September 22, 2002 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 13
@BAL 2 CHW 8
MIN 2 NYY 4
@DET 3 CLE 6
@KCR 5 OAK 7
TEX 5 SEA 3
ANA 2 TOR 12
@TBD 6 ATL 4
FLA 1 PHI 4
@CIN 3 COL 11
ARI 7 SFG 3
@MIL 1 MON 5
@NYM 1 PIT 5
CHC 4 LAD 4
@SDP 3 STL 7
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 25,026

Sunday, September 22, 2002
Time of Game: 3:11

Cubs

65-91

Lost 1

5th, 26½ GB

                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

W: K Benson (9-6), L: A Benes (2-2), S: M Williams (44)

Pirates

69-87

Won 1

4th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn SS                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .259  .902   24    1   0   
C Hermansen CF                5   2   2   1    0   1  .209  .652   23    2   0   HR
S Sosa RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .296 1.016   26    4   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .274  .860   17    3   0   HR
  A Alfonseca P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .761    6    3   0   
K Orie 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .773   11    0   2   
C Stynes 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .695   10    1   3   
  C Patterson PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .681    4    0   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .554   10    8   0   GDP
  T Hundley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .722    6    0   0   
A Benes P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .083  .237    9    0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  F Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Brown PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .589    4    0   0   
  W Cunnane P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  H Choi 1B                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .172  .583    1    2   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    3   6              151   24   5

BATTING

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           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Reese 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .681   27    3   2   2B
J Wilson SS                   2   3   1   1    2   0  .250  .634   16    3   2   SB
B Giles LF                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .294 1.048   18    1   0   SF
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .234  .660   15    0   0   SF,GDP
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
R Mackowiak RF                3   0   1   1    0   1  .244  .759   18    1   0   
  B Arroyo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Rios PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .615    8    0   0   
  M Benjamin 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .145  .377         1   1   
C Wilson 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .799   16    5   0   
  K Young 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .730    5    2   0   
T Alvarez CF-RF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .618   16    1   0   SB
H Cota C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444   15    7   0   
K Benson P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .375    6    0   0   
  A Brown PH-CF               3   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .574    8    3   0   SB
Totals                       31   5  10   4    3   5              168   27   5

BATTING

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).

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
A Benes, L (2-2)               4.1   7   4   4    1   3   0   4.59   21   93-58   36·10·12    2·11· 4· 0     35    -     1.26  -0.17
J Borowski                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.75    3   17-10    5· 2· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    1.27  -0.09
F Beltran                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0  10.00    4   15-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.15   0.05
W Cunnane                      1     1   1   1    2   1   0   5.16    5   29-15   11· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.72  -0.08
A Alfonseca                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.97    3    9-8     5· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   5    3   5   0          36  163-101  64·15·22    7·15· 6· 0          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Benson, W (9-6)              5     5   3   3    2   2   2   4.70   21   90-55   33· 8·14    5· 8· 2· 2     45    -     0.93  -0.10
B Arroyo, H (1)                2     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.15    7   25-16    8· 2· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.23   0.18
B Boehringer, H (27)           1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.32    4   17-11    9· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.46   0.08
M Williams, S (44)             1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.03    6   19-13    8· 2· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.49   0.08
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   6   2          38  151-95   58·13·24   11·13· 3· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Beltran (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 25,026.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 1mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. M Bellhorn           SS    1. P Reese              2B 
2. C Hermansen          CF    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. M Alou               LF    5. R Mackowiak          RF 
6. K Orie               3B    6. C Wilson             1B 
7. C Stynes             2B    7. T Alvarez            CF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. H Cota               C  
9. A Benes              P     9. K Benson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  4  -17%  34% F McGriff       K Benson        Home Run (CF-RF); Hermansen Scores
   t 9   2  5-4  1-3  3   16% 100% C Hermansen     M Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  1--  5   15%  49% P Reese         A Benes         Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
   b 5   2  3-3  -2-  6   14%  68% R Mackowiak     J Borowski      Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   t 5   2  1-2  ---  2  -12%  28% C Hermansen     K Benson        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  M Bellhorn      Popfly: SS
          ---  9   50%  C Hermansen     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   52%  S Sosa          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hermansen to 2B
   RR     -2-  4   34%  F McGriff       Home Run (CF-RF); Hermansen Scores
   O      ---  2   35%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   39%  P Reese         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   35%  J Wilson        Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  2   32%  B Giles         Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      1--  3   30%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   32%  K Orie          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   33%  C Stynes        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   34%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   31%  R Mackowiak     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   34%  C Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   31%  T Alvarez       Flyball: CF
          1--  7   34%  H Cota          Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  6   29%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   26%  A Benes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  6   22%  M Bellhorn      Walk; Benes to 2B
   O      12-  2   22%  C Hermansen     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Benes to 3B; Bellhorn to 2B
          -23  7   21%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      123  5   27%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   32%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   30%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   33%  J Wilson        Walk
          1--  5   40%  B Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Wilson to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   40%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
   O      1--  5   38%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   40%  K Orie          Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   37%  C Stynes        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   43%  J Girardi       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, Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   40%  C Wilson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   37%  T Alvarez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   36%  H Cota          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, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   38%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   40%  M Bellhorn      Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   28%  C Hermansen     Home Run
   O      ---  7   29%  S Sosa          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, Alan Benes facing 9-1-2
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Kris Benson batting 9th
          ---  5   34%  A Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  5   49%  P Reese         Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
   R      -23  5   60%  J Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Brown Scores; Reese to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   57%  B Giles         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Reese Scores
                  Joe Borowski replaces Alan Benes pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   53%  A Ramirez       Popfly: SS
          1--      55%  R Mackowiak     Wilson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   68%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   O      1--  7   66%  C Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bronson Arroyo facing 4-5-6
                  Bronson Arroyo replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 5th; Adrian Brown moves to CF; Tony Alvarez moves to RF
   O      ---  6   70%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   72%  M Alou          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   74%  K Orie          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Francis Beltran facing 7-8-9
                  Francis Beltran replaces Joe Borowski pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   77%  T Alvarez       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          1--      80%  H Cota          Alvarez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   79%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Alvarez to 3B
   O      --3  1   72%  A Brown         Fielder's Choice 2B; Alvarez out at Hm/2B-C; Brown to 1B
          1--      73%  P Reese         Brown Steals 2B; Brown to 3B/Wild Pitch
   O      --3  8   69%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-4, Bronson Arroyo facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Young replaces Craig Wilson playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   74%  C Stynes        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   77%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
                  Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Francis Beltran batting 9th
          ---  4   74%  R Brown         Walk
   O      1--  3   79%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Will Cunnane facing 2-3-4
                  Will Cunnane replaces Roosevelt Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   82%  J Wilson        Walk
          1--  9   89%  B Giles         Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Wilson to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   87%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Wilson Scores
                  Armando Rios pinch hits for Bronson Arroyo batting 5th
          ---  8   88%  A Rios          Walk
   O      1--  5   86%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Brian Boehringer facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Aramis Ramirez pitching and batting 4th; Mike Benjamin replaces Armando Rios playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  7   90%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  2   90%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   94%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Antonio Alfonseca facing 7-8-9
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Fred McGriff pitching and batting 4th; Hee Seop Choi replaces Will Cunnane playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   93%  T Alvarez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  H Cota          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Williams facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Williams replaces Brian Boehringer pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  3   96%  K Orie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Corey Patterson pinch hits for Chris Stynes batting 7th
          ---  4   91%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
                  Todd Hundley pinch hits for Joe Girardi batting 8th
   O      1--  6   96%  T Hundley       Popfly: 3B
          1--  1   92%  H Choi          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Patterson to 3B
   R      1-3  2   84%  M Bellhorn      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Patterson Scores; Choi to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  C Hermansen     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

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