June 29, 2000 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 12
BAL 4 MIN 10
@CHW 1 NYY 8
@DET 0 KCR 6
CLE 1 TEX 3
@OAK 1 SEA 7
ANA 2 TOR 12
@TBD 3 ARI 7
HOU 1 STL 12
@CIN 3 COL 11
SFG 4 SDP 5
@LAD 4 ATL 6
@NYM 4 MIL 8
@PHI 6 PIT 5
CHC 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 19,531

Thursday, June 29, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Cubs

31-46

Lost 1

5th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  2   0  1  0   0    4  7  2
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  2  0   1    5  7  1

W: M Wilkins (1-0), L: T Worrell (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

33-44

Won 1

3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .846   20    2   1   
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .847   20    1   3   GDP
S Sosa RF                     3   1   1   1    2   1  .312  .986   21    2   0   HR
M Grace 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .869   18    9   0   
J Nieves 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .717   14    0   2   
B Brown LF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .209  .654   16    0   0   HR
D Buford CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .270  .780   13    3   0   
J Girardi C                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .782   19   11   0   
K Tapani P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .389    3    0   3   
  J Huson PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .570    5    0   0   GDP
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Greene PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .727    3    0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   4   7   3    4   4              152   28   9

BATTING

HR: B Brown (5, off J Silva; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); S Sosa (21, off J Manzanillo; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: B Brown 4; S Sosa 4; E Young 2; J Girardi; D Buford; J Nieves.

GIDP: R Gutierrez (5); J Huson (4).

RBI: B Brown 2 (13); S Sosa (67).

2-out RBI: B Brown 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Tapani-R Gutierrez-E Young.

E: R Gutierrez (4); J Girardi (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Morris 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   2  .257  .673   27    1   7   IW
J Kendall C                   4   2   2   3    1   0  .328  .901   22    4   0   HR,2·SB
B Aven LF                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .716   15    1   0   
  W Cordero LF                3   0   1   1    0   1  .278  .814   14    3   0   
B Giles CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .324 1.075   15    2   0   
K Young 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .255  .740   20   13   0   HR
J Vander Wal RF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .908   14    2   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .569   13    1   2   
P Meares SS                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .243  .662   15    2   4   
J Silva P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    3    1   0   GDP
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .485    1    0   0   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  L Sojo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .761    1    0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Benjamin PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .765    5    0   0   2B
Totals                       35   5   7   5    3  11              165   30  14

BATTING

2B: M Benjamin (13, off T Worrell).

HR: K Young (11, off K Tapani; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); J Kendall (6, off T Van Poppel; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

IBB: W Morris (2, by T Worrell).

TB: J Kendall 5; K Young 4; M Benjamin 2; P Meares 2; W Cordero.

GIDP: J Silva (1).

RBI: J Kendall 3 (25); K Young (54); W Cordero (31).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 2; W Cordero.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Meares-W Morris-K Young; W Morris-P Meares-K Young.

E: P Meares (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kendall 2 (15, 2nd base off K Tapani/J Girardi 2).

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
K Tapani                       6     3   2   1    2   6   1   4.73   22   92-60   39·13· 8    9· 3· 1· 1     64    -     1.05   0.12
T Van Poppel, BS (1)           2     1   2   0    0   4   1   1.78    8   29-21   11· 4· 6    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.34  -0.21
F Heredia                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.28    3   14-7     5· 2· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
T Worrell, L (2-3)             0.1   3   1   1    1   0   0   3.68    5   22-12    7· 1· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.31  -0.35
Totals                         9.1   7   5   2    3  11   2          38  157-100  62·20·18   13· 6· 3· 2           -

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 Silva                        6     5   3   2    2   2   1   3.18   25   94-57   40· 4·13   12· 6· 2· 1     52    -     1.00  -0.07
J Manzanillo                   2     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.67    7   23-16   11· 1· 4    4· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.80  -0.03
J Christiansen                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.23    3   13-8     3· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
M Wilkins, W (1-0)             1     0   0   0    2   0   0   5.87    5   22-9     5· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.52   0.15
Totals                        10     7   4   3    4   4   2          40  152-90   59· 9·22   17·10· 3· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Worrell (6; W Morris).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Mike Fichter, 2B - Travis Katzenmeier, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 19,531.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. E Young              2B    1. W Morris             2B 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. J Kendall            C  
3. S Sosa               RF    3. B Aven               LF 
4. M Grace              1B    4. B Giles              CF 
5. J Nieves             3B    5. K Young              1B 
6. B Brown              LF    6. J Vander Wal         RF 
7. D Buford             CF    7. A Ramirez            3B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. P Meares             SS 
9. K Tapani             P     9. J Silva              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-2  1--  3   40%  53% J Kendall       T Van Poppel    Home Run (LF-CF); Morris Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER
   t 6   2  1-1  1--  1  -28%  26% B Brown         J Silva         Home Run; Nieves Scores
   b10   1  4-4  1--  5   21%  85% M Benjamin      T Worrell       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Meares to 3B
   b10   1  4-4  123  2   16% 100% J Kendall       T Worrell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Meares Scores; Benjamin to 3B; Morris to 2B
   b 5   0  1-0  ---  2   14%  57% K Young         K Tapani        Home Run (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  E Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   OO     1--  3   54%  R Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   53%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
          --- 11   58%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  B Aven          Kendall Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   50%  B Giles         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Silva facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  J Nieves        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  B Brown         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  3   55%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   53%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   51%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  A Ramirez       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Silva facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   46%  J Girardi       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  K Tapani        Bunt Popfly: P
          1--  3   46%  E Young         Single to RF (Line Drive); Girardi to 2B
   O      12-  5   51%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
   R      12-  5   39%  S Sosa          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Girardi Scores/unER; Young to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   O      -23  1   44%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   49%  P Meares        Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   40%  J Silva         Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
   O      ---  4   38%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Silva facing 5-6-7
                  Wil Cordero replaces Bruce Aven playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   41%  J Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   42%  B Brown         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   41%  D Buford        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   44%  J Girardi       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   41%  J Kendall       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   38%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   37%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Silva facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   39%  K Tapani        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   41%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   43%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   57%  K Young         Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   52%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  P Meares        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Silva facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   54%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   56%  M Grace         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   54%  J Nieves        Single (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   26%  B Brown         Home Run; Nieves Scores
   O      ---  3   27%  D Buford        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Tapani facing 9-1-2
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Jose Silva batting 9th
   O      ---  1   24%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   21%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   23%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--      25%  W Cordero       Kendall Steals 2B; Kendall to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  2   36%  " "             Single (Ground Ball); Kendall Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   32%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Josias Manzanillo facing 8-9-1
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   28%  J Girardi       Single (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
                  Jeff Huson pinch hits for Kevin Tapani batting 9th
   OO     1--  5   36%  J Huson         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Todd Van Poppel facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Jeff Huson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   33%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   29%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   27%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Josias Manzanillo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   29%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   16%  S Sosa          Home Run
   O      ---  5   17%  M Grace         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   18%  J Nieves        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Van Poppel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   13%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Sojo pinch hits for Josias Manzanillo batting 9th
   O      ---  1   10%  L Sojo          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   13%  W Morris        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   53%  J Kendall       Home Run (LF-CF); Morris Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   50%  W Cordero       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Jason Christiansen facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Luis Sojo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   56%  B Brown         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   61%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   65%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Felix Heredia facing 4-5-6
                  Felix Heredia replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   59%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   54%  K Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Marc Wilkins facing 9-1-2
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th; Willie Greene pinch hits for Felix Heredia batting 9th
   O      ---  3   56%  W Greene        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   61%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   58%  R Gutierrez     Walk
          1--  6   53%  S Sosa          Walk; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      12-  2   65%  M Grace         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Tim Worrell facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Worrell replaces Willie Greene pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   59%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   64%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Mike Benjamin pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
          1--  5   85%  M Benjamin      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Meares to 3B
          -23  4   84%  W Morris        Intentional Walk
   R      123  2  100%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Meares Scores; Benjamin to 3B; Morris to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation