September 20, 2002 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 2 CHW 10
MIN 2 NYY 5
@DET 1 CLE 6
@KCR 2 OAK 4
TEX 2 ANA 8
@SEA 1 TBD 11
TOR 7 FLA 6
@ATL 2 COL 9
ARI 4 SFG 5
@MIL 1 MON 6
@NYM 1 PIT 5
CHC 4 SDP 8
LAD 4 STL 9
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 22,299

Friday, September 20, 2002
Time of Game: 2:38

Cubs

64-90

Lost 4

5th, 26½ GB

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

W: S Sauerbeck (4-3), L: A Alfonseca (2-5)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Pirates

68-86

Won 1

4th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hill 2B                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .696    1    2   0   
  M Bellhorn 2B               3   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .901   18    3   2   
R Brown CF                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .202  .588    9    0   0   GDP
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
S Sosa RF                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .294 1.013   15    1   0   HR,GDP
H Choi 1B                     3   2   1   0    1   1  .143  .536   15   10   0   
A Echevarria LF               4   0   2   0    0   1  .303  .819   10    1   0   2B
K Orie 3B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .381  .899   20    1   1   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .743   10    1   7   HBP,GDP
M Mahoney C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .605   10    6   0   
  C Stynes PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .243  .699    2    0   0   
  J Girardi C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .560         0   0   
C Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .036  .107    4    0   3   
  C Hermansen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .635    4    0   0   
  J Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  M Alou PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .773    5    0   0   
  C Patterson PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .676         0   0   
Totals                       32   4  10   3    5   6              123   25  13

BATTING

2B: K Orie (3, off B Boehringer); A Echevarria (6, off S Torres).

HR: S Sosa (48, off S Torres; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

HBP: A Gonzalez (3, by S Torres).

TB: S Sosa 4; K Orie 3; A Echevarria 3; R Brown 2; H Choi; C Stynes; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: R Brown (3); A Gonzalez (11); S Sosa (13).

RBI: C Stynes (26); K Orie (4); S Sosa (104).

2-out RBI: K Orie; C Stynes.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Bellhorn-A Gonzalez-H Choi.

PB: M Mahoney (1).

E: K Orie 2 (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Reese 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .681   18    7   4   
A Nunez SS                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .231  .626   19    0   2   
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .573    4    0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Kendall C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .701   12    7   0   
B Giles LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .288 1.044   16    0   1   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .236  .667   21    1   3   HR,GDP
K Young 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .722   21    8   0   
A Rios RF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .245  .618   14    1   1   2·2B
  M Benjamin PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .145  .377         0   0   
T Alvarez CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    9    2   0   SH
S Torres P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    3    0   0   
  J Wilson SS                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .637    6    1   3   
Totals                       32   5   8   3    3   6              143   27  14

BATTING

2B: B Giles (35, off C Zambrano); A Rios 2 (11, off C Zambrano, off A Alfonseca).

HR: A Ramirez (16, off C Zambrano; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: T Alvarez (1, off A Alfonseca).

TB: A Ramirez 4; A Rios 4; B Giles 2; P Reese; J Kendall; J Wilson; K Young.

GIDP: A Ramirez (15).

RBI: A Rios (20); J Wilson (45); A Ramirez (65).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Wilson-P Reese-K Young; P Reese-J Wilson-K Young; A Nunez-P Reese-K Young.

PB: J Kendall (7).

E: P Reese (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
C Zambrano                     6     4   3   1    3   4   1   3.82   26  102-59   34· 6·19   12· 4· 2· 1     57    -     0.85  -0.13
J Cruz                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.01    3   13-9     5· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.04
J Borowski, H (12)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.78    3   11-9     5· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.23   0.14
A Alfonseca, BS (8), L (2-5)   0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   4.02    4   11-8     6· 1· 1    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    4.01  -0.80
Totals                         8.1   8   5   3    3   6   1          36  137-85   50· 9·26   15· 6· 5· 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
S Torres                       5     7   2   2    2   2   1   2.70   23   59-42   25· 9· 8    7· 5· 5· 1     45    -     1.25  -0.08
M Lincoln, BS (3)              2     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.21    6   21-12    8· 0· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.87   0.24
B Boehringer, BS (4)           1     3   2   2    1   2   0   3.36    6   28-19   12· 4· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.62  -0.44
S Sauerbeck, W (4-3)           1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.20    3   10-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.92   0.04
Totals                         9    10   4   4    5   6   1          38  118-78   47·14·17   12· 6· 7· 1          2-1

S Torres faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Zambrano (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Torres (3; A Gonzalez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 22,299.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 1mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Hill               2B    1. P Reese              2B 
2. R Brown              CF    2. A Nunez              SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. J Kendall            C  
4. H Choi               1B    4. B Giles              LF 
5. A Echevarria         LF    5. A Ramirez            3B 
6. K Orie               3B    6. K Young              1B 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. A Rios               RF 
8. M Mahoney            C     8. T Alvarez            CF 
9. C Zambrano           P     9. S Torres             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  4-3  1--  3   48%  81% A Rios          A Alfonseca     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Young Scores
   t 8   2  3-2  -2-  8  -26%  53% K Orie          B Boehringer    Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Choi Scores
   t 8   2  3-3  -23  2  -18%  31% C Stynes        B Boehringer    Single to RF (Line Drive); Orie Scores; Gonzalez out at Hm/RF-C
   b 6   1  2-2  ---  7   18%  72% A Ramirez       C Zambrano      Home Run
   b 9   1  4-4  --3  1   17% 100% J Wilson        A Alfonseca     Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Benjamin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  B Hill          Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   50%  R Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   OO     1--  1   55%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  P Reese         Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   55%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      1--  3   52%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Mark Bellhorn replaces Bobby Hill playing 2B batting 1st
          1--  2   56%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive); Kendall to 3B
          -23  5   57%  A Ramirez       Walk
   RR     123  2   73%  K Young         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kendall Scores/No RBI/unER; Giles Scores/Adv on E5/unER; Ramirez to 3B
          1-3      74%  A Rios          Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
   O      -23  4   70%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Salomon Torres facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   72%  H Choi          Flyball: CF
          ---  1   70%  A Echevarria    Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   73%  K Orie          Lineout: 3B
          1--  2   71%  A Gonzalez      Hit By Pitch; Echevarria to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  M Mahoney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   73%  T Alvarez       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   72%  S Torres        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   73%  P Reese         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--      74%  A Nunez         Passed Ball; Reese to 2B
          -2-  5   74%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   71%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Salomon Torres facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   74%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   71%  M Bellhorn      Walk
          1--  2   67%  R Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Bellhorn to 2B
          12-  6   60%  S Sosa          Walk; Bellhorn to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123  5   68%  H Choi          Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2   77%  A Echevarria    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   75%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   74%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 11   73%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Salomon Torres facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   76%  K Orie          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Orie out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  3   78%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   79%  M Mahoney       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   77%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  T Alvarez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   75%  S Torres        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Salomon Torres facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   78%  C Zambrano      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  M Bellhorn      Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  1   81%  R Brown         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   80%  P Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   79%  A Nunez         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   78%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Salomon Torres facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   66%  S Sosa          Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---  2   60%  H Choi          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   43%  A Echevarria    Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Choi to 3B
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 2nd; Jack Wilson replaces Salomon Torres playing SS batting 9th
          -23  4   40%  K Orie          Walk
   ROO    123  2   52%  A Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Choi Scores; Echevarria to 3B
   O      --3  4   58%  M Mahoney       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 2-2, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   54%  B Giles         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  7   72%  A Ramirez       Home Run
   O      ---  2   70%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   73%  A Rios          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   69%  T Alvarez       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Lincoln facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Hermansen pinch hits for Carlos Zambrano batting 9th
   O      ---  4   74%  C Hermansen     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   77%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   79%  R Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Juan Cruz facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Cruz replaces Chad Hermansen pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   77%  J Wilson        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   76%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   75%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Boehringer facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   80%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   74%  H Choi          Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  A Echevarria    Strikeout Swinging
          1--      79%  K Orie          Passed Ball; Choi to 2B
   R      -2-  8   53%  " "             Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Choi Scores
          -2-  3   49%  A Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Orie to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
                  Chris Stynes pinch hits for Mike Mahoney batting 8th
   RO     -23  2   31%  C Stynes        Single to RF (Line Drive); Orie Scores; Gonzalez out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Joe Borowski facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Borowski replaces Juan Cruz pitching and batting 9th; Joe Girardi replaces Chris Stynes playing C batting 8th
          ---  3   40%  J Kendall       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   31%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  3   16%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Scott Sauerbeck facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Brian Boehringer pitching and batting 2nd; Moises Alou pinch hits for Joe Borowski batting 9th
          ---  5   14%  M Alou          Walk
                  Corey Patterson pinch runs for Moises Alou batting 9th
   O      1--  4   16%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   20%  R Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Antonio Alfonseca facing 6-7-8
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 2nd; Corey Patterson moves to CF
          ---  6   34%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   81%  A Rios          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Young Scores
                  Mike Benjamin pinch runs for Armando Rios batting 7th
   O      -2-  1   83%  T Alvarez       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Benjamin to 3B
   R      --3  1  100%  J Wilson        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Benjamin Scores
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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