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@BAL		0
1
KCR
@CHW		9
4
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@MIN		12
7
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@NYY		0
5
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@SEA		11
4
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@TBD		5
3
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@TEX		10
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@ATL		8
3
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@FLA		5
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@HOU		8
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@LAD		0
2
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@MON		4
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@PIT		3
9
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@SFG		11
1
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@STL		2
4
Saturday, April 10, 1999 1:37PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 22,479, Time of Game: 2:41
Cubs
3
2-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Pirates
9
3-2
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
L: Brad Woodall (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  1
Pirates         0  1  0   1  6  0   0  1  X    9  9  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lance Johnson CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .556 13 6 -0.028 0.66 0.021 -0.049 -0.1 5 0
Mickey Morandini 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .786 15 10 -0.086 0.78 0.000 -0.086 -1.5 1 2
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .059 .390 16 8 -0.051 0.48 0.000 -0.051 -0.8 3 0
Mark Grace 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 .939 13 8 0.040 0.53 0.057 -0.017 0.2 8 0
Henry Rodriguez LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .462 1.269 25 16 0.054 0.69 0.087 -0.033 0.3 2 0
Tyler Houston 3B 3 1 1 3 0 0 .143 .714 14 9 0.119 0.79 0.143 -0.024 1.3 1 0 HR
   Jeff Blauser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.467 5 2 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.3
Benito Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .396 22 14 -0.046 0.43 0.000 -0.046 -1.0 2 0
Jose Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .825 18 12 -0.031 0.30 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 1 6
Brad Woodall P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 7 4 -0.002 0.33 0.008 -0.010 0.0 0 0
   Kurt Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dan Serafini P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Alexander PH-2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 8 3 0.010 0.26 0.011 -0.001 0.1 1 2
Team Totals 32 3 5 3 4 8 .156 .500 156 92 -0.023 0.52 0.327 -0.351 -2.0 24 10
HR: T Houston (1, off F Cordova; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: T Houston 4; B Woodall; L Johnson; H Rodriguez; M Grace.
RBI: T Houston 3 (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Hernandez-M Alexander-M Grace.
E: J Hernandez (3).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Adrian Brown CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 11 7 -0.118 1.04 0.000 -0.118 -1.5 5 0
Mike Benjamin 2B 4 1 0 1 0 1 .056 .108 19 13 -0.112 0.71 0.001 -0.112 -1.2 1 2 SF
Brian Giles LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 .400 1.324 20 7 0.141 0.49 0.161 -0.020 0.7 1 0
Kevin Young 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .211 .654 10 4 -0.013 0.62 0.025 -0.039 -0.4 5 0
Jason Kendall C 3 3 2 1 1 0 .316 .988 18 7 0.194 1.07 0.195 -0.002 1.7 8 0 HR,2B
Ed Sprague 3B 3 1 1 4 1 0 .333 .868 13 6 0.270 1.55 0.320 -0.050 3.1 1 1 HR
Jose Guillen RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .628 16 7 0.039 0.63 0.043 -0.004 -0.0 6 0 SF,GDP
   Jason Christiansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Abraham Nunez SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 1.500 15 10 0.111 0.53 0.126 -0.015 2.3 0 2 2·2B
Francisco Cordova P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Freddy Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.081 1.66 0.000 -0.081 -0.8
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brant Brown PH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .429 4 3 0.046 0.78 0.053 -0.007 0.1
   Jeff Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Turner Ward RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .833 3 1 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.6 0 0
Team Totals 31 9 9 9 6 2 .290 .965 133 68 0.478 0.82 0.925 -0.448 4.5 27 5
2B: A Nunez 2 (2, 1 off B Woodall, 1 off K Miller); J Kendall (2, off B Woodall).
HR: E Sprague (1, off K Miller; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs); J Kendall (1, off B Woodall; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: M Benjamin (1, off F Heredia); J Guillen (1, off B Woodall).
TB: J Kendall 6; E Sprague 4; A Nunez 4; B Brown; J Guillen; T Ward; B Giles.
GIDP: J Guillen (1).
RBI: E Sprague 4 (6); J Guillen (2); J Kendall (2); M Benjamin (1); B Giles (5); A Nunez (1).
2-out RBI: E Sprague 4; A Nunez; B Giles.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.

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
Brad Woodall, L (0-1) 4.2 6 4 4 1 1 1 6.35 21 62 35 24 3 8 6 13 3 0 36 -0.071 1.14 -0.5
Kurt Miller 0 2 4 4 3 0 1 36.00 5 24 7 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 -0.420 1.45 -5.1
Dan Serafini 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 19 9 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0.013 0.12 0.9
Felix Heredia 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 8 28 17 11 2 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.04 0.1
Team Totals 8 9 9 8 6 2 2 9.00 39 133 68 45 7 16 13 18 4 0 36 2 1 -0.477 0.52 -4.5
K Miller faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

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
Francisco Cordova 2 4 3 3 1 0 1 9.00 11 40 23 19 0 4 1 9 3 0 35 -0.183 0.79 -1.9
Scott Sauerbeck, W (1-0) 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 10 36 20 12 4 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.144 0.67 1.7
Jeff Wallace 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 8 45 29 19 4 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.044 0.36 1.1
Jason Christiansen 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 7 35 20 13 5 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.10 1.1
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 4 8 1 3.00 36 156 92 63 13 16 5 19 7 0 35 0 0 0.023 0.82 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Wallace (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Kerwin Danley.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 22,479.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 3-3 2 123 4,(2-1)  RRRR PIT E. Sprague K. Miller 32% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores; Young Scores; Kendall Scores
b5 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  R PIT B. Giles B. Woodall 15% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Benjamin Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR CHC T. Houston F. Cordova -14% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Grace Scores; Rodriguez Scores
b2 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Nunez B. Woodall 9% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC H. Rodriguez F. Cordova -9% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Grace to 3B

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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' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC L. Johnson F. Cordova 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Morandini F. Cordova 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC S. Sosa F. Cordova 1% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Brad Woodall facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Brown B. Woodall -2% 53% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin B. Woodall -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Giles B. Woodall 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young B. Woodall -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC M. Grace F. Cordova -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC H. Rodriguez F. Cordova -9% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Grace to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR CHC T. Houston F. Cordova -14% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Grace Scores; Rodriguez Scores
t2 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC B. Santiago F. Cordova 2% 25% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Hernandez F. Cordova 1% 26% Flyball: CF
t2 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC B. Woodall F. Cordova -1% 25% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t2 3-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC L. Johnson F. Cordova -1% 24% Walk; Woodall to 2B
t2 3-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Morandini F. Cordova 3% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Kendall B. Woodall 9% 35% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Sprague B. Woodall -3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Guillen B. Woodall 3% 36% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b2 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Nunez B. Woodall 9% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B
Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Francisco Cordova (P) batting 9th
b2 1-3 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Garcia B. Woodall -8% 36% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-3 2 -23 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Brown B. Woodall -6% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 3-4-5
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Freddy Garcia (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t3 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Sauerbeck 2% 32% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 3-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Grace S. Sauerbeck -2% 30% Walk
t3 3-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez S. Sauerbeck 2% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC T. Houston S. Sauerbeck 2% 34% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Brad Woodall facing 2-3-4
b3 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. Benjamin B. Woodall -3% 31% Flyball: RF
b3 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Giles B. Woodall -2% 29% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b3 1-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young B. Woodall -1% 28% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 7-8-9
t4 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC B. Santiago S. Sauerbeck 2% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez S. Sauerbeck 1% 31% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Woodall S. Sauerbeck 1% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall B. Woodall 7% 40% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Sprague B. Woodall -2% 37% Flyball: CF; Kendall to 3B
b4 1-3 1 --3 3,(2-0)  RO PIT J. Guillen B. Woodall 1% 38% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kendall Scores
b4 2-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Nunez B. Woodall -2% 37% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC L. Johnson S. Sauerbeck 3% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 3-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Morandini S. Sauerbeck 2% 41% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 3-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC S. Sosa S. Sauerbeck 1% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Brad Woodall facing 9-1-2
Brant Brown pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck (P) batting 9th
b5 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Brown B. Woodall 5% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b5 2-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Brown B. Woodall -3% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Brown to 2B
b5 2-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin B. Woodall -7% 39% Fielder's Choice SS; Brown out at 3B/SS-2B-3B; Benjamin to 1B
b5 2-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  R PIT B. Giles B. Woodall 15% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Benjamin Scores
Kurt Miller replaces Brad Woodall pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-3 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT K. Young K. Miller 3% 56% Walk; Giles to 2B
b5 3-3 2 12- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Kendall K. Miller 4% 59% Walk; Giles to 3B; Young to 2B
b5 3-3 2 123 4,(2-1)  RRRR PIT E. Sprague K. Miller 32% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores; Young Scores; Kendall Scores
b5 7-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Guillen K. Miller 0% 92% Walk
b5 7-3 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  R PIT A. Nunez K. Miller 4% 95% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores
Dan Serafini replaces Kurt Miller pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Brown D. Serafini -1% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Pirates' Jeff Wallace facing 4-5-6
Jeff Wallace replaces Brant Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Grace J. Wallace 1% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 3-8 1 --- 10,(2-2)  O CHC H. Rodriguez J. Wallace 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC T. Houston J. Wallace 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cubs' Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
b6 8-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Brown D. Serafini -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 8-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin D. Serafini -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 8-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Giles D. Serafini 0% 97% Walk
b6 8-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT K. Young D. Serafini -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Pirates' Jeff Wallace facing 7-8-9
t7 3-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Santiago J. Wallace 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-8 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC J. Hernandez J. Wallace 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Manny Alexander pinch hits for Dan Serafini (P) batting 9th
t7 3-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Alexander J. Wallace -0% 98% Walk
t7 3-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC L. Johnson J. Wallace -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Alexander to 2B
t7 3-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Morandini J. Wallace -1% 96% Wild Pitch; Alexander to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t7 3-8 2 -23 9,(3-2)  O CHC M. Morandini J. Wallace 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cubs' Felix Heredia facing 5-6-7
Felix Heredia replaces Mickey Morandini (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Manny Alexander moves from PH to 2B
b7 8-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall F. Heredia -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 8-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT E. Sprague F. Heredia 0% 98% Walk
b7 8-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO PIT J. Guillen F. Heredia -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-8, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
Jason Christiansen replaces Jose Guillen (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Turner Ward replaces Jeff Wallace (P) playing RF batting 9th
t8 3-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Christiansen 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Grace J. Christiansen 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 3-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC H. Rodriguez J. Christiansen 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cubs' Felix Heredia facing 8-9-1
b8 8-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT A. Nunez F. Heredia 0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b8 8-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT T. Ward F. Heredia 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nunez to 2B
b8 8-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Brown F. Heredia 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nunez to 3B; Ward to 2B
b8 8-3 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO PIT M. Benjamin F. Heredia 0% 100% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Nunez Scores/unER
b8 9-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Giles F. Heredia -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 9.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 6-7-8
Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Tyler Houston (3B) batting 6th
t9 3-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC J. Blauser J. Christiansen 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 3-9 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC B. Santiago J. Christiansen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHC J. Hernandez J. Christiansen -0% 100% Walk
t9 3-9 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC M. Alexander J. Christiansen 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 9.

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  • 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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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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