July 5, 1999 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 10
@ANA 0 BAL 9
@NYY 1 OAK 4
TEX 2 BOS 4
@TBD 2 ATL 6
FLA 5 CIN 5
HOU 2 COL 8
LAD 4 NYM 2
MON 1 MIL 5
@PHI 0 CHC 5
@PIT 2 SFG 4
@SDP 1 STL 1
ARI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,762

Monday, July 5, 1999, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 3:24

Cubs

38-41

Won 1

6th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  2   0  2  0   0  0  0    5  9  1
Pirates         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  4

W: J Lieber (7-3), L: J Schmidt (8-6), S: R Aguilera (10)

Pirates

40-41

Lost 4

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Morandini 2B                3   2   2   0    2   0  .271  .714   24    0   1   CS,IW
M Alexander SS                5   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .743   14    1   2   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  R Aguilera P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Grace 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .886   19    4   0   
S Sosa CF-RF                  4   0   0   1    1   0  .293 1.015   19    4   0   2·CS
H Rodriguez LF                4   1   2   3    0   1  .349 1.045   30    2   0   HR,2B,SF
G Hill RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .357 1.101   16    1   0   
  J Hernandez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .785         0   0   
T Houston 3B                  3   1   2   0    1   1  .287  .866   20    1   1   
S Martinez C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .434   14   10   0   
  B Santiago PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .621    3    3   0   GDP
J Lieber P                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .390   15    0   0   SH
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Goodwin PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .703    4    1   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   4    5   6              178   27   4

BATTING

2B: H Rodriguez (18, off J Schmidt).

HR: H Rodriguez (15, off J Schmidt; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: H Rodriguez (1, off J Schmidt).

SH: J Lieber (4, off J Schmidt).

IBB: M Morandini (2, by J Schmidt).

TB: H Rodriguez 6; T Houston 2; M Morandini 2; S Martinez; M Grace; M Alexander.

GIDP: B Santiago (12).

RBI: H Rodriguez 3 (58); S Sosa (72).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Houston (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Sosa 2 (4, 2nd base by J Christiansen/K Osik, 2nd base by S Sauerbeck/K Osik); M Morandini (3, 2nd base by G Hansell/K Osik).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .302  .906   20    4   0   
A Nunez SS                    4   2   2   0    1   1  .222  .563   18    3   1   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Giles CF                    2   0   1   1    3   0  .299  .941   23    3   0   
B Brown 1B                    5   0   2   1    0   2  .256  .782   16    4   1   
E Sprague 3B                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .304  .958   16    0   1   
W Morris 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .804   21    3   3   
A Brown RF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .235  .666   13    2   0   
K Osik C                      5   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .619   17    6   4   
J Schmidt P                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .065  .159   12    0   0   
  F Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .657    3    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Y Haad PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  G Hansell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Benjamin SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .581         2   0   
Totals                       38   2  11   2    6  13              161   27  10

BATTING

TB: E Sprague 2; B Brown 2; A Brown 2; A Nunez 2; W Morris; A Martin; B Giles.

RBI: B Brown (30); B Giles (53).

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Osik-M Benjamin; A Nunez-W Morris-B Brown.

E: E Sprague (18); A Nunez 2 (7); W Morris (7).

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
J Lieber, W (7-3)              5.1   8   2   2    5  10   0   3.43   29  107-65   30·20·15    7· 2· 5· 0     49    -     1.52   0.09
R King, H (2)                  0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0  27.00    2    7-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.01   0.01
M Karchner, H (2)              1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.51    5   16-10    7· 2· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.26   0.12
F Heredia, H (10)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.91    4   20-13    7· 1· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.81   0.01
R Aguilera, S (10)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.92    4   11-7     7· 0· 0    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    2.53   0.10
Totals                         9    11   2   2    6  13   0          44  161-97   52·23·22    9· 9· 7· 0          4-0

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, L (8-6)             5     7   5   3    4   3   1   4.34   29  111-67   45·11·11    7· 8· 7· 0     36    -     1.31  -0.26
S Sauerbeck                    2     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.93    6   27-16   10· 3· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.05
G Hansell                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.54    3   15-11    6· 3· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
J Christiansen                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.79    3   15-8     3· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   3    5   6   1          41  168-102  64·20·18   11·11· 8· 0           -

F Heredia faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: J Schmidt (2).

WP: None.

IBB: J Schmidt (1; M Morandini).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 3:24.

Attendance: 19,762.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Morandini          2B    1. A Martin             LF 
2. M Alexander          SS    2. A Nunez              SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. B Giles              CF 
4. S Sosa               CF    4. B Brown              1B 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. G Hill               RF    6. W Morris             2B 
7. T Houston            3B    7. A Brown              RF 
8. S Martinez           C     8. K Osik               C  
9. J Lieber             P     9. J Schmidt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  1  -12%  39% B Brown         J Lieber        Single to RF (Line Drive); Nunez Scores; Giles to 3B
   t 5   0  2-3  ---  6   11%  74% H Rodriguez     J Schmidt       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 3   1  1-2  1-3  3   10%  77% H Rodriguez     J Schmidt       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Alexander Scores/unER; Sosa to 3B
   b 9   0  5-2  1--  2  -10%  80% E Sprague       R Aguilera      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Brown to 2B
   t 3   1  1-1  1-3  2   10%  67% S Sosa          J Schmidt       Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Morandini Scores; Alexander to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  M Morandini     Walk
          1--  2   59%  M Alexander     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Morandini to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          12-  6   59%  S Sosa          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Morandini to 3B; Alexander to 2B
   RO     123  7   58%  H Rodriguez     Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Morandini Scores/unER
   O      12-  6   55%  G Hill          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  A Martin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   54%  A Nunez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   51%  B Giles         Walk; Nunez to 2B
   R      12-  1   39%  B Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive); Nunez Scores; Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  4   45%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  6   43%  W Morris        Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Schmidt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   48%  T Houston       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  S Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   45%  J Lieber        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  K Osik          Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   49%  J Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   54%  M Morandini     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   60%  M Alexander     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morandini to 2B
   O      12-  2   57%  M Grace         Flyball: CF; Morandini to 3B
   R      1-3  2   67%  S Sosa          Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Morandini Scores; Alexander to 3B
   R      1-3  3   77%  H Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Alexander Scores/unER; Sosa to 3B
   O      -23  1   71%  G Hill          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          -23  7   72%  T Houston       Walk
   O      123  4   66%  S Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Lieber facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   56%  A Nunez         Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Nunez to 3B/Adv on E5
   R      --3  1   51%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Nunez Scores
   O      1--  4   55%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   51%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  W Morris        Lineout: CF
   O      12-  2   62%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   65%  J Lieber        Walk
   O      1--  5   62%  M Morandini     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   59%  M Alexander     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   61%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Lieber to 3B
   O      1-3  1   56%  S Sosa          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Jon Lieber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   59%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   56%  J Schmidt       Walk
          1--  4   51%  A Martin        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Schmidt to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Schmidt to 3B
          1-3  6   53%  B Giles         Walk; Nunez to 2B
   O      123  5   63%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jason Schmidt facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  6   74%  H Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   72%  G Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   74%  T Houston       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   77%  S Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Houston to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  J Lieber        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Houston to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   R      -23      82%  M Morandini     Balk; Houston Scores/No RBI; Martinez to 3B
          --3  4   82%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  2   79%  M Alexander     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   82%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   79%  W Morris        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to P's Left)
          1--  2   75%  A Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive); Morris to 2B
   O      12-  2   80%  K Osik          Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Brown to 2B
                  Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Jason Schmidt batting 9th
   O      12-  3   85%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Sauerbeck facing 3-4-5
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Freddy Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   84%  M Grace         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  7   85%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--      83%  H Rodriguez     Sosa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   82%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   85%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   82%  A Nunez         Walk
                  Ray King replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   77%  B Giles         Walk; Nunez to 2B
   O      12-  3   83%  B Brown         Flyball: CF
                  Matt Karchner replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   88%  E Sprague       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Sauerbeck facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   87%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   88%  T Houston       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Benito Santiago pinch hits for Sandy Martinez batting 8th
   OO     1--  3   86%  B Santiago      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Matt Karchner facing 6-7-8
                  Benito Santiago moves to C
   O      ---  2   89%  W Morris        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   86%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   89%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
                  Yamid Haad pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck batting 9th
   O      1--  2   92%  Y Haad          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Greg Hansell facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Hansell replaces Yamid Haad pitching and batting 9th; Curtis Goodwin pinch hits for Matt Karchner batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  C Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   92%  M Morandini     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   91%  M Alexander     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   90%  M Grace         Morandini Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Felix Heredia facing 1-2-3
                  Felix Heredia replaces Manny Alexander pitching and batting 2nd; Jose Hernandez replaces Glenallen Hill playing SS batting 6th; Curtis Goodwin moves to CF; Sammy Sosa moves to RF
   O      ---  5   93%  A Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   95%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   96%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jason Christiansen facing 3-4-5
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 2nd; Mike Benjamin replaces Greg Hansell playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  M Grace         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   96%  S Sosa          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  7   95%  H Rodriguez     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Sosa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Felix Heredia facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   90%  B Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 2nd
          1--  2   80%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  7   89%  W Morris        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  1   95%  A Brown         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  1  100%  K Osik          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation