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KCR
@ANA		0
3
NYY
@CHW		5
6
CLE
@DET		2
3
TBD
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9
BAL
@SEA		5
2
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@TEX		6
5
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@TOR		7
8
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@ARI		10
1
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12
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@FLA		2
6
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2
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@MIL		4
5
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@NYM		4
0
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@PIT		3
4		 
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@STL		2
5
Sunday, September 6, 1998 1:35
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 22,209, Time of Game: 2:58
Cubs
3
80-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 10 GB
 at Pirates
4
65-76
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 24 GB
W: Rich Loiselle (2-7)
L: Dave Stevens (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0   0    3 11  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0   1    4  9  3
Winning Run scored with 1 out

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 1 0 0 .256 .625 9 7 -0.050 1.27 0.070 -0.120 -0.4 2 0 2B
Jose Hernandez SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .823 13 10 -0.049 0.94 0.043 -0.092 -0.2 5 7
Mark Grace 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .319 .892 19 9 -0.088 1.67 0.103 -0.191 -0.6 13 2 CS
Sammy Sosa RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .314 1.037 25 15 0.021 1.65 0.126 -0.106 0.3 1 0
Glenallen Hill LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .302 .878 8 6 -0.047 1.86 0.102 -0.149 -0.2 1 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .281 .837 14 10 -0.023 1.77 0.113 -0.136 -0.3 0 6 2B
Manny Alexander 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .235 .630 12 9 0.001 2.19 0.158 -0.157 -0.3 1 2
   Terry Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Brant Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .869 3 3 -0.116 4.49 0.000 -0.116 -0.4
   Dave Stevens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Scott Servais C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .213 .618 16 9 0.154 1.30 0.206 -0.052 1.4 3 0 2·2B
   Sandy Martinez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .754 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 1
Terry Mulholland P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .522 9 6 -0.074 1.15 0.000 -0.074 -0.6 0 1
   Don Wengert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .059 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.045 1.51 0.000 -0.045 -0.6
   Rodney Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 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
   Mickey Morandini 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .787 2 1 -0.060 2.34 0.000 -0.060 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 42 3 11 3 1 10 .262 .636 133 88 -0.376 1.60 0.921 -1.298 -2.2 28 21
2B: L Johnson (5, off C Peters); G Gaetti (29, off C Peters); S Servais 2 (13, 2 off C Peters).
TB: S Servais 4; G Gaetti 3; S Sosa 2; L Johnson 2; G Hill; J Hernandez; M Grace; M Alexander.
RBI: S Servais (33); M Alexander (25); L Johnson (15).
2-out RBI: S Servais; M Alexander.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Alexander-J Hernandez-M Grace; M Morandini-J Hernandez-M Grace.
Baserunning
CS: M Grace (7, 2nd base by R Loiselle/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Womack 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .285 .684 21 13 -0.083 2.00 0.127 -0.210 -0.2 1 0 GDP
   Rich Loiselle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Manny Martinez CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .725 6 4 -0.053 0.96 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 2 0
   Turner Ward PH-CF-LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .769 7 4 -0.268 2.35 0.073 -0.341 -2.0 1 0 CS,GDP
Jason Kendall C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .326 .878 18 8 0.407 1.30 0.481 -0.074 -0.2 10 1 HR
Kevin Young 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .284 .841 18 8 0.106 1.76 0.149 -0.043 0.5 5 0 SB
Jose Guillen RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .270 .713 11 8 0.154 1.48 0.276 -0.122 0.9 4 0 HR
Emil Brown LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .522 8 3 0.042 0.92 0.067 -0.025 0.3 2 1
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Strange PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .449 3 3 -0.082 3.57 0.000 -0.082 -0.5
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Polcovich 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .508 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .248 .684 16 10 0.034 1.76 0.167 -0.132 0.4 1 2
Lou Collier SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .247 .649 11 5 -0.026 1.71 0.053 -0.079 -0.1 3 3
   Freddy Garcia PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .949 3 2 0.073 2.28 0.073 0.000 0.4
   Abraham Nunez PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .322 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chris Peters P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .545 12 9 -0.067 1.83 0.027 -0.094 -0.5 0 0
   Adrian Brown CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .744 7 4 -0.116 2.34 0.000 -0.116 -0.6 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 5 4 .265 .800 141 81 0.121 1.75 1.493 -1.371 -1.9 30 7
HR: J Kendall (12, off D Stevens; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Guillen (11, off R Myers; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: J Kendall 4; J Guillen 4; A Ramirez 2; T Womack; T Ward; C Peters; E Brown; F Garcia.
GIDP: T Womack (3); T Ward (3).
RBI: J Guillen 2 (66); J Kendall (71); T Womack (43).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Kendall-K Polcovich.
E: L Collier 2 (18); T Womack (17).
Outfield Assists: E Brown (L Johnson at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: K Young (13, 3rd base off T Adams/S Martinez).
CS: T Ward (4, 2nd base by D Stevens/S Martinez).

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
Terry Mulholland 4.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 2.72 19 74 42 30 3 9 11 5 0 0 50 -0.054 1.26 0.0
Don Wengert 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.89 1 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.188 3.12 1.6
Rodney Myers, BS (1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 6.92 7 24 15 10 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 -0.199 1.32 -1.2
Felix Heredia 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.60 2 5 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.050 0.99 0.3
Terry Adams 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.91 8 30 16 7 6 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.251 2.95 1.0
Dave Stevens, L (1-2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.90 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.358 2.43 0.2
Team Totals 9.1 9 4 4 5 4 2 3.86 39 141 81 52 11 18 21 9 1 0 50 3 0 -0.122 1.60 1.9

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Chris Peters 6.2 8 3 1 0 6 0 3.64 30 92 65 38 14 13 11 13 2 0 56 -0.056 1.34 0.4
Mike Williams 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.25 5 21 12 5 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.151 1.78 0.8
Jason Christiansen 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.24 4 9 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.060 1.96 0.1
Rich Loiselle, W (2-7) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.51 4 11 8 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0.223 2.91 0.9
Team Totals 10 11 3 1 1 10 0 0.90 43 133 88 49 23 16 13 19 3 0 56 2 0 0.378 1.75 2.2
J Christiansen faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Myers (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 22,209.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 87° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lance Johnson CF 1 Tony Womack 2B
2 Jose Hernandez SS 2 Manny Martinez CF
3 Mark Grace 1B 3 Jason Kendall C
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Kevin Young 1B
5 Glenallen Hill LF 5 Jose Guillen RF
6 Gary Gaetti 3B 6 Emil Brown LF
7 Manny Alexander 2B 7 Aramis Ramirez 3B
8 Scott Servais C 8 Lou Collier SS
9 Terry Mulholland P 9 Chris Peters P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 3-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT J. Kendall D. Stevens 42% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR PIT J. Guillen R. Myers 28% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores
b5 1-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO PIT T. Ward D. Wengert -19% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t10 3-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC S. Sosa R. Loiselle 19% 61% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Grace Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t6 1-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Alexander C. Peters -16% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hill Scores/unER; Gaetti to 3B

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, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC L. Johnson C. Peters 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez C. Peters 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Grace C. Peters 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT T. Womack T. Mulholland -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Martinez T. Mulholland -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Kendall T. Mulholland -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' Chris Peters facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa C. Peters 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Hill C. Peters 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHC G. Gaetti C. Peters -2% 52% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
t2 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alexander C. Peters 3% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT K. Young T. Mulholland -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Guillen T. Mulholland -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT E. Brown T. Mulholland 1% 52% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez T. Mulholland -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Servais C. Peters 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC T. Mulholland C. Peters 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC L. Johnson C. Peters 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT L. Collier T. Mulholland -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT C. Peters T. Mulholland 3% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT T. Womack T. Mulholland -2% 54% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B); Peters to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Martinez T. Mulholland -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Hernandez C. Peters -4% 46% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Grace C. Peters 4% 50% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Sosa C. Peters -4% 45% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Hill C. Peters -7% 38% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 3B; Sosa to 2B
t4 0-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC G. Gaetti C. Peters 9% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 2 123 3,(0-2)  O CHC M. Alexander C. Peters 9% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall T. Mulholland -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young T. Mulholland -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Guillen T. Mulholland -1% 50% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC S. Servais C. Peters -8% 42% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC T. Mulholland C. Peters 6% 48% Strikeout (missed bunt)
t5 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  RO CHC L. Johnson C. Peters -7% 41% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Servais Scores; Johnson out at 3B/LF-3B
t5 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Hernandez C. Peters 1% 42% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Terry Mulholland facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT E. Brown T. Mulholland 5% 47% Walk
b5 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Ramirez T. Mulholland 13% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brown to 3B
b5 0-1 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  PIT L. Collier T. Mulholland 5% 66% Walk; Ramirez to 2B
b5 0-1 0 123 6,(1-2)  O PIT C. Peters T. Mulholland -9% 56% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B; Collier to 2B
b5 0-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  R PIT T. Womack T. Mulholland 13% 69% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Ramirez Scores; Collier to 3B; Peters to 2B
Don Wengert replaces Terry Mulholland pitching and batting 9th
Turner Ward pinch hits for Manny Martinez (CF) batting 2nd
b5 1-1 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO PIT T. Ward D. Wengert -19% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 3-4-5
Turner Ward moves from PH to CF
t6 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Grace C. Peters 3% 53% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t6 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Sosa C. Peters -4% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Hill C. Peters 4% 54% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Gaetti C. Peters -4% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hill to 3B
t6 1-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Alexander C. Peters -16% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hill Scores/unER; Gaetti to 3B
t6 2-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R CHC S. Servais C. Peters -13% 22% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Gaetti Scores/unER; Alexander to 3B
Jason Maxwell pinch hits for Don Wengert (P) batting 9th
t6 3-1 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Maxwell C. Peters 5% 26% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 3-4-5
Rodney Myers replaces Jason Maxwell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Myers -4% 23% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT K. Young R. Myers 4% 27% Walk
b6 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR PIT J. Guillen R. Myers 28% 54% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores
b6 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT E. Brown R. Myers -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT A. Ramirez R. Myers 2% 54% Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
b6 3-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT L. Collier R. Myers 2% 55% Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 2B
b6 3-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT L. Collier R. Myers -5% 50% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
t7 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC L. Johnson C. Peters 4% 54% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t7 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez C. Peters 3% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 3-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. Grace C. Peters -2% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Mike Williams replaces Emil Brown (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Turner Ward moves from CF to LF
Adrian Brown replaces Chris Peters (P) playing CF batting 9th
t7 3-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHC S. Sosa M. Williams -5% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Grace to 3B
t7 3-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O CHC G. Hill M. Williams 9% 59% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Rodney Myers facing 9-1-2
b7 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Brown R. Myers -4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
Felix Heredia replaces Rodney Myers pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Womack F. Heredia -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Ward F. Heredia -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 6-7-8
t8 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC G. Gaetti M. Williams 5% 55% Flyball: RF
t8 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. Alexander M. Williams 4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Servais M. Williams 3% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 3-4-5
Terry Adams replaces Manny Alexander (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Sandy Martinez replaces Scott Servais playing C batting 8th
Mickey Morandini replaces Felix Heredia (P) playing 2B batting 9th
b8 3-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Kendall T. Adams 6% 67% Walk
b8 3-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Young T. Adams 9% 76% Walk; Kendall to 2B
b8 3-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Guillen T. Adams -9% 67% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B (Short 3B Line); Young to 2B
Doug Strange pinch hits for Mike Williams (P) batting 6th
b8 3-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Strange T. Adams -8% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Ramirez T. Adams 2% 61% Young Steals 3B
b8 3-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez T. Adams -11% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
Jason Christiansen replaces Doug Strange (PH) pitching and batting 6th
t9 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Morandini J. Christiansen 6% 56% Flyball: RF
t9 3-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC L. Johnson J. Christiansen 5% 61% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t9 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Christiansen 3% 64% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Terry Adams facing 8-9-1
Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Lou Collier (SS) batting 8th
b9 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT F. Garcia T. Adams 7% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Abraham Nunez pinch runs for Freddy Garcia (PH) batting 8th
b9 3-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT A. Brown T. Adams -8% 64% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 3-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO PIT T. Womack T. Adams -14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
Abraham Nunez moves from PR to SS
t10 3-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace J. Christiansen -8% 42% Walk
Rich Loiselle replaces Tony Womack (2B) pitching and batting 1st
Kevin Polcovich replaces Jason Christiansen (P) playing 2B batting 6th
t10 3-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC S. Sosa R. Loiselle 19% 61% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Grace Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t10 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Hill R. Loiselle -3% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t10 3-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC G. Gaetti R. Loiselle -5% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hill to 2B
Brant Brown pinch hits for Terry Adams (P) batting 7th
t10 3-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC B. Brown R. Loiselle 12% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Cubs' Dave Stevens facing 2-3-4
Dave Stevens replaces Brant Brown (PH) pitching and batting 7th
b10 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT T. Ward D. Stevens 7% 71% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b10 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Kendall D. Stevens -13% 58% Ward Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-SS)
b10 3-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT J. Kendall D. Stevens 42% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

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