September 9, 2007 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 6
@LAA 2 BOS 3
@BAL 2 MIN 5
@CHW 2 SEA 14
@DET 7 NYY 6
@KCR 3 TBD 3
TOR 2 TEX 12
OAK 9 ARI 6
STL 5 WSN 7
@ATL 4 MIL 10
@CIN 5 COL 4
SDP 2 NYM 4
HOU 1 PHI 8
FLA 5 PIT 10
CHC 5 SFG 4
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 21,861

Sunday, September 9, 2007, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Cubs

72-70

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  2  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    5  9  0
Pirates         0  6  0   1  0  0   0  3  X   10 13  0

W: M Morris (9-9), L: S Trachsel (6-10)

Pirates

63-80

Won 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .295  .861   26    3   0   HR
R Theriot SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .705   18    2   4   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .887   14    6   2   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .315  .909   14    0   3   2B
M Murton RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .748   11    0   0   
J Jones CF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .266  .707   12    3   1   
M DeRosa 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .773    9    3   2   GDP
J Kendall C                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .245  .613   10    4   2   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Floyd PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .734    4    0   0   
S Trachsel P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    2    1   0   
  K Hart P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Pignatiello P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .765    5    0   0   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .210         0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Soto C                    2   1   1   1    0   1  .353 1.038   10    2   3   HR
Totals                       35   5   9   5    2   4              135   24  17

BATTING

2B: A Ramirez (31, off S Chacon).

HR: A Soriano (24, off M Morris; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); G Soto (1, off R Sanchez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Soriano 4; G Soto 4; A Ramirez 2; M Murton 2; S Trachsel; J Jones; D Lee; J Kendall.

GIDP: M DeRosa (16).

RBI: A Soriano 2 (53); J Kendall 2 (39); G Soto (3).

2-out RBI: J Kendall 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Morgan CF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .267  .613   22    1   0   CS
N McLouth LF                  3   1   0   0    2   1  .244  .766   29    1   0   
F Sanchez 2B                  5   0   2   4    0   1  .314  .816   16    2   3   3B
A LaRoche 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .269  .802   17   12   0   2B,GDP
J Bautista 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .764   16    2   2   
S Pearce RF                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .286  .739   13    2   0   
R Paulino C                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .258  .698   19    4   0   
J Wilson SS                   3   3   2   1    1   0  .289  .765   17    3   7   2B
M Morris P                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .534    6    0   1   SH
  J Phelps PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .317  .927    7    0   0   
  R Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Chacon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   1   
  J Castillo PH               1   0   1   2    0   0  .243  .600    8    0   0   2B
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       32  10  13  10    7   6              170   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Wilson (27, off S Trachsel); J Castillo (16, off K Wood); A LaRoche (33, off S Trachsel).

3B: F Sanchez (3, off S Trachsel).

SH: M Morris (10, off K Hart).

TB: F Sanchez 4; J Wilson 3; N Morgan 2; A LaRoche 2; S Pearce 2; J Castillo 2; J Bautista; M Morris; R Paulino.

GIDP: A LaRoche (17).

RBI: F Sanchez 4 (77); N Morgan 2 (3); J Castillo 2 (23); S Pearce (2); J Wilson (51).

2-out RBI: F Sanchez 3; N Morgan; J Wilson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche.

BASERUNNING

CS: N Morgan (1, 2nd base by C Pignatiello/J Kendall).

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 Trachsel, L (6-10)           2     6   6   6    1   0   0   4.78   12   47-31   20· 1·10    6· 1· 4· 0     19    -     1.26  -0.47
K Hart                         1.1   2   1   1    0   2   0   2.45    6   19-16   10· 3· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
C Pignatiello                  0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    2   11-9     6· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.25  -0.02
S Marshall                     1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   3.92    6   22-14   13· 0· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.00
M Wuertz                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.64    1    7-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.67  -0.01
S Eyre                         1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   4.63    5   23-14    8· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.56   0.07
K Wood                         0     2   3   3    2   0   0   5.52    4   21-9     6· 2· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.06
W Ohman                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.08    4   14-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8    13  10  10    7   6   0          40  164-104  70·11·23   14· 5· 8· 0          8-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Morris, W (9-9)              6     7   4   4    2   2   1   4.59   26   89-58   34· 4·20   13· 4· 5· 0     42    -     0.93  -0.04
R Sanchez, H (2)               1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.08    4   16-11    4· 2· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.97  -0.01
S Chacon, H (10)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    4   10-7     5· 1· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.86   0.08
M Capps                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.10    3   15-10    5· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   4   2          37  130-86   48· 8·30   17· 6· 8· 0           -

M Wuertz faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
K Wood faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Trachsel (7); M Morris (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 21,861.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 3mph in from Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. A Soriano            LF    1. N Morgan             CF 
2. R Theriot            SS    2. N McLouth            LF 
3. D Lee                1B    3. F Sanchez            2B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. A LaRoche            1B 
5. M Murton             RF    5. J Bautista           3B 
6. J Jones              CF    6. S Pearce             RF 
7. M DeRosa             2B    7. R Paulino            C  
8. J Kendall            C     8. J Wilson             SS 
9. S Trachsel           P     9. M Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  2-3  123  4   18%  86% F Sanchez       S Trachsel      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Morris Scores; Morgan Scores; McLouth Scores; Sanchez out at Hm/CF-SS-C
   t 2   2  0-0  -23  2  -17%  32% J Kendall       M Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Murton Scores; Jones Scores
   b 2   2  2-1  1--  3   12%  53% J Wilson        S Trachsel      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Pearce Scores
   b 2   2  2-2  1-3  5   10%  65% N Morgan        S Trachsel      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores; Morris to 2B
   t 4   0  6-2  12-  2    9%  89% M DeRosa        M Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Murton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   54%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  N Morgan        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   51%  N McLouth       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   50%  M Murton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   46%  J Jones         Walk; Murton to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  M DeRosa        Groundout: 2B-1B; Murton to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RR     -23  2   32%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive); Murton Scores; Jones Scores
          1--  2   31%  S Trachsel      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kendall to 2B
          12-      30%  A Soriano       Wild Pitch; Kendall to 3B; Trachsel to 2B
   O      -23  6   34%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   41%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   39%  J Bautista      Groundout: 2B-1B; LaRoche to 3B
   R      --3  2   45%  S Pearce        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaRoche Scores
   O      1--  6   41%  R Paulino       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      1--  3   53%  J Wilson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Pearce Scores
          -2-  3   55%  M Morris        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Wilson to 3B
   R      1-3  5   65%  N Morgan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores; Morris to 2B
          12-      66%  N McLouth       Wild Pitch; Morris to 3B; Morgan to 2B
          -23  5   68%  " "             Walk
   RRRO   123  4   86%  F Sanchez       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Morris Scores; Morgan Scores; McLouth Scores; Sanchez out at Hm/CF-SS-C
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   88%  R Theriot       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   89%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   89%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Kevin Hart facing 4-5-6
                  Kevin Hart replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   89%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   89%  J Bautista      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   88%  S Pearce        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   88%  R Paulino       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   85%  M Murton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   80%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Murton to 2B
   OO     12-  2   89%  M DeRosa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Murton to 3B
   O      --3  6   91%  J Kendall       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Kevin Hart facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   92%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   92%  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Wilson to 2B
                  Carmen Pignatiello replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-  3   95%  N Morgan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores
   O      1--      94%  N McLouth       Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  8   94%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-7, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Carmen Pignatiello batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  M Fontenot      Walk
   RR     1--  3   84%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Fontenot Scores
   O      ---  6   86%  R Theriot       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  1   83%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   86%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   88%  M Murton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Sean Marshall facing 3-4-5
                  Sean Marshall replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   90%  F Sanchez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   87%  A LaRoche       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  J Bautista      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   89%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   90%  M DeRosa        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   91%  J Kendall       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Sean Marshall facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   92%  S Pearce        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  7   94%  R Paulino       Walk; Pearce to 2B
   O      12-  7   94%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Pearce to 3B
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Sean Marshall pitching and batting 9th; Josh Phelps pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
          1-3  7   94%  J Phelps        Walk; Paulino to 2B
                  Scott Eyre replaces Jason Kendall pitching and batting 8th; Geovany Soto replaces Michael Wuertz playing C batting 9th
   O      123  8   92%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   89%  N McLouth       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 4-7, Romulo Sanchez facing 9-1-2
                  Romulo Sanchez replaces Josh Phelps pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   82%  G Soto          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   85%  A Soriano       Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   87%  R Theriot       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   89%  D Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Scott Eyre facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   87%  J Bautista      Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  S Pearce        Baserunner Out Advancing; Bautista out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 7.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-7, Shawn Chacon facing 4-5-6
                  Shawn Chacon replaces Romulo Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   77%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   84%  M Murton        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      -2-  2   90%  J Jones         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  1   94%  M DeRosa        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-5, Kerry Wood facing 6-7-8
                  Kerry Wood replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 8th
          ---  7   95%  S Pearce        Walk
          1--  2   97%  R Paulino       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Pearce to 3B
          1-3  4   98%  J Wilson        Walk; Paulino to 2B
                  Jose Castillo pinch hits for Shawn Chacon batting 9th
   RR     123  8  100%  J Castillo      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Pearce Scores; Paulino Scores; Wilson to 3B
                  Will Ohman replaces Kerry Wood pitching and batting 8th
   O      -23  2   99%  N Morgan        Fielder's Choice 1B; Castillo out at 3B/1B-3B-C-SS-1B; Morgan to 2B
          -23  4   99%  N McLouth       Walk
   RO     123  2   99%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Wilson Scores; Morgan to 3B
   O      1-3  6   99%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 10.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 5-10, Matt Capps facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Capps replaces Jose Castillo pitching and batting 9th; Cliff Floyd pinch hits for Will Ohman batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Floyd         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  G Soto          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation