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Saturday, September 8, 2007, 7:05PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 33,373, Time of Game: 2:31
Cubs
5
72-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
1
62-80
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Carlos Zambrano (15-12)
L: Ian Snell (9-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  1    5  8  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  2  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .296 .860 13 9 0.119 0.77 0.166 -0.047 1.0 1 0 HR
Ryan Theriot SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .711 18 10 0.028 0.53 0.066 -0.038 0.0 1 1 3B
Derrek Lee 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .312 .890 9 6 0.028 0.60 0.055 -0.027 0.1 9 1
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .911 10 9 0.006 0.51 0.032 -0.025 -0.1 0 2
Cliff Floyd RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .736 6 5 -0.060 0.77 0.000 -0.060 -1.0 0 0
   Felix Pie CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .605 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mark DeRosa 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .290 .780 16 9 -0.029 0.69 0.029 -0.058 -0.2 0 2 HBP
Jason Kendall C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245 .613 13 10 -0.037 0.68 0.041 -0.078 -0.1 12 1 2B,CS
Jacque Jones CF-RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .266 .706 9 4 0.045 0.54 0.060 -0.015 1.2 2 0 3B
Carlos Zambrano P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .643 10 7 -0.009 0.68 0.011 -0.020 -0.2 1 2 SH
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Geovany Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .844 6 3 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.4
   Ryan Dempster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 1 4 .242 .771 110 72 0.088 0.63 0.460 -0.371 0.4 27 9
2B: J Kendall (18, off I Snell).
3B: R Theriot (2, off I Snell); J Jones (2, off J Grabow).
HR: A Soriano (23, off I Snell; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: C Zambrano (5, off I Snell).
HBP: M DeRosa (5, by F Osoria).
TB: A Soriano 4; R Theriot 3; J Jones 3; J Kendall 2; D Lee; C Zambrano; M DeRosa; A Ramirez.
RBI: J Jones 2 (54); A Soriano 2 (51); D Lee (73).
2-out RBI: J Jones.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Baserunning
CS: J Kendall (4, 2nd base by I Snell/R Paulino).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .240 .576 21 14 -0.106 0.82 0.000 -0.106 -1.1 2 0
Nate McLouth RF-LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .247 .769 19 11 0.066 0.84 0.093 -0.027 0.6 3 0 HBP
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .812 12 9 -0.111 1.23 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 4 5
Jason Bay LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .755 5 1 0.021 0.83 0.021 0.000 0.2 0 0
   Ryan Doumit RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .813 12 7 -0.081 1.01 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 1 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .270 .804 17 9 -0.008 1.07 0.058 -0.066 -0.1 11 0
Jose Bautista 3B 1 0 0 0 3 1 .259 .763 23 10 0.097 1.20 0.122 -0.025 0.8 0 2
Ronny Paulino C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .697 17 11 -0.058 1.97 0.092 -0.150 -0.3 4 2
Jack Wilson SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 .286 .757 16 11 -0.119 1.31 0.000 -0.119 -1.0 2 3 SF
Ian Snell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .251 7 6 -0.045 0.89 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 2
   Josh Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .317 .924 5 3 -0.061 2.69 0.000 -0.061 -0.5
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Kata PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .632 3 3 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
Team Totals 28 1 2 1 7 12 .071 .342 157 95 -0.411 1.16 0.386 -0.797 -3.6 27 14
SF: J Wilson (6, off C Marmol).
HBP: N McLouth (9, by C Marmol).
TB: N McLouth; A LaRoche.
RBI: J Wilson (50).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: N Morgan (1); A LaRoche (5).

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
Carlos Zambrano, W (15-12) 6 2 1 1 5 8 0 4.26 25 112 67 34 12 21 7 5 3 0 67 0.159 0.92 1.2
Carlos Marmol, H (16) 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.40 8 29 15 4 2 9 2 1 0 0 3 1 0.133 1.82 1.1
Bob Howry, H (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.101 3.94 0.8
Ryan Dempster 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.81 3 13 10 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.24 0.5
Team Totals 9 2 1 1 7 12 0 1.00 37 157 95 44 16 35 10 7 3 0 67 6 1 0.412 0.63 3.6
C Zambrano faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Ian Snell, L (9-12) 7 7 4 3 1 3 1 4.00 28 93 60 36 8 16 12 12 5 0 51 -0.088 0.75 -0.4
Franquelis Osoria 1.2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.93 6 13 10 7 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.17 0.8
John Grabow 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.61 2 8 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 -0.020 0.18 -0.8
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 1 4 1 4.00 36 114 74 45 9 20 16 14 5 0 51 1 1 -0.088 1.16 -0.4
Balks: C Marmol (1).
WP: None.
HBP: C Marmol (3; N McLouth); F Osoria (4; M DeRosa).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 33,373.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Alfonso Soriano LF 1 Nyjer Morgan CF
2 Ryan Theriot SS 2 Nate McLouth RF
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 Freddy Sanchez 2B
4 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 Jason Bay LF
5 Cliff Floyd RF 5 Adam LaRoche 1B
6 Mark DeRosa 2B 6 Jose Bautista 3B
7 Jason Kendall C 7 Ronny Paulino C
8 Jacque Jones CF 8 Jack Wilson SS
9 Carlos Zambrano P 9 Ian Snell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC A. Soriano I. Snell 17% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Jones Scores
b8 1-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Paulino B. Howry 10% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-4 0 12- 8,(3-2)  PIT R. Paulino C. Zambrano -9% 75% Walk; LaRoche to 3B; Bautista to 2B
b7 0-4 0 123 3,(1-1)  RO PIT J. Wilson C. Marmol 7% 82% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); LaRoche Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Theriot I. Snell 7% 54% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)

Play By Play

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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' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano I. Snell -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC R. Theriot I. Snell 7% 54% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t1 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R CHC D. Lee I. Snell 5% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Theriot Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHC A. Ramirez I. Snell 3% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Lee to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Floyd I. Snell -3% 61% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa I. Snell -5% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. Morgan C. Zambrano 2% 58% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT N. McLouth C. Zambrano -3% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez C. Zambrano 3% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bay C. Zambrano -2% 56% Walk; McLouth to 2B
b1 0-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche C. Zambrano 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Kendall I. Snell -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC J. Jones I. Snell -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC C. Zambrano I. Snell 1% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHC A. Soriano I. Snell -2% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista C. Zambrano 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Paulino C. Zambrano 2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-1 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson C. Zambrano 1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC R. Theriot I. Snell -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Lee I. Snell -2% 57% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez I. Snell -1% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT I. Snell C. Zambrano 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan C. Zambrano 2% 61% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b3 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT N. McLouth C. Zambrano -2% 60% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez C. Zambrano 3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
Nate McLouth moves from RF to LF
Ryan Doumit replaces Jason Bay (LF) playing RF batting 4th
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC C. Floyd I. Snell -2% 60% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC M. DeRosa I. Snell 3% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Kendall I. Snell -3% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHC J. Jones I. Snell -2% 57% Kendall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Zambrano 3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche C. Zambrano 2% 62% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bautista C. Zambrano -2% 61% Walk
b4 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Paulino C. Zambrano 3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC J. Jones I. Snell 4% 68% Walk
t5 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Zambrano I. Snell -2% 66% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Jones to 2B
t5 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC A. Soriano I. Snell 17% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Jones Scores
t5 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC R. Theriot I. Snell -1% 82% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t5 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC D. Lee I. Snell -1% 81% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Wilson C. Zambrano 3% 84% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b5 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT I. Snell C. Zambrano 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan C. Zambrano 1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez I. Snell -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC C. Floyd I. Snell -1% 84% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t6 3-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa I. Snell -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
b6 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth C. Zambrano 3% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez C. Zambrano 2% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Zambrano 1% 89% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 7-8-9
t7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Kendall I. Snell 4% 94% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Kendall to 3B/Adv on E8
t7 3-0 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO CHC J. Jones I. Snell 0% 94% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Short RF); Kendall Scores/unER; Jones out at 2B/2B-SS
t7 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano I. Snell -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Soriano I. Snell -0% 93% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
b7 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT A. LaRoche C. Zambrano -3% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 0-4 0 1-- 9,(3-2)  PIT J. Bautista C. Zambrano -6% 84% Walk; LaRoche to 2B
b7 0-4 0 12- 8,(3-2)  PIT R. Paulino C. Zambrano -9% 75% Walk; LaRoche to 3B; Bautista to 2B
Carlos Marmol replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-4 0 123 3,(1-1)  RO PIT J. Wilson C. Marmol 7% 82% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); LaRoche Scores
Josh Phelps pinch hits for Ian Snell (P) batting 9th
b7 1-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Phelps C. Marmol 6% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT N. Morgan C. Marmol 5% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 2-3-4
Franquelis Osoria replaces Josh Phelps (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC R. Theriot F. Osoria -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC D. Lee F. Osoria -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t8 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez F. Osoria -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 2-3-4
b8 1-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT N. McLouth C. Marmol -5% 86% Hit By Pitch
b8 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez C. Marmol 4% 90% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); McLouth to 2B
b8 1-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Marmol 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-4 2 -2- 5,(3-2)  PIT A. LaRoche C. Marmol -0% 94% Balk; McLouth to 3B
b8 1-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  PIT A. LaRoche C. Marmol -3% 91% Walk
b8 1-4 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bautista C. Marmol -5% 86% Walk; LaRoche to 2B
Bob Howry replaces Carlos Marmol pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Paulino B. Howry 10% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 5-6-7
t9 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Floyd F. Osoria -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC M. DeRosa F. Osoria 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
t9 4-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Kendall F. Osoria -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
John Grabow replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R CHC J. Jones J. Grabow 2% 98% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); DeRosa Scores
Geovany Soto pinch hits for Bob Howry (P) batting 9th
t9 5-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O CHC G. Soto J. Grabow -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
Ryan Dempster replaces Geovany Soto (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Felix Pie replaces Cliff Floyd (RF) playing CF batting 5th
Jacque Jones moves from CF to RF
b9 1-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Dempster 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Matt Kata pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
b9 1-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT M. Kata R. Dempster 1% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b9 1-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT N. Morgan R. Dempster 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 1.

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  • 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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