April 7, 2008 Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
CLE 4 BAL 5
SEA 4 CHW 7
MIN 4 NYY 6
TBR 1 ARI 9
LAD 3 PHI 5
@CIN 3 COL 2
ATL 1 HOU 5
STL 3 CHC 10
@PIT 8
(12) SDP 8
@SFG 4 FLA 10
@WSN 7

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 37,491

Monday, April 7, 2008, 1:35pm
Time of Game: 4:47

Cubs

4-3

Won 3

3rd, 1½ GB

Lou Piniella

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  6   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  2   10 13  3
Pirates         0  0  0   5  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    8 13  2

W: J Lieber (1-1), L: E Meek (0-1), S: C Marmol (1)

Pirates

3-4

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

John Russell

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  6   1   1   0    1   1  .094  .335   28    3   0   
R Johnson CF                  3   2   1   0    2   0  .308  .785   21    1   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .400    4    0   0   
  F Pie PR-CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .423    5    2   0   SB
D Lee 1B                      5   1   2   0    2   1  .400 1.288   35   11   4   2B,IW
A Ramirez 3B                  6   1   1   2    0   1  .200  .643   30    0   2   SF,GDP
K Fukudome RF                 5   1   3   1    2   1  .458 1.289   39    4   0   SB,IW
M DeRosa 2B                   5   2   1   1    2   2  .320  .974   29    1   4   2B
G Soto C                      7   1   3   2    0   0  .261  .855   31    6   1   2B
R Cedeno SS                   5   0   1   3    0   0  .286  .715   23    5   1   2B
  J Lieber P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  C Marmol P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Lilly P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  K Hart P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   0   
  C Pignatiello P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000    3    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
  R Theriot SS                0   1   0   0    2   0  .200  .526   13    0   0   2·SB
Totals                       49  10  13   9   11   8              282   36  13

BATTING

2B: R Cedeno (1, off P Dumatrait); M DeRosa (3, off T Gorzelanny); G Soto (1, off F Osoria); D Lee (4, off F Osoria).

SF: A Ramirez (1, off E Meek).

IBB: K Fukudome (1, by E Meek); D Lee (1, by E Meek).

TB: G Soto 4; D Lee 3; K Fukudome 3; R Cedeno 2; M DeRosa 2; A Soriano; A Ramirez; R Johnson.

GIDP: A Ramirez (1).

RBI: R Cedeno 3 (3); A Ramirez 2 (3); G Soto 2 (6); M DeRosa (4); K Fukudome (6).

2-out RBI: M DeRosa.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 6 for 24.

FIELDING

PB: G Soto (1).

E: R Cedeno (1); M DeRosa (2); A Ramirez (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Fukudome (2, 2nd base off J Grabow/R Doumit); R Theriot 2 (3, 2nd base off M Capps/R Paulino, 2nd base off E Meek/R Paulino); F Pie (2, 2nd base off M Capps/R Paulino).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF-LF               6   0   3   2    1   1  .441 1.207   30    1   0   3B,CS
F Sanchez 2B                  6   0   0   1    0   2  .263  .634   25    3   1   SF
J Bay LF                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .584   14    2   0   
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A LaRoche PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .290    2    0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Z Duke PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  E Meek P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Doumit C                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .458 1.105   16    6   0   2B,IW
  B Bixler PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Paulino C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555    4    3   0   
X Nady RF                     5   1   2   0    1   0  .387 1.199   22    8   0   2B
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   1   0   0    3   0  .250  .788   23    7   0   2·IW
J Bautista 3B                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .214  .634   15    1   3   2B,SH
L Rivas SS                    6   2   2   1    0   0  .318  .712   20    1   4   
T Gorzelanny P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Dumatrait P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Gomez PH                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .400  .879    6    0   0   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Morgan PH-CF              3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .750   19    4   0   CS
Totals                       46   8  13   5    8   6              203   36   9

BATTING

2B: J Bautista (3, off M Wuertz); R Doumit (1, off J Lieber); X Nady (2, off J Lieber).

3B: N McLouth (1, off T Lilly).

SF: F Sanchez (1, off B Howry).

SH: J Bautista (2, off J Lieber).

IBB: R Doumit (1, by B Howry); D Mientkiewicz 2 (2, 2 by J Lieber).

TB: N McLouth 5; X Nady 3; R Doumit 3; J Bautista 3; L Rivas 2; C Gomez; J Bay.

RBI: N McLouth 2 (9); F Sanchez (2); L Rivas (2); C Gomez (6).

2-out RBI: L Rivas; N McLouth; C Gomez.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Rivas-F Sanchez-D Mientkiewicz.

E: L Rivas (3); T Gorzelanny (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: N McLouth (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by T Lilly); N Morgan (1, 2nd base by M Wuertz/G Soto).

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
T Lilly                        3.2   7   5   5    2   1   0   9.72   19   80-50   32· 4·14    7· 8· 1· 0     26    -     0.68  -0.14
K Hart                         1.1   2   2   2    1   1   0   4.15    7   32-19   12· 1· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.20  -0.01
C Pignatiello                  0     0   0   0    2   0   0  13.50    2    8-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    3.10  -0.25
B Howry, H (2)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0  12.27    4    9-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          3-1    3.48   0.22
M Wuertz, BS (1)               2     1   1   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   21-17   10· 2· 5    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.79  -0.04
J Lieber, W (1-1)              3     2   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   13   35-23   13· 4· 6    4· 4· 1· 0          0-0    2.98   0.41
C Marmol, S (1)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.50    4   13-10    5· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.40   0.09
Totals                        12    13   8   7    8   6   0          56  198-122  75·13·34   20·18· 4· 0          6-2

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Gorzelanny                   2.1   6   7   7    4   2   0  10.80   16   70-36   23· 4· 9    5· 2· 3· 0     15    -     1.10  -0.30
P Dumatrait                    1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8   26-16   10· 4· 2    3· 3· 0· 0          3-3    0.26  -0.05
F Osoria                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   6.00    7   24-19   13· 3· 3    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.91  -0.10
D Marte                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0  16.20    3   13-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.82   0.08
T Yates                        2     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    6   26-17   12· 0· 5    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.11   0.16
J Grabow                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   30-17    8· 4· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.04   0.05
M Capps                        2     1   0   0    0   3   0   7.36    8   42-25   12· 3·10    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    3.45   0.35
E Meek, L (0-1)                1     0   2   2    5   0   0  27.00    8   36-11    3· 3· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.74  -0.41
Totals                        12    13  10  10   11   8   0          61  267-148  85·21·42   17·17· 8· 0          6-3

K Hart faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
C Pignatiello faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
F Osoria faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
J Grabow faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Gorzelanny (1); E Meek 2 (2).

IBB: J Lieber 2 (2; D Mientkiewicz, D Mientkiewicz); B Howry (1; R Doumit); E Meek 2 (2; D Lee, K Fukudome).

PO: T Lilly (1; N McLouth, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Scott Barry.

Time of Game: 4:47.

Attendance: 37,491.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. A Soriano            LF    1. N McLouth            CF 
2. R Johnson            CF    2. F Sanchez            2B 
3. D Lee                1B    3. J Bay                LF 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. R Doumit             C  
5. K Fukudome           RF    5. X Nady               RF 
6. M DeRosa             2B    6. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
7. G Soto               C     7. J Bautista           3B 
8. R Cedeno             SS    8. L Rivas              SS 
9. T Lilly              P     9. T Gorzelanny         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  8-7  -2-  5  -22%  46% N Morgan        M Wuertz        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bautista Scores/No RBI/unER
   t10   1  8-8  -23  5  -21%  51% D Lee           M Capps         Strikeout Looking
   b 9   1  8-8  1-3  1   19%  37% J Bautista      J Lieber        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Mientkiewicz to 2B
   b 9   0  8-8  ---  3  -17%  19% R Doumit        J Lieber        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   t10   2  8-8  -23  7  -15%  36% A Ramirez       M Capps         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  A Soriano       Lineout: LF
          ---  5   50%  R Johnson       Walk
          1--  7   57%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Johnson to 3B
   OO     1-3  7   45%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  N McLouth       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      47%  F Sanchez       McLouth Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  7   49%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   48%  J Bay           Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   50%  R Doumit        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  K Fukudome      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   52%  M DeRosa        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-      55%  G Soto          Wild Pitch; DeRosa to 3B
   R      --3  5   61%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeRosa Scores
   O      1--  3   58%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   56%  T Lilly         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   59%  X Nady          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   60%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   59%  J Bautista      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   61%  L Rivas         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   59%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   62%  R Johnson       Walk
          1--  5   65%  D Lee           Walk; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-  4   78%  A Ramirez       Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Johnson Scores/No RBI; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   R      -23  3   84%  K Fukudome      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee Scores; Ramirez to 3B
          1-3  5   85%  M DeRosa        Walk; Fukudome to 2B
   R      123  2   90%  G Soto          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ramirez Scores; Fukudome to 3B; DeRosa to 2B
                  Phil Dumatrait replaces Tom Gorzelanny pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    123  2   97%  R Cedeno        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Fukudome Scores; DeRosa Scores; Soto Scores
   O      -2-  4   96%  T Lilly         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  5   96%  A Soriano       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cedeno to 3B
   O      1-3  2   96%  R Johnson       Popfly: 2B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   96%  P Dumatrait     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   97%  N McLouth       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  F Sanchez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-0, Phil Dumatrait facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   97%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   97%  K Fukudome      Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, Ted Lilly facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   97%  J Bay           Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  3   97%  R Doumit        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  7   95%  X Nady          Walk; Doumit to 2B
          12-  8   93%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk; Doumit to 3B; Nady to 2B
   O      123  1   96%  J Bautista      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   RR     123  5   91%  L Rivas         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Doumit Scores; Nady Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Rivas to 2B
                  Chris Gomez pinch hits for Phil Dumatrait batting 9th
   RR     -23  6   82%  C Gomez         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Mientkiewicz Scores; Rivas Scores/No RBI/Adv on E5 (throw)
   R      1--  4   71%  N McLouth       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gomez Scores
                  Kevin Hart replaces Ted Lilly pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  7   76%  F Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Franquelis Osoria facing 7-8-9
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Chris Gomez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   80%  G Soto          Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   77%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  6   74%  K Hart          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   72%  A Soriano       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-7, Kevin Hart facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   75%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   77%  R Doumit        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   75%  X Nady          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   78%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, Pirates 5.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-5, Franquelis Osoria facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   81%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   88%  D Lee           Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Johnson to 3B
   R      -23  3   93%  A Ramirez       Fielder's Choice 2B; Johnson Scores; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 1B
                  Damaso Marte replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   88%  K Fukudome      Fielder's Choice 3B; Lee out at Hm/3B-C; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  6   86%  M DeRosa        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  4   84%  G Soto          Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Kevin Hart facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   80%  J Bautista      Walk
          1--  5   72%  L Rivas         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bautista to 2B
                  Carmen Pignatiello replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 9th; Nyjer Morgan pinch hits for Damaso Marte batting 9th
          12-  4   61%  N Morgan        Walk; Bautista to 3B; Rivas to 2B
   R      123  4   47%  N McLouth       Walk; Bautista Scores; Rivas to 3B; Morgan to 2B
                  Bobby Howry replaces Carmen Pignatiello pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  1   49%  F Sanchez       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Rivas Scores; Morgan to 3B
          1-3      45%  J Bay           Passed Ball; McLouth to 2B
   O      -23  2   59%  " "             Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
          -23  4   57%  R Doumit        Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   70%  X Nady          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 7.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-7, Tyler Yates facing 8-9-1
                  Tyler Yates replaces Jason Bay pitching and batting 3rd; Nate McLouth moves to LF; Nyjer Morgan moves to CF
   O      ---  7   67%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th
   O      ---  3   65%  M Fontenot      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   64%  A Soriano       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 7-8, Michael Wuertz facing 6-7-8
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   69%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   60%  J Bautista      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   68%  L Rivas         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  5   46%  N Morgan        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Bautista Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  2   50%  N McLouth       Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Tyler Yates facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   45%  R Johnson       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   42%  D Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   39%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 8-8, Michael Wuertz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   44%  N McLouth       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   47%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Adam LaRoche pinch hits for Tyler Yates batting 3rd
   O      ---  2   50%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, John Grabow facing 5-6-7
                  John Grabow replaces Adam LaRoche pitching and batting 3rd
          ---  7   58%  K Fukudome      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  M DeRosa        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      56%  G Soto          Fukudome Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  " "             Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      -2-  7   36%  R Cedeno        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 8-8, Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6
                  Jon Lieber replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 8th; Ryan Theriot replaces Michael Wuertz playing SS batting 9th
          ---  3   19%  R Doumit        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
                  Brian Bixler pinch runs for Ryan Doumit batting 4th
   O      -2-  2   17%  X Nady          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bixler to 3B
          --3  4   18%  D Mientkiewicz  Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  1   37%  J Bautista      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Mientkiewicz to 2B
   O      -23  2   50%  L Rivas         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, John Grabow facing 9-1-2
                  Ronny Paulino replaces Brian Bixler playing C batting 4th
          ---  7   58%  R Theriot       Walk
                  Matt Capps replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 3rd
          1--      67%  A Soriano       Theriot Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Reed Johnson batting 2nd
          -2-  4   69%  D Ward          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Theriot to 3B
                  Felix Pie pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 2nd
          1-3      72%  D Lee           Pie Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   51%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  7   36%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 8-8, Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
                  Felix Pie moves to CF
   O      ---  5   42%  N Morgan        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   47%  N McLouth       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   50%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Matt Capps facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   58%  K Fukudome      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   50%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   43%  G Soto          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  6   36%  J Lieber        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 8-8, Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5
                  Zach Duke pinch hits for Matt Capps batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   42%  Z Duke          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   47%  R Paulino       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   39%  X Nady          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   39%  D Mientkiewicz  Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  J Bautista      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 8.

Top of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 8-8, Evan Meek facing 9-1-2
                  Evan Meek replaces Zach Duke pitching and batting 3rd
          ---  6   58%  R Theriot       Walk
          1--      67%  A Soriano       Theriot Steals 2B
          -2-  4   70%  " "             Walk
          12-      82%  F Pie           Wild Pitch; Theriot to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   O      -23  4   72%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line)
          -23  4   72%  D Lee           Intentional Walk
   RO     123  3   83%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Theriot Scores
          12-      84%  K Fukudome      Wild Pitch; Soriano to 3B; Lee to 2B
          -23  5   85%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      123  5   93%  M DeRosa        Walk; Soriano Scores; Lee to 3B; Fukudome to 2B
   O      123  5   91%  G Soto          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 10, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 12th, Pirates Batting, Behind 8-10, Carlos Marmol facing 8-9-1
                  Carlos Marmol replaces Jon Lieber pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   96%  L Rivas         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   99%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   96%  N McLouth       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, Pirates 8.

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