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BOS
@BAL		13
2
MIN
@CHW		2
8
NYY
@DET		4
3
CLE
@KCR		6
5
TEX
@OAK		5
7
ANA
@SEA		2
3
TOR
@TBD		12
6
FLA
@ATL		1
4
PHI
@CIN		4
3
ARI
@COL		7
11
SFG
@MIL		3
1
MON
@NYM		5
1
CHC
@PIT		4
5
LAD
@SDP		4
3
HOU
@STL		3
7
Sunday, September 22, 2002
, PNC Park
Attendance: 25,026, Time of Game: 3:11
Cubs
4
65-91
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 26½ GB
 at Pirates
5
69-87
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 22½ GB
W: Kris Benson (9-6)
L: Alan Benes (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    4  9  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  3  0   1  0  X    5 10  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Bellhorn SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .259 .902 24 11 0.041 1.42 0.126 -0.085 1.0 1 0
Chad Hermansen CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .209 .652 23 15 -0.053 1.96 0.149 -0.202 0.4 2 0 HR
Sammy Sosa RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .296 1.016 26 15 0.023 0.91 0.051 -0.027 0.1 4 0
Fred McGriff 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .274 .859 17 9 0.034 1.61 0.175 -0.141 0.4 3 0 HR
   Antonio Alfonseca P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Moises Alou LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .761 6 5 -0.125 1.20 0.000 -0.125 -1.3 3 0
Kevin Orie 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321 .772 11 10 -0.096 0.94 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 0 2
Chris Stynes 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .695 10 8 -0.031 0.96 0.025 -0.056 -0.1 1 3
   Corey Patterson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .681 4 3 0.050 0.96 0.050 0.000 0.3
Joe Girardi C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 .553 10 8 -0.093 0.93 0.000 -0.093 -0.8 8 0 GDP
   Todd Hundley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .722 6 3 -0.050 2.10 0.000 -0.050 -0.3
Alan Benes P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .083 .237 9 7 0.003 0.81 0.027 -0.024 0.1 0 0
   Joe Borowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Francis Beltran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roosevelt Brown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .589 4 0 0.025 0.80 0.025 0.000 0.1
   Will Cunnane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hee-Seop Choi 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .172 .583 1 1 0.043 1.24 0.043 0.000 0.3 2 0
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 3 6 .257 .744 151 95 -0.229 1.26 0.671 -0.899 -0.5 24 5
HR: F McGriff (30, off K Benson; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); C Hermansen (8, off K Benson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: C Hermansen 5; F McGriff 4; H Choi; C Stynes; S Sosa; C Patterson; A Benes; M Bellhorn.
GIDP: J Girardi (10).
RBI: F McGriff 2 (103); M Bellhorn (55); C Hermansen (18).
2-out RBI: F McGriff 2; C Hermansen; M Bellhorn.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Orie-C Stynes-F McGriff.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pokey Reese 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .681 26 18 0.123 1.37 0.188 -0.065 0.9 3 2 2B
Jack Wilson SS 2 3 1 1 2 0 .250 .634 16 7 0.151 1.28 0.187 -0.035 1.2 3 2 SB
Brian Giles LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .294 1.048 18 12 0.086 1.52 0.148 -0.062 1.0 1 0 SF
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .234 .660 15 11 -0.081 1.37 0.001 -0.082 -1.2 0 0 SF,GDP
   Brian Boehringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rob Mackowiak RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .244 .759 15 9 0.085 1.19 0.138 -0.053 0.4 1 0
   Bronson Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Armando Rios PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .616 8 4 0.006 0.22 0.006 0.000 0.1
   Mike Benjamin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 .378 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Craig Wilson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .799 16 9 -0.026 0.89 0.027 -0.053 -0.2 5 0
   Kevin Young 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .730 5 3 -0.011 0.39 0.000 -0.011 -0.2 2 0
Tony Alvarez CF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .618 16 9 0.000 0.90 0.059 -0.059 -0.1 1 0 SB
Humberto Cota C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .444 14 9 0.002 0.66 0.029 -0.026 -0.2 7 0
Kris Benson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .375 6 3 -0.053 1.90 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 0 0
   Adrian Brown PH-CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .211 .574 8 7 -0.011 0.90 0.069 -0.080 -0.3 3 0 SB
Team Totals 31 5 10 4 3 5 .323 .716 163 101 0.271 1.10 0.852 -0.579 1.0 27 5
2B: P Reese (24, off A Benes).
SF: A Ramirez (11, off A Benes); B Giles (5, off A Benes).
TB: P Reese 3; B Giles 2; A Brown; J Wilson; H Cota; R Mackowiak; C Wilson; T Alvarez.
GIDP: A Ramirez (16).
RBI: A Ramirez (67); R Mackowiak (46); J Wilson (46); B Giles (95).
2-out RBI: R Mackowiak.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Wilson-P Reese-C Wilson.
Baserunning
SB: T Alvarez (1, 2nd base off F Beltran/J Girardi); J Wilson (5, 2nd base off J Borowski/J Girardi); A Brown (9, 2nd base off F Beltran/J Girardi).

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
Alan Benes, L (2-2) 4.1 7 4 4 1 3 0 4.59 21 93 58 36 10 12 2 15 4 0 35 -0.166 1.29 -1.0
Joe Borowski 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.75 3 17 10 5 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 -0.092 1.27 -0.5
Francis Beltran 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 4 15 10 7 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.048 1.13 0.5
Will Cunnane 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 5.16 5 29 15 11 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.075 0.69 -0.5
Antonio Alfonseca 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.97 3 9 8 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 3 5 0 5.62 36 163 101 64 15 22 7 21 6 0 35 1 1 -0.271 1.26 -1.0

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
Kris Benson, W (9-6) 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 4.70 21 90 55 33 8 14 5 10 2 2 45 -0.097 0.92 -0.5
Bronson Arroyo, H (1) 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.15 7 25 16 8 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.176 1.22 1.0
Brian Boehringer, H (27) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.32 4 17 11 9 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.075 1.41 0.5
Mike Williams, S (44) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.03 6 19 13 8 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.075 2.42 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 6 2 4.00 38 151 95 58 13 24 11 16 3 2 45 0 0 0.229 1.10 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: F Beltran (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 25,026.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 1mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Mark Bellhorn SS 1 Pokey Reese 2B
2 Chad Hermansen CF 2 Jack Wilson SS
3 Sammy Sosa RF 3 Brian Giles LF
4 Fred McGriff 1B 4 Aramis Ramirez 3B
5 Moises Alou LF 5 Rob Mackowiak RF
6 Kevin Orie 3B 6 Craig Wilson 1B
7 Chris Stynes 2B 7 Tony Alvarez CF
8 Joe Girardi C 8 Humberto Cota C
9 Alan Benes P 9 Kris Benson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  RR CHC F. McGriff K. Benson -17% 34% Home Run (CF-RF); Hermansen Scores
t9 4-5 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Hermansen M. Williams 16% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  PIT P. Reese A. Benes 15% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
b5 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R PIT R. Mackowiak J. Borowski 14% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
t5 2-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC C. Hermansen K. Benson -12% 28% Home Run

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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' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn K. Benson 2% 52% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  CHC C. Hermansen K. Benson -2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa K. Benson 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hermansen to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  RR CHC F. McGriff K. Benson -17% 34% Home Run (CF-RF); Hermansen Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC M. Alou K. Benson 1% 35% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT P. Reese A. Benes 4% 39% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson A. Benes -4% 35% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Giles A. Benes -3% 32% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
b1 0-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez A. Benes -2% 30% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC K. Orie K. Benson 2% 32% Popfly: SS
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Stynes K. Benson 1% 33% Popfly: SS
t2 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC J. Girardi K. Benson 1% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Mackowiak A. Benes -2% 31% Flyball: LF
b2 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT C. Wilson A. Benes 3% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Alvarez A. Benes -3% 31% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  PIT H. Cota A. Benes 3% 34% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Wilson to 3B
b2 0-2 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O PIT K. Benson A. Benes -5% 29% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC A. Benes K. Benson -3% 26% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHC M. Bellhorn K. Benson -4% 22% Walk; Benes to 2B
t3 2-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Hermansen K. Benson 0% 22% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Benes to 3B; Bellhorn to 2B
t3 2-0 1 -23 7,(3-2)  CHC S. Sosa K. Benson -1% 21% Walk
t3 2-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O CHC F. McGriff K. Benson 6% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou K. Benson 6% 32% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT P. Reese A. Benes -3% 30% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Wilson A. Benes 3% 33% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  PIT B. Giles A. Benes 7% 40% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Wilson to 3B
b3 0-2 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO PIT A. Ramirez A. Benes 0% 40% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
b3 1-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Mackowiak A. Benes -3% 38% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
t4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Orie K. Benson 2% 40% Popfly: 2B
t4 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC C. Stynes K. Benson -3% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 2-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO CHC J. Girardi K. Benson 5% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Wilson A. Benes -3% 40% Flyball: LF
b4 1-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT T. Alvarez A. Benes -2% 37% Flyball: RF
b4 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT H. Cota A. Benes -1% 36% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC A. Benes K. Benson 2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC M. Bellhorn K. Benson 2% 40% Flyball: RF
t5 2-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC C. Hermansen K. Benson -12% 28% Home Run
t5 3-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC S. Sosa K. Benson 1% 29% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cubs' Alan Benes facing 9-1-2
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Kris Benson (P) batting 9th
b5 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT A. Brown A. Benes 5% 34% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b5 1-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  PIT P. Reese A. Benes 15% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
b5 1-3 0 -23 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Wilson A. Benes 11% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Reese to 3B
b5 2-3 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO PIT B. Giles A. Benes -3% 57% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Reese Scores
Joe Borowski replaces Alan Benes pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez J. Borowski -4% 53% Popfly: SS
b5 3-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Mackowiak J. Borowski 1% 55% Wilson Steals 2B
b5 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R PIT R. Mackowiak J. Borowski 14% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
b5 4-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O PIT C. Wilson J. Borowski -2% 66% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
Bronson Arroyo replaces Rob Mackowiak (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Adrian Brown moves from PH to CF
Tony Alvarez moves from CF to RF
t6 3-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC F. McGriff B. Arroyo 4% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Alou B. Arroyo 3% 72% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 3-4 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC K. Orie B. Arroyo 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Francis Beltran facing 7-8-9
Francis Beltran replaces Joe Borowski pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT T. Alvarez F. Beltran 3% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b6 4-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT H. Cota F. Beltran 3% 80% Alvarez Steals 2B
b6 4-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT H. Cota F. Beltran -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B; Alvarez to 3B
b6 4-3 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Brown F. Beltran -8% 72% Fielder's Choice 2B; Alvarez out at Hm/2B-C; Brown to 1B
b6 4-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT P. Reese F. Beltran 2% 73% Brown Steals 2B; Brown to 3B/Wild Pitch
b6 4-3 2 --3 8,(2-2)  O PIT P. Reese F. Beltran -4% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
Kevin Young replaces Craig Wilson playing 1B batting 6th
t7 3-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC C. Stynes B. Arroyo 4% 74% Flyball: RF
t7 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Girardi B. Arroyo 3% 77% Strikeout Looking
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Francis Beltran (P) batting 9th
t7 3-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC R. Brown B. Arroyo -2% 74% Walk
t7 3-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHC M. Bellhorn B. Arroyo 5% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cubs' Will Cunnane facing 2-3-4
Will Cunnane replaces Roosevelt Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Wilson W. Cunnane 3% 82% Walk
b7 4-3 0 1-- 9,(3-2)  PIT B. Giles W. Cunnane 7% 89% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Wilson to 3B
b7 4-3 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  ROO PIT A. Ramirez W. Cunnane -2% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Wilson Scores
Armando Rios pinch hits for Bronson Arroyo (P) batting 5th
b7 5-3 2 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT A. Rios W. Cunnane 1% 88% Walk
b7 5-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young W. Cunnane -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Brian Boehringer facing 2-3-4
Brian Boehringer replaces Aramis Ramirez (3B) pitching and batting 4th
Mike Benjamin replaces Armando Rios (PH) playing 3B batting 5th
t8 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC C. Hermansen B. Boehringer 4% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 1 --- 6,(1-2)  CHC S. Sosa B. Boehringer -4% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t8 3-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC F. McGriff B. Boehringer 5% 90% Flyball: CF
t8 3-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Alou B. Boehringer 4% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cubs' Antonio Alfonseca facing 7-8-9
Antonio Alfonseca replaces Fred McGriff (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Hee-Seop Choi replaces Will Cunnane (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b8 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Alvarez A. Alfonseca -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT H. Cota A. Alfonseca -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Brown A. Alfonseca -0% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 6-7-8
Mike Williams replaces Brian Boehringer pitching and batting 4th
t9 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC K. Orie M. Williams 4% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Corey Patterson pinch hits for Chris Stynes (2B) batting 7th
t9 3-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC C. Patterson M. Williams -5% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
Todd Hundley pinch hits for Joe Girardi (C) batting 8th
t9 3-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC T. Hundley M. Williams 5% 96% Popfly: 3B
t9 3-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC H. Choi M. Williams -4% 92% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Patterson to 3B
t9 3-5 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CHC M. Bellhorn M. Williams -9% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Patterson Scores; Choi to 3B
t9 4-5 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHC C. Hermansen M. Williams 16% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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