MIN  1

BOS 10
@DET  7

NYY  6
MIL  4

TEX  9
@OAK  4

PHI  9
@ATL  4

NYM  3
@CIN  0

LAD  6
@COL  4

FLA 11
@MON  6

CHC  8
@PIT  4

SFG  9
@SDP  2

HOU  9
@STL  4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 17,506

Friday, May 5, 1995, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:20
Cubs
8
5-3
Won 1
2nd, ½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   4  0  0   0  0  3    8 10  0
Pirates         0  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    4 12  1
W: K Foster (2-0), L: J Lieber (0-2)
Pirates
4
2-6
Lost 2
4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .194  .577   24    2   0   2B,SB
R Sanchez 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .676   26    4   2   HBP
S Sosa RF                     5   0   2   1    0   1  .313  .916   17    2   1   
M Grace 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .303  .779   22    7   1   
R Wilkins C                   2   2   1   1    2   0  .238  .810   20    7   1   HR
S Dunston SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .517   11    2   3   
S Buechele 3B                 4   2   2   1    0   2  .318  .787   16    2   3   
S Bullett LF                  3   1   1   3    0   1  .267  .734   11    0   0   HR
  C Nabholz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Hernandez PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   SH
  W Banks P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
K Foster P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
  B Hickerson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Rhodes PH-LF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .250    9    0   0   
Totals                       36   8  10   8    2   8              162   27  13
BATTING
2B: B McRae (4, off J Gott).
HR: S Bullett (1, off J Lieber; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); R Wilkins (1, off J Lieber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: J Hernandez (1, off J Gott).
HBP: R Sanchez (1, by J Lieber).
TB: S Bullett 4; R Wilkins 4; S Buechele 2; S Sosa 2; B McRae 2; M Grace; K Rhodes; K Foster.
RBI: S Bullett 3 (3); S Sosa (5); K Rhodes (1); R Wilkins (1); S Buechele (3); B McRae (2).
2-out RBI: S Sosa.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 2. S Dunston-R Sanchez-M Grace; S Sosa-R Wilkins.
PB: R Wilkins (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: B McRae (2, 3rd base off J Gott/M Parent).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Liriano 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .658   17    1   3   SH
J Bell SS                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .259  .801   23    1   1   CS,HBP
A Martin CF-LF                5   1   1   0    0   1  .148  .296   20    4   0   
D Clark LF                    2   1   2   0    1   0  .571 1.381   13    2   0   
  J Brumfield PH-CF           2   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .830    5    0   0   
J King 3B                     3   0   1   2    1   0  .290  .840   23    1   2   HBP,GDP
O Merced RF                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .276  .783   18    1   0   
M Johnson 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .588    8    5   0   
  R Aude PH-1B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .962   11    4   0   
M Sasser C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455    6    6   0   
  M Parent PH-C               3   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .708   16    2   1   
J Lieber P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    0   2   
  F Garcia PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .400    6    0   0   
  M Maddux P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Cummings PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .686    1    0   0   
  J Gott P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   4  12   4    5   7              175   27   9
BATTING
SH: N Liriano (1, off M Perez).
HBP: J Bell (1, by M Perez); J King (1, by K Foster).
TB: D Clark 2; O Merced 2; N Liriano 2; J King; M Parent; A Martin; J Bell; J Brumfield; M Cummings.
GIDP: J King (1).
RBI: O Merced 2 (3); J King 2 (9).
2-out RBI: O Merced 2; J King.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
FIELDING
E: M Parent (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: J Bell (1, 2nd base by K Foster/R Wilkins).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Foster, W (2-0)              5     8   3   3    3   4   0   4.09   24   97-57   33·10·14    8· 7· 1· 0     40    -     1.53  -0.05
B Hickerson, H (2)             0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   17-9     3· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.85   0.01
M Walker, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.56   0.07
C Nabholz                      0     0   1   0    0   1   0   3.00    1    7-4     1· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.59  -0.07
M Perez, H (2)                 2     3   0   0    0   1   0   1.50   10   31-22   14· 2· 6    6· 0· 2· 0          1-1    3.68   0.18
W Banks                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   8.31    4   14-6     2· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         9    12   4   3    5   7   0          44  170-100  54·19·27   19· 8· 3· 0          3-1 
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lieber, L (0-2)              6     5   5   5    1   6   2   9.28   25  105-66   37·12·17    8· 8· 1· 0     47    -     0.96  -0.29
M Maddux                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    5   21-15    9· 2· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.65   0.04
J Christiansen                 0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2    9-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.34   0.01
D Miceli                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.83   0.05
J Gott                         0.2   4   3   3    0   0   0   9.82    6   16-11    9· 0· 2    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.58  -0.15
D Plesac                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    2   8   2          40  159-102  60·17·25   16·11· 2· 0          4-0 
C Nabholz faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Foster (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: K Foster (1; J King); M Perez (1; J Bell); J Lieber (2; R Sanchez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 17,506.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 62° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B McRae              CF    1. N Liriano            2B 
2. R Sanchez            2B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. A Martin             CF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. D Clark              LF 
5. R Wilkins            C     5. J King               3B 
6. S Dunston            SS    6. O Merced             RF 
7. S Buechele           3B    7. M Johnson            1B 
8. S Bullett            LF    8. M Sasser             C  
9. K Foster             P     9. J Lieber             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  3-2  12-  2   28%  71% S Bullett       J Lieber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wilkins Scores; Buechele Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  123  3   19%  56% M Johnson       K Foster        Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
   b 3   2  1-1  123  6  -18%  24% O Merced        K Foster        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bell Scores; Clark Scores; King to 3B
   b 7   1  5-4  -23  5   16%  61% R Aude          M Perez         Groundout: P-1B
   b 5   0  5-3  12-  6   15%  73% J King          K Foster        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Martin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  B McRae         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  8   46%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Foster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  N Liriano       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   45%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  2   48%  A Martin        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Clark         Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   58%  R Wilkins       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   57%  S Dunston       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   56%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Foster facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   51%  D Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      49%  J King          Wild Pitch; Clark to 2B
          -2-  5   45%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          12-  4   37%  O Merced        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Clark to 3B; King to 2B
   OO     123  3   56%  M Johnson       Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
   O      12-  5   61%  M Sasser        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   59%  S Bullett       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   61%  K Foster        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   59%  B McRae         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Foster to 2B
          -2-  3   60%  R Sanchez       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   56%  S Sosa          Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Foster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   59%  J Lieber        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   56%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   52%  J Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Liriano to 2B
   O      12-  2   57%  A Martin        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          12-  5   53%  D Clark         Walk; Liriano to 3B; Bell to 2B
   R      123  4   42%  J King          Walk; Liriano Scores; Bell to 3B; Clark to 2B
   RR     123  6   24%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bell Scores; Clark Scores; King to 3B
   O      1-3  5   27%  M Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   32%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   39%  R Wilkins       Walk; Grace to 2B
   O      12-  2   32%  S Dunston       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      12-  3   43%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Wilkins to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   71%  S Bullett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wilkins Scores; Buechele Scores
   O      ---  4   69%  K Foster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  B McRae         Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Kevin Foster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   71%  M Sasser        Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   73%  J Lieber        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   72%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   75%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   73%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   72%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   71%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Kevin Foster facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   65%  A Martin        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   57%  D Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin to 2B
   OO     12-  6   73%  J King          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Martin to 3B
   O      --3  5   78%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   76%  R Wilkins       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   75%  S Dunston       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   74%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Bryan Hickerson facing 7-8-9
                  Bryan Hickerson replaces Kevin Foster pitching and batting 9th; Rich Aude pinch hits for Mark Johnson batting 7th
   O      ---  2   77%  R Aude          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mark Parent pinch hits for Mackey Sasser batting 8th
          ---  6   73%  M Parent        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Jon Lieber batting 9th
          1--  6   67%  F Garcia        Walk; Parent to 2B
   O      12-  3   75%  N Liriano       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Mike Walker replaces Bryan Hickerson pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   81%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Maddux facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Maddux replaces Freddy Garcia pitching and batting 9th; Mark Parent moves to C; Rich Aude moves to 1B
   O      ---  2   80%  S Bullett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Karl Rhodes pinch hits for Mike Walker batting 9th
   O      ---  5   78%  K Rhodes        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   78%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Chris Nabholz facing 3-4-5
                  Chris Nabholz replaces Scott Bullett pitching and batting 8th; Karl Rhodes moves to LF
          ---  7   71%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Martin to 1B
                  Mike Perez replaces Chris Nabholz pitching and batting 8th; Jacob Brumfield pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 4th
          1--  2   56%  J Brumfield     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Martin to 3B
   R      1-3  3   45%  J King          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Martin Scores/unER; Brumfield to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Brumfield to 3B; King to 2B
   O      -23  5   61%  R Aude          Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23  5   74%  M Parent        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Maddux facing 2-3-4
                  Al Martin moves to LF; Jacob Brumfield moves to CF
   O      ---  5   72%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   74%  S Sosa          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Mike Maddux pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   73%  M Grace         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sosa to 2B
          -2-  4   73%  R Wilkins       Walk
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   69%  S Dunston       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Perez facing 9-1-2
                  Midre Cummings pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
          ---  1   59%  M Cummings      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   63%  N Liriano       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cummings to 2B
          -2-  5   59%  J Bell          Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   69%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Cummings to 3B; Martin to 1B
   O      1-3  3   83%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Gott facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Gott replaces Midre Cummings pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   86%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Mike Perez batting 8th
   O      1--  1   85%  J Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Buechele to 2B
   R      -2-  4   93%  K Rhodes        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buechele Scores; Rhodes to 2B/Adv on E2
   R      -2-  3   97%  B McRae         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Rhodes Scores
          -2-      97%  R Sanchez       McRae Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   96%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3  3   98%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Pop Fly); McRae Scores
                  Dan Plesac replaces Jim Gott pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   98%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Willie Banks facing 5-6-7
                  Willie Banks replaces Jose Hernandez pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  3   99%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  O Merced        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   99%  R Aude          Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  M Parent        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 4.

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