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@CHW		4
3
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@CLE		4
5		 
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@KCR		4
5		 
(13)
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@NYY		8
3
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@SEA		2
5
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@TBD		5
6
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6
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@ARI		5
10
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@CIN		5
2
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5
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@HOU		9
2
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@LAD		2
4
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@PHI		1
4
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@PIT		4
3
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@SFG		6
3
Saturday, April 21, 2001 1:36PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 33,105, Time of Game: 2:36
Cubs
4
12-5
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
3
6-10
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 5½ GB
W: Felix Heredia (1-0)
L: Mike Williams (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  1    4  7  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  1  0    3  9  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .693 13 8 -0.102 0.99 0.000 -0.102 -0.9 2 4
Bill Mueller 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .923 11 7 0.042 0.71 0.076 -0.034 0.4 1 0 2B,HBP
Rondell White LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 .321 .950 15 12 -0.024 1.13 0.059 -0.083 -0.4 3 0
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Felix Heredia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sammy Sosa RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 1.057 14 8 -0.086 1.41 0.032 -0.118 -0.7 2 0
Todd Hundley C 4 2 2 3 0 0 .186 .672 10 7 0.514 1.75 0.592 -0.078 2.0 10 0 2·HR
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .298 .835 13 8 -0.019 0.87 0.042 -0.061 -0.3 1 0
Matt Stairs 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 .242 .662 13 9 0.186 1.03 0.234 -0.048 1.1 5 1 2B,SB
Gary Matthews CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .366 12 8 -0.091 0.91 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 2 0
Kerry Wood P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .500 14 10 -0.097 1.20 0.000 -0.097 -0.7 1 0
   Damon Buford CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .057 .194 4 3 -0.030 1.05 0.000 -0.030 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 7 4 0 10 .200 .651 119 80 0.293 1.10 1.035 -0.742 -0.9 27 5
2B: M Stairs (2, off T Ritchie); B Mueller (3, off T Mulholland).
HR: T Hundley 2 (2, 1 off M Williams, 1 off T Ritchie; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
HBP: B Mueller (1, by T Ritchie).
TB: T Hundley 8; M Stairs 3; B Mueller 2; R Gutierrez; S Sosa.
RBI: T Hundley 3 (8); M Stairs (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Young-R Gutierrez.
Baserunning
SB: M Stairs (1, 2nd base off M Williams/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Kendall C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .705 14 8 0.021 1.50 0.092 -0.071 -0.4 10 0
Emil Brown CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .227 .746 19 13 -0.052 1.88 0.112 -0.165 0.1 3 0 HR
John Vander Wal RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .327 .940 17 12 0.279 1.58 0.321 -0.041 0.7 0 0 2B
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brian Giles LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .835 10 7 -0.162 1.40 0.000 -0.162 -1.1 3 0
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 .886 13 8 -0.191 1.83 0.000 -0.191 -0.9 1 2
Kevin Young 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .295 .887 25 16 0.393 1.61 0.405 -0.012 1.7 8 0 HR,2B,SB
Pat Meares 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .342 .849 11 7 -0.088 1.42 0.063 -0.151 -0.0 1 1
   Josias Manzanillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Derek Bell RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .301 1 1 -0.122 4.94 0.000 -0.122 -0.3 0 0
Jack Wilson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .508 6 4 -0.065 1.35 0.000 -0.065 -0.7 0 2
   Abraham Nunez PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.026 3 2 -0.065 2.50 0.000 -0.065 -0.3 0 0
   John Wehner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .657 6 3 -0.170 6.02 0.000 -0.170 -0.4
Todd Ritchie P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .250 10 7 -0.056 1.06 0.000 -0.056 -0.6 0 1
   Terry Mulholland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Enrique Wilson 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .133 .295 5 4 0.070 1.90 0.070 0.000 0.3 1 0
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 0 10 .257 .743 140 92 -0.208 1.81 1.063 -1.271 -1.9 27 6
2B: K Young (3, off J Fassero); J Vander Wal (2, off F Heredia).
HR: K Young (3, off K Wood; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); E Brown (1, off K Wood; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: K Young 7; E Brown 4; P Meares 2; J Vander Wal 2; E Wilson; J Kendall.
RBI: K Young (7); E Brown (5); J Vander Wal (7).
2-out RBI: J Vander Wal.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Wilson (5); A Ramirez (6).
Baserunning
SB: K Young (2, 2nd base off K Wood/T Hundley).

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
Kerry Wood 7 5 2 2 0 8 2 3.52 25 106 68 34 15 19 4 11 2 2 67 0.175 1.02 1.8
Kyle Farnsworth, H (4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.12 4 14 11 5 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.023 3.23 0.1
Felix Heredia, BS (1), W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 7 6 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 -0.204 4.30 -0.5
Jeff Fassero, S (9) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.73 4 13 7 4 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.214 4.32 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 0 10 2 3.00 35 140 92 47 19 26 7 16 5 2 67 2 1 0.208 1.10 1.9

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
Todd Ritchie 6.1 4 3 2 0 6 1 3.42 25 83 52 28 10 14 9 8 1 1 61 -0.144 1.08 0.1
Terry Mulholland 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 4 14 11 5 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.061 1.19 0.5
Josias Manzanillo 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.82 2 9 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.078 1.33 0.7
Mike Williams, L (1-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.57 5 13 11 6 2 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 -0.286 1.05 -0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 0 10 2 3.00 36 119 80 41 17 22 11 12 3 2 61 2 0 -0.291 1.81 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Ritchie (3; B Mueller).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 33,105.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 55° F, Wind 2mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Eric Young 2B 1 Jason Kendall C
2 Bill Mueller 3B 2 Emil Brown CF
3 Rondell White LF 3 John Vander Wal RF
4 Sammy Sosa RF 4 Brian Giles LF
5 Todd Hundley C 5 Aramis Ramirez 3B
6 Ricky Gutierrez SS 6 Kevin Young 1B
7 Matt Stairs 1B 7 Pat Meares 2B
8 Gary Matthews CF 8 Jack Wilson SS
9 Kerry Wood P 9 Todd Ritchie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC T. Hundley M. Williams 33% 83% Home Run
b8 2-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Vander Wal F. Heredia -32% 38% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores; Kendall to 3B
t7 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC T. Hundley T. Ritchie 26% 46% Home Run; White Scores/unER
t7 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Stairs T. Ritchie 21% 71% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gutierrez Scores
b9 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT K. Young J. Fassero -17% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)

Play By Play

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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' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC E. Young T. Ritchie -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC B. Mueller T. Ritchie -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. White T. Ritchie -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall K. Wood 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT E. Brown K. Wood 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Vander Wal K. Wood 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Ritchie -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC T. Hundley T. Ritchie -2% 46% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez T. Ritchie -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles K. Wood 2% 47% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez K. Wood 2% 49% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young K. Wood 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. Stairs T. Ritchie -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC G. Matthews T. Ritchie -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Wood T. Ritchie -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT P. Meares K. Wood -4% 40% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Wilson K. Wood 4% 44% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Ritchie K. Wood 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Kendall K. Wood 3% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC E. Young T. Ritchie -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC B. Mueller T. Ritchie 3% 50% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. White T. Ritchie -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHC S. Sosa T. Ritchie 3% 50% Single (Ground Ball); Mueller to 3B/Adv on E5
t4 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHC T. Hundley T. Ritchie -6% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT E. Brown K. Wood 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Vander Wal K. Wood 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Giles K. Wood 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Gutierrez T. Ritchie -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. Stairs T. Ritchie -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC G. Matthews T. Ritchie -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez K. Wood 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  R PIT K. Young K. Wood -14% 32% Home Run (LF-CF)
b5 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT P. Meares K. Wood -2% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b5 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Wilson K. Wood 3% 32% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 1-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT T. Ritchie K. Wood 2% 35% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC K. Wood T. Ritchie -4% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC E. Young T. Ritchie -3% 28% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC B. Mueller T. Ritchie -2% 26% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 1-2-3
b6 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall K. Wood 2% 29% Flyball: RF
b6 1-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  R PIT E. Brown K. Wood -11% 17% Home Run (LF-CF)
b6 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Vander Wal K. Wood 1% 18% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Giles K. Wood 1% 19% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Todd Ritchie facing 3-4-5
t7 0-2 0 --- 6,(1-2)  CHC R. White T. Ritchie 6% 25% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t7 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC S. Sosa T. Ritchie -5% 20% Popfly: 1B
t7 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR CHC T. Hundley T. Ritchie 26% 46% Home Run; White Scores/unER
t7 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC R. Gutierrez T. Ritchie 4% 50% Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t7 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Stairs T. Ritchie 21% 71% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gutierrez Scores
Terry Mulholland replaces Todd Ritchie pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHC G. Matthews T. Mulholland -3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B; Stairs to 3B
t7 3-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Wood T. Mulholland -5% 63% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 5-6-7
b7 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez K. Wood 5% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-3 1 --- 10,(3-2)  PIT K. Young K. Wood -5% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b7 2-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT P. Meares K. Wood -4% 59% Young Steals 2B
b7 2-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  OO PIT P. Meares K. Wood 15% 74% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
t8 3-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC E. Young T. Mulholland -2% 71% Lineout: 3B
t8 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC B. Mueller T. Mulholland 5% 76% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
Josias Manzanillo replaces Pat Meares (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Enrique Wilson replaces Terry Mulholland (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t8 3-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. White J. Manzanillo -4% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Sosa J. Manzanillo -4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Kyle Farnsworth facing 8-9-1
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Rondell White (LF) pitching and batting 3rd
Gary Matthews moves from CF to LF
Damon Buford replaces Kerry Wood (P) playing CF batting 9th
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Jack Wilson (SS) batting 8th
b8 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Nunez K. Farnsworth 7% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT E. Wilson K. Farnsworth -7% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 2-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Kendall K. Farnsworth -9% 58% Single (Ground Ball); Wilson to 2B
b8 2-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT E. Brown K. Farnsworth 12% 70% Strikeout Swinging
Felix Heredia replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching and batting 3rd
b8 2-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Vander Wal F. Heredia -32% 38% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores; Kendall to 3B
b8 3-3 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Giles F. Heredia 12% 50% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 5-6-7
Mike Williams replaces John Vander Wal (RF) pitching and batting 3rd
Abraham Nunez moves from PH to SS
Derek Bell replaces Josias Manzanillo (P) playing RF batting 7th
t9 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC T. Hundley M. Williams 33% 83% Home Run
t9 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC R. Gutierrez M. Williams -2% 81% Popfly: 2B
t9 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC M. Stairs M. Williams 2% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 4-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC G. Matthews M. Williams -2% 81% Flyball: CF
t9 4-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Buford M. Williams 1% 82% Stairs Steals 2B
t9 4-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHC D. Buford M. Williams -3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Jeff Fassero facing 5-6-7
Jeff Fassero replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 3rd
b9 3-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez J. Fassero 9% 88% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
b9 3-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT K. Young J. Fassero -17% 71% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b9 3-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Bell J. Fassero 12% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
John Wehner pinch hits for Abraham Nunez (SS) batting 8th
b9 3-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wehner J. Fassero 17% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

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