April 21, 2004 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 4
@ANA 1 TBD 7
@BAL 3 NYY 3
@CHW 1 DET 11
@MIN 8 OAK 7
@SEA 4 BOS 4
@TOR 2 ATL 9
@CIN 5
(10) LAD 9
@COL 4 STL 12
@HOU 6 MIL 10
ARI 6 MON 2
@NYM 1 FLA 8
@PHI 7
(12) CHC 12
@PIT 1 SDP 11
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 9,933

Wednesday, April 21, 2004, 7:04PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Cubs

9-6

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            8  0  0   0  1  3   0  0  0   12 15  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  1

W: S Mitre (1-0), L: J Fogg (0-3)

Pirates

7-7

Lost 2

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   4   2   2   1    2   0  .333  .967   28    2   5   
C Patterson CF                6   2   5   1    0   0  .311  .934   23    3   0   2·2B
S Sosa RF                     3   2   1   1    1   1  .305 1.075   20    0   0   
  J Macias PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    5    1   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .377 1.244   19    1   0   
  T Goodwin PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .347    5    1   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   1   0   1    1   1  .344 1.111   22    0   2   
D Lee 1B                      4   2   2   3    0   0  .269  .875   21    8   0   2·2B,SF
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .283  .781   10    0   3   2B
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Bako PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .411    7    1   0   
M Barrett C                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .333 1.065   16    8   0   SF
  F Beltran P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   1   
  J Borowski P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Mitre P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   SH
  R Martinez PH-SS            2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .423   10    2   0   
Totals                       41  12  15  12    4   7              193   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Gonzalez (4, off B Meadows); C Patterson 2 (6, off J Fogg, off J Mesa); D Lee 2 (6, off J Fogg, off B Boehringer).

SF: M Barrett (2, off B Boehringer); D Lee (2, off B Boehringer).

SH: S Mitre (3, off B Meadows).

TB: C Patterson 7; D Lee 4; A Gonzalez 3; M Alou 2; T Walker 2; M Barrett; S Sosa.

RBI: M Alou 3 (16); D Lee 3 (11); M Barrett 2 (12); C Patterson (8); S Sosa (9); A Ramirez (15); T Walker (9).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 21.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gonzalez-T Walker-D Lee.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Redman CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .648   19    6   0   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .370  .960   15    1   3   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Hill PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .651    2    0   0   
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .356  .866   13    7   0   GDP
  H Cota C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .555    8    0   0   
R Mondesi RF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .798    9    2   0   
  J Davis RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    4    0   0   
C Wilson 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .352 1.102   13    7   1   HBP
R Mackowiak LF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .838   15    2   0   
C Stynes 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .550   10    0   2   2B
J Castillo 2B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .739   16    2   1   HBP
J Fogg P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Meadows P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    3    0   1   
  R Simon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .445    2    0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Nunez PH-SS               2   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .757    7    0   1   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    3  10              136   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Stynes (2, off J Borowski).

HBP: J Castillo (1, by S Mitre); C Wilson (2, by S Mitre).

TB: T Redman 2; C Stynes 2; B Hill; A Nunez; J Kendall; R Mackowiak.

GIDP: J Kendall (3).

RBI: A Nunez (1).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: J Kendall (1).

E: C Wilson (1).

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
S Mitre, W (1-0)               6     4   0   0    3   7   0   2.89   26   98-64   33·11·20    9· 4· 1· 0     68    -     0.24   0.05
M Wuertz                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0  10.57    3   13-8     4· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
F Beltran                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.91    4   13-12    7· 4· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Borowski                     1     3   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    6   12-9     7· 0· 2    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3  10   0          39  136-93   51·16·26   15· 7· 2· 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
J Fogg, L (0-3)                0     3   6   5    2   0   0  17.00    6   32-16   12· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0     20    -     1.28  -0.40
B Meadows                      4     4   2   2    0   2   0   1.86   17   54-39   23· 7· 9    9· 3· 3· 0          1-1    0.18  -0.04
B Boehringer                   2     5   4   4    1   3   0   8.10   12   48-31   20· 6· 5    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.01
J Grabow                       1     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    5   21-13    9· 2· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
S Torres                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.14    3   15-9     6· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Mesa                         1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   18-12   10· 1· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  12  11    4   7   0          48  188-120  80·17·23   17·13· 7· 0          1-1

J Fogg faced 6 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F Beltran (1); J Fogg (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Mitre 2 (2; C Wilson, J Castillo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 9,933.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. T Walker             2B    1. T Redman             CF 
2. C Patterson          CF    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. J Kendall            C  
4. M Alou               LF    4. R Mondesi            RF 
5. A Ramirez            3B    5. C Wilson             1B 
6. D Lee                1B    6. R Mackowiak          LF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. C Stynes             3B 
8. M Barrett            C     8. J Castillo           2B 
9. S Mitre              P     9. J Fogg               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   10%  64% C Patterson     J Fogg          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Walker to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  123  5    9%  75% M Alou          J Fogg          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Walker Scores; Patterson Scores; Sosa to 2B
   t 1   0  0-3  12-  7    8%  90% D Lee           J Fogg          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores; Ramirez Scores/unER
   t 1   0  0-2  12-  3    4%  79% A Ramirez       J Fogg          Wild Pitch; Sosa to 3B; Alou to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  9    3%  53% T Walker        J Fogg          Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Josh Fogg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  9   53%  T Walker        Walk
          1--  2   64%  C Patterson     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Walker to 3B
          -23  4   66%  S Sosa          Walk
   RR     123  5   75%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Walker Scores; Patterson Scores; Sosa to 2B
          12-      79%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Sosa to 3B; Alou to 2B
   R      -23  5   82%  " "             Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Sosa Scores
   RR     12-  7   90%  D Lee           Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alou Scores; Ramirez Scores/unER
                  Brian Meadows replaces Josh Fogg pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  2   92%  A Gonzalez      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Lee to 3B
   R      1-3  1   94%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Line Drive); Lee Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  1   94%  S Mitre         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gonzalez to 3B; Barrett to 2B
   R      -23  6   95%  T Walker        Fielder's Choice 1B; Gonzalez Scores; Barrett to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   96%  C Patterson     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Barrett Scores/Team unER
   O      1--  6   96%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  8 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Sergio Mitre facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   95%  T Redman        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   96%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   96%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B; Redman to 2B
   O      -2-  2   97%  R Mondesi       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Brian Meadows facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   97%  M Alou          Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Sergio Mitre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   97%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   96%  R Mackowiak     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   97%  C Stynes        Groundout: 2B-1B; Mackowiak to 2B
          -2-  6   97%  J Castillo      Walk
   O      12-  3   98%  B Meadows       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   98%  A Gonzalez      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   98%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   97%  S Mitre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   97%  T Walker        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Sergio Mitre facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   96%  T Redman        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   97%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  4   98%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Brian Meadows facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   98%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  S Sosa          Passed Ball; Patterson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  8   98%  M Alou          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  4   98%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Sergio Mitre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  C Wilson        Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   97%  R Mackowiak     Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  C Stynes        Strikeout Looking
          12-  2   97%  J Castillo      Hit By Pitch; Wilson to 3B; Mackowiak to 2B
                  Randall Simon pinch hits for Brian Meadows batting 9th
   O      123  2   99%  R Simon         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-0, Brian Boehringer facing 6-7-8
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Randall Simon pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  D Lee           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   99%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Lee to 3B
   RO     --3  8   99%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lee Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  S Mitre         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-9, Sergio Mitre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  T Redman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   99%  J Kendall       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   99%  R Mondesi       Walk; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 9, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-0, Brian Boehringer facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  100%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6  100%  C Patterson     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Walker to 2B
   R      12-  4  100%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive); Walker Scores; Patterson to 2B
   R      12-  5  100%  M Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Patterson Scores; Sosa to 2B
          12-  6  100%  A Ramirez       Walk; Sosa to 3B; Alou to 2B
   RO     123  3  100%  D Lee           Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Sosa Scores
   O      12-  5  100%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  M Barrett       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-12, Sergio Mitre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  100%  R Mackowiak     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  J Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 12-0, John Grabow facing 9-1-2
                  John Grabow replaces Brian Boehringer pitching and batting 9th; Ramon Martinez pinch hits for Sergio Mitre batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  R Martinez      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  6  100%  T Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1  100%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Walker to 2B
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Sammy Sosa batting 3rd
   O      12-  3  100%  J Macias        Strikeout Swinging
                  Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Moises Alou batting 4th
   O      12-  5  100%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-12, Michael Wuertz facing 9-1-2
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Alex Gonzalez pitching and batting 7th; Ramon Martinez moves to SS; Tom Goodwin moves to LF; Jose Macias moves to RF; Abraham Nunez pinch hits for John Grabow batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  T Redman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 12-0, Salomon Torres facing 5-6-7
                  Salomon Torres replaces Jack Wilson pitching and batting 2nd; Humberto Cota replaces Jason Kendall playing C batting 3rd; Abraham Nunez moves to SS; J.J. Davis replaces Raul Mondesi playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  D Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Paul Bako pinch hits for Michael Wuertz batting 7th
   O      ---  7  100%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-12, Francis Beltran facing 3-4-5
                  Francis Beltran replaces Michael Barrett pitching and batting 8th; Paul Bako moves to C
   O      ---  5  100%  H Cota          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  J Davis         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Davis to 1B
   O      1--  1  100%  C Wilson        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3  100%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 12-0, Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Mesa replaces Salomon Torres pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  F Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  R Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4  100%  T Walker        Walk
          1--  7  100%  C Patterson     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line); Walker to 3B
   O      -23  2  100%  J Macias        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-12, Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Borowski replaces Francis Beltran pitching and batting 8th
          ---  1  100%  C Stynes        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B; Stynes to 3B
   R      --3  2  100%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Stynes Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  T Redman        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Bobby Hill pinch hits for Jose Mesa batting 2nd
          1--  2  100%  B Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive); Redman to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  H Cota          Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 12, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation