April 11, 1999 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 9
@BAL 5 KCR 3
@CHW 1 CLE 9
@MIN 8 NYY 11
DET 2 SEA 11
OAK 8 TBD 5
BOS 4 TEX 6
ANA 3 ATL 3
ARI 2 PHI 2
@FLA 1 HOU 5
MIL 2 NYM 6
@MON 3 PIT 9
CHC 6 SFG 8
SDP 6 CIN 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,384

Sunday, April 11, 1999, 1:36PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Cubs

2-4

Lost 3

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  0   0  1  0   0  2  2    6 13  1
Pirates         4  0  2   0  0  0   3  0  X    9 12  1

W: J Schmidt (2-0), L: S Trachsel (0-2)

Pirates

4-2

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .443   16    1   0   
M Morandini 2B                5   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .614   21    1   3   SB
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   1    1   2  .095  .582   24    2   0   HR
M Grace 1B                    4   2   3   0    1   0  .381 1.052   19    9   0   
G Hill LF                     5   1   5   2    0   0  .583 1.750   16    4   1   HR,2B
J Hernandez SS                5   0   0   0    0   2  .217  .656   18    0   2   GDP
B Santiago C                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .158  .778   17    7   0   HR,3B
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .286   11    0   0   
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   2   
  S Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  D Serafini P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Blauser PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .750 1.583    1    0   0   
  K Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   6  13   6    2   6              154   24   9

BATTING

2B: G Hill (1, off J Schmidt).

3B: B Santiago (1, off J Schmidt).

HR: B Santiago (1, off C Peters; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); G Hill (2, off M Williams; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); S Sosa (1, off M Williams; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: G Hill 9; B Santiago 7; S Sosa 4; M Grace 3; G Gaetti; J Blauser.

GIDP: J Hernandez (1).

RBI: G Hill 2 (6); B Santiago 2 (2); S Sosa (2); G Gaetti (1).

2-out RBI: B Santiago 2; G Hill 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: L Johnson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Morandini (1, 2nd base off J Schmidt/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .949   25    6   0   SB
W Morris 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .638   14    2   3   SH
B Giles RF                    3   2   1   2    1   0  .389 1.410   17    3   0   HR
K Young 1B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .261  .755    6    9   3   2B
B Brown CF                    4   3   3   3    0   1  .333  .889   17    2   0   3B,2·2B
  A Brown CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
F Garcia 3B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .200  .600   15    0   2   2B
A Martin LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .777    9    1   0   
A Nunez SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.096    9    1   3   
  M Benjamin SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .103    3    0   1   
J Schmidt P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666   10    1   1   
  J Guillen PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .594    4    0   0   
  C Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Ward PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.100    5    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   9  12   9    2   7              134   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Brown 2 (2, off D Serafini, off S Trachsel); K Young (2, off S Trachsel); F Garcia (1, off D Serafini).

3B: B Brown (1, off S Trachsel).

HR: B Giles (2, off D Serafini; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: W Morris (1, off D Serafini).

TB: B Brown 7; B Giles 4; K Young 3; F Garcia 2; J Kendall 2; W Morris; A Martin; T Ward.

RBI: B Brown 3 (4); F Garcia 2 (2); B Giles 2 (7); K Young (4); A Martin (2).

2-out RBI: A Martin; F Garcia.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Benjamin-W Morris-K Young.

E: A Nunez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall (2, 2nd base off S Trachsel/B Santiago).

PO: A Martin (1st base by S Trachsel).

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
S Trachsel, L (0-2)            5     7   6   6    1   5   0   8.18   23   79-52   27· 9·16    7· 5· 5· 0     33    -     0.55  -0.31
D Serafini                     2     4   3   3    1   1   1   8.10   11   39-21   14· 1· 6    5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.02
K Miller                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0  18.00    3   14-9     2· 1· 6    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   9    2   7   1          37  132-82   43·11·28   12· 9· 7· 0           -

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 Schmidt, W (2-0)             6     6   2   2    2   4   0   1.38   27  107-71   44· 9·18   13· 7· 1· 0     54    -     0.93   0.14
C Peters                       2     5   2   2    0   0   1   3.86   10   30-20   15· 1· 4    5· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.03
M Williams                     1     2   2   2    0   2   2   6.23    5   17-14    7· 3· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    13   6   6    2   6   3          42  154-105  66·13·26   19·14· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Trachsel (1; A Martin, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 19,384.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. L Johnson            CF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. M Morandini          2B    2. W Morris             2B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. B Giles              RF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. K Young              1B 
5. G Hill               LF    5. B Brown              CF 
6. J Hernandez          SS    6. F Garcia             3B 
7. B Santiago           C     7. A Martin             LF 
8. G Gaetti             3B    8. A Nunez              SS 
9. S Trachsel           P     9. J Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  12-  4   15%  82% B Brown         S Trachsel      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Giles Scores; Young Scores; Brown to 3B/Adv on E8
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2    9%  67% K Young         S Trachsel      Single to RF (Line Drive); Morris Scores; Giles to 2B
   t 3   1  4-1  123  4    7%  76% J Hernandez     J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   2  4-1  123  3    7%  83% B Santiago      J Schmidt       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   t 1   2  0-0  123  4    7%  55% J Hernandez     J Schmidt       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   50%  M Morandini     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   52%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging, Morandini Steals 2B
          -2-  8   51%  M Grace         Walk
          12-  4   48%  G Hill          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Morandini to 3B; Grace to 2B
   O      123  4   55%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   55%  W Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   59%  B Giles         Walk; Morris to 2B
   R      12-  2   67%  K Young         Single to RF (Line Drive); Morris Scores; Giles to 2B
   RR     12-  4   82%  B Brown         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Giles Scores; Young Scores; Brown to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3  6   79%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1   84%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Brown Scores
   O      1--      83%  A Nunez         Martin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   77%  B Santiago      Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
   RO     --3  2   79%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Santiago Scores
   O      ---  6   80%  S Trachsel      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   81%  L Johnson       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   80%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  J Schmidt       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   80%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      80%  W Morris        Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Schmidt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   81%  M Morandini     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   78%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--  2   75%  M Grace         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sosa to 2B
          12-  5   68%  G Hill          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sosa to 3B; Grace to 2B
   O      123  4   76%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   83%  B Santiago      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   82%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   84%  K Young         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  4   90%  B Brown         Triple to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores
   R      --3  4   93%  F Garcia        Fielder's Choice ; Brown Scores
   O      1--  2   92%  A Martin        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   91%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   93%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   94%  S Trachsel      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   94%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Trachsel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   94%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   93%  J Kendall       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   93%  W Morris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 6.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-6, Jason Schmidt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   94%  M Morandini     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   95%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   94%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  3   90%  G Hill          Double to CF (Fly Ball); Grace Scores
   O      -2-  6   92%  J Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   92%  B Giles         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   91%  K Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   91%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   93%  B Santiago      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   94%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  Sandy Martinez pinch hits for Steve Trachsel batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  S Martinez      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dan Serafini facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Serafini replaces Sandy Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   94%  F Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  A Martin        Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
          ---  5   94%  A Nunez         Walk
                  Jose Guillen pinch hits for Jason Schmidt batting 9th
   O      1--  4   93%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Chris Peters facing 1-2-3
                  Chris Peters replaces Jose Guillen pitching and batting 9th; Mike Benjamin replaces Abraham Nunez playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  1   95%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   96%  M Morandini     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   97%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   97%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  W Morris        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kendall to 2B
   RR     -2-  6   99%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Kendall Scores
   O      ---  1   99%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   99%  B Brown         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2  100%  F Garcia        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brown Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  A Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 9.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-9, Chris Peters facing 4-5-6
                  Adrian Brown replaces Brant Brown playing CF batting 5th
          ---  3   99%  M Grace         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   98%  G Hill          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grace to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  J Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Grace to 3B
   RR     --3  6   99%  B Santiago      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Grace Scores
          ---  5   99%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Jeff Blauser pinch hits for Dan Serafini batting 9th
          1--  1   98%  J Blauser       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-4, Kurt Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Kurt Miller replaces Jeff Blauser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Chris Peters batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  T Ward          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Ward out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  6   99%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 9.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-9, Mike Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Williams replaces Turner Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  M Morandini     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   99%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   R      ---  3  100%  G Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation