September 21, 2003 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 21,497

Sunday, September 21, 2003, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Cubs

84-72

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: M Prior (17-6), L: O Perez (4-10), S: J Borowski (32)

Pirates

73-83

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .291  .787   16    0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   1   1   0    1   1  .314  .781   15    1   1   
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .826   16    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .904   14    2   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   2   3   3    0   1  .272  .791   14    0   1   2·HR
E Karros 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .784   21    5   0   
R Martinez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .288  .724   14    3   1   
D Miller C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .233  .673   19   16   1   
M Prior P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .607    7    0   2   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Glanville PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .634    3    0   0   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    3  11              139   27   6

BATTING

HR: A Ramirez 2 (26, off N Figueroa, off J Beimel; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Ramirez 9; E Karros; S Sosa; M Grudzielanek; K Lofton.

RBI: A Ramirez 3 (102); E Karros (39).

2-out RBI: E Karros; A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Martinez-E Karros.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Redman CF                   3   0   2   1    1   1  .319  .847   14    1   0   2B,CS
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .254  .653   21    1   3   
J Kendall C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .325  .815   13   11   1   
M Stairs 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .955   14    5   0   
  C Rivera 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .694         1   0   
  J Hernandez PH-3B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .637    5    0   0   
C Wilson RF-1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .894   16    4   1   3B
J Bay LF                      3   0   0   0    1   3  .284 1.004   18    3   0   
R Mackowiak 3B-RF             4   0   1   0    0   2  .265  .793   18    0   2   
A Nunez 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .670   15    1   2   2B,GDP
O Perez P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .374         0   1   
  N Figueroa P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .632    6    0   0   
  J Beimel P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Reboulet PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .664    5    0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    3  15              149   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Nunez (8, off M Prior); T Redman (16, off M Prior).

3B: C Wilson (4, off M Prior).

TB: T Redman 3; C Wilson 3; J Kendall 2; A Nunez 2; R Mackowiak.

GIDP: A Nunez (7).

RBI: T Redman (19).

2-out RBI: T Redman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Redman (2, 2nd base by M Prior/D Miller).

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
M Prior, W (17-6)              7.2   6   1   1    2  14   0   2.42   30  131-91   42·18·31    6· 5· 3· 0     75    -     0.83   0.25
M Remlinger, H (17)            0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.65    1    5-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    4.02   0.10
J Borowski, S (32)             1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.67    4   12-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.05
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3  15   0          35  148-101  47·21·33    7· 6· 4· 0          3-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Perez, L (4-10)              1.2   5   2   2    2   3   0   5.47   11   50-25   17· 3· 5    4· 1· 1· 0     38    -     0.97  -0.16
N Figueroa                     1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.73    5   19-12    8· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.83   0.00
J Beimel                       3     1   1   1    0   2   1   5.22   10   35-22   12· 2· 8    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
J Grabow                       2     0   0   0    0   5   0   4.91    6   22-19    5· 4·10    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.02
M Gonzalez                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   7.56    4   13-7     6· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    3  11   2          36  139-85   48·10·27   12· 8· 2· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 21,497.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Lofton             CF    1. T Redman             CF 
2. M Grudzielanek       2B    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. M Alou               LF    3. J Kendall            C  
4. S Sosa               RF    4. M Stairs             1B 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. C Wilson             RF 
6. E Karros             1B    6. J Bay                LF 
7. R Martinez           SS    7. R Mackowiak          3B 
8. D Miller             C     8. A Nunez              2B 
9. M Prior              P     9. O Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-1  12-  2   11% 100% A Nunez         J Borowski      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 8   2  4-1  123  5   10%  96% J Hernandez     M Remlinger     Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  4   -9%  56% C Wilson        M Prior         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  4    9%  59% A Ramirez       O Perez         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek Scores; Sosa to 2B
   t 3   1  0-2  ---  6    9%  78% A Ramirez       N Figueroa      Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   47%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   50%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Grudzielanek to 3B
   R      1-3  4   59%  A Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek Scores; Sosa to 2B
   RO     12- 10   65%  E Karros        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sosa Scores; Ramirez out at Hm/RF-C-P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  T Redman        Walk
   O      1--      67%  J Wilson        Redman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   68%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   67%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   69%  M Stairs        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Oliver Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   68%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   70%  D Miller        Walk
   O      1--  1   67%  M Prior         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          1--  5   69%  K Lofton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF); Miller to 2B
          12-  4   71%  M Grudzielanek  Walk; Miller to 3B; Lofton to 2B
                  Nelson Figueroa replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  5   66%  M Alou          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Prior facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   56%  C Wilson        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3  4   61%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   67%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  4   71%  A Nunez         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nelson Figueroa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   69%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  6   78%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   77%  E Karros        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   76%  R Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Prior facing 9-1-2
                  J.J. Davis pinch hits for Nelson Figueroa batting 9th
   O      ---  6   78%  J Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  T Redman        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   78%  J Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      -2-  1   81%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Beimel facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Beimel replaces J.J. Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   80%  D Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  M Prior         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   78%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   82%  C Wilson        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   83%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Beimel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   82%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   81%  M Alou          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   80%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   83%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  J Beimel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Beimel facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   92%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   91%  E Karros        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   90%  R Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   90%  D Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   92%  T Redman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   93%  J Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   94%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Grabow facing 9-1-2
                  John Grabow replaces Joe Beimel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  M Prior         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   93%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   94%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  C Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Grabow facing 3-4-5
                  Carlos Rivera replaces Matt Stairs playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   96%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Prior facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   97%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   95%  A Nunez         Double to RF (Line Drive)
                  Jeff Reboulet pinch hits for John Grabow batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   97%  J Reboulet      Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  2   94%  T Redman        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Nunez Scores
          1--  9   91%  J Wilson        Walk; Redman to 2B
          12-  7   86%  J Kendall       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Redman to 3B; Wilson to 2B
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Mark Prior pitching and batting 9th; Jose Hernandez pinch hits for Carlos Rivera batting 4th
   O      123  5   96%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Jeff Reboulet pitching and batting 9th; Craig Wilson moves to 1B; Jose Hernandez moves to 3B; Rob Mackowiak moves to RF
   O      ---  3   96%  E Karros        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  R Martinez      Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  5   96%  D Miller        Walk
                  Doug Glanville pinch hits for Mike Remlinger batting 9th
   O      1--  3   96%  D Glanville     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Borowski facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Borowski replaces Doug Glanville pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  C Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   95%  J Bay           Walk
          1--  1   89%  R Mackowiak     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bay to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  A Nunez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation