April 10, 1999 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
TOR 0 KCR 9
@CHW 4 CLE 12
@MIN 7 NYY 5
DET 0 OAK 11
@SEA 4 BOS 5
@TBD 3 ANA 10
@TEX 0 ARI 8
@ATL 3 PHI 5
@FLA 2 MIL 8
@HOU 2 LAD 2
COL 0 NYM 4
@MON 3
(11) PIT 9
CHC 3 SDP 11
@SFG 1 STL 4
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 22,479

Saturday, April 10, 1999, 1:37PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Cubs

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

                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

W: S Sauerbeck (1-0), L: B Woodall (0-1)

Pirates

3-2

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .555   13    5   0   
M Morandini 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .787   19    1   2   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .391   16    3   0   
M Grace 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .938   13    8   0   
H Rodriguez LF                4   1   1   0    0   2  .462 1.269   25    2   0   
T Houston 3B                  3   1   1   3    0   0  .143  .714   14    1   0   HR
  J Blauser PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.467    5    0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .067  .396   22    2   0   
J Hernandez SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .278  .825   18    1   6   
B Woodall P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    0   0   
  K Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Serafini P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Alexander PH-2B           1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    8    1   2   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    4   8              160   24  10

BATTING

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           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    5   0   
M Benjamin 2B                 4   1   0   1    0   1  .056  .109   19    1   2   SF
B Giles LF                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .400 1.324   20    1   0   
K Young 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .654   10    5   0   
J Kendall C                   3   3   2   1    1   0  .316  .988   18    8   0   HR,2B
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   1   4    1   0  .333  .868   13    1   1   HR
J Guillen RF                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .250  .629   16    6   0   SF,GDP
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Nunez SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.500   15    0   2   2·2B
F Cordova P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Brown PH                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .428    4    0   0   
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Ward RF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    3    0   0   
Totals                       31   9   9   9    6   2              133   27   5

BATTING

2B: A Nunez 2 (2, off B Woodall, 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.

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
B Woodall, L (0-1)             4.2   6   4   4    1   1   1   6.35   21   62-35   24· 3· 8    6·10· 3· 0     36    -     1.14  -0.07
K Miller                       0     2   4   4    3   0   1  36.00    5   24-7     5· 0· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    1.46  -0.42
D Serafini                     1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   19-9     5· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.12   0.01
F Heredia                      2     1   1   0    1   0   0   0.00    8   28-17   11· 2· 4    6· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     9   9   8    6   2   2          39  133-68   45· 7·16   13·14· 4· 0          2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova                      2     4   3   3    1   0   1   9.00   11   40-23   19· 0· 4    1· 6· 3· 0     35    -     0.79  -0.18
S Sauerbeck, W (1-0)           3     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   10   36-20   12· 4· 4    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.67   0.14
J Wallace                      2     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    8   45-29   19· 4· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.05
J Christiansen                 2     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   35-20   13· 5· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.02
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   8   1          36  156-92   63·13·16    5·12· 7· 0           -

K Miller faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Wallace (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 22,479.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Johnson            CF    1. A Brown              CF 
2. M Morandini          2B    2. M Benjamin           2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. J Kendall            C  
6. T Houston            3B    6. E Sprague            3B 
7. B Santiago           C     7. J Guillen            RF 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. A Nunez              SS 
9. B Woodall            P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-3  123  4   32%  91% E Sprague       K Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores; Young Scores; Kendall Scores
   b 5   2  3-2  1--  5   15%  53% B Giles         B Woodall       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Benjamin Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1-3  3  -14%  23% T Houston       F Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Grace Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   b 2   1  3-1  1--  1    9%  44% A Nunez         B Woodall       Double to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  6   -9%  38% H Rodriguez     F Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Grace to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  M Morandini     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   55%  S Sosa          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, Brad Woodall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  A Brown         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   51%  M Benjamin      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   52%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  K Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   46%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   38%  H Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Grace to 3B
   RRR    1-3  3   23%  T Houston       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Grace Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  6   25%  B Santiago      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   26%  J Hernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---  6   25%  B Woodall       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  5   24%  L Johnson       Walk; Woodall to 2B
   O      12-  1   27%  M Morandini     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   35%  J Kendall       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   33%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   35%  J Guillen       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  1   44%  A Nunez         Double to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B
                  Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Francisco Cordova batting 9th
   O      -23  4   36%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   30%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Sauerbeck facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Freddy Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   32%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   30%  M Grace         Walk
   O      1--  5   32%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   34%  T Houston       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Brad Woodall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   31%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   29%  B Giles         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   28%  K Young         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Sauerbeck facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   30%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   32%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   33%  B Woodall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Brad Woodall facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   40%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   37%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF; Kendall to 3B
   RO     --3  3   38%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kendall Scores
   O      ---  2   37%  A Nunez         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, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   40%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   41%  M Morandini     Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   43%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Brad Woodall facing 9-1-2
                  Brant Brown pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck batting 9th
          ---  1   48%  B Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  1   45%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Brown to 2B
   O      -2-  4   39%  M Benjamin      Fielder's Choice SS; Brown out at 3B/SS-2B-3B; Benjamin to 1B
   R      1--  5   53%  B Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Benjamin Scores
                  Kurt Miller replaces Brad Woodall pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   56%  K Young         Walk; Giles to 2B
          12-  4   59%  J Kendall       Walk; Giles to 3B; Young to 2B
   RRRR   123  4   91%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball); Giles Scores; Young Scores; Kendall Scores
          ---  4   92%  J Guillen       Walk
   R      1--  8   95%  A Nunez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores
                  Dan Serafini replaces Kurt Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   95%  B Brown         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, Jeff Wallace facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  M Grace         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      --- 10   97%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  T Houston       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, Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   97%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4   96%  K Young         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, Jeff Wallace facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   97%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Manny Alexander pinch hits for Dan Serafini batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  M Alexander     Walk
          1--  2   97%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Alexander to 2B
          12-      96%  M Morandini     Wild Pitch; Alexander to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23  9   98%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Felix Heredia facing 5-6-7
                  Felix Heredia replaces Mickey Morandini pitching and batting 2nd; Manny Alexander moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   98%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   98%  E Sprague       Walk
   OO     1--  5   98%  J Guillen       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, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 7th; Turner Ward replaces Jeff Wallace playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-3, Felix Heredia facing 8-9-1
          ---  4  100%  A Nunez         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  3  100%  T Ward          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nunez to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B; Nunez to 3B; Ward to 2B
   RO     -23  1  100%  M Benjamin      Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Nunez Scores/unER
   O      -2-  3  100%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-9, Jason Christiansen facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Tyler Houston batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  J Blauser       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7  100%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8  100%  J Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  M Alexander     Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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