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Sunday, May 25, 2008, 1:35PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 29,415, Time of Game: 3:26
Cubs
5
29-21
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
6
24-26
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Damaso Marte (4-0)
L: Jon Lieber (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  4   0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0    5 10  1
Pirates         1  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  1   0  1    6 14  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

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 1 1 .277 .875 18 9 0.162 0.87 0.220 -0.059 1.5 1 0 HR
Ryan Theriot SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .309 .771 22 13 -0.081 0.95 0.024 -0.105 -0.7 4 2
Derrek Lee 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .301 .909 17 13 0.080 1.24 0.173 -0.093 0.7 6 3 2·2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .295 .917 17 12 0.172 1.51 0.241 -0.068 0.6 0 2
Reed Johnson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .261 .705 17 11 -0.014 1.07 0.064 -0.078 -0.2 6 0 CS
   Jim Edmonds PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .168 .465 5 2 -0.033 1.30 0.000 -0.033 -0.1 0 0
Kosuke Fukudome RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .301 .827 20 11 -0.174 1.48 0.000 -0.174 -1.4 0 0
Mark DeRosa 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .315 .870 20 14 0.037 1.21 0.124 -0.087 -0.0 6 4 2B
Henry Blanco C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .313 .684 14 9 -0.025 1.39 0.097 -0.122 0.4 7 0
Ted Lilly P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .235 .572 6 6 -0.064 1.33 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 1 1
   Ronny Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .846 4 4 -0.028 1.14 0.000 -0.028 -0.2
   Jose Ascanio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Eyre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Howry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Micah Hoffpauir PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .956 1 1 -0.020 0.84 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Geovany Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .992 5 3 -0.064 2.30 0.000 -0.064 -0.2
   Jon Lieber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 42 5 10 5 3 11 .238 .670 166 108 -0.052 1.23 0.943 -0.995 -0.4 32 12
2B: M DeRosa (12, off P Maholm); D Lee 2 (16, 2 off P Maholm).
HR: A Soriano (11, off P Maholm; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Lee 4; A Soriano 4; M DeRosa 3; A Ramirez 2; H Blanco 2; R Johnson.
RBI: A Soriano 2 (28); A Ramirez 2 (35); H Blanco (2).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Ramirez-M DeRosa-D Lee; R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee.
E: H Blanco (1).
Baserunning
CS: R Johnson (3, 2nd base by P Maholm/R Paulino).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .595 17 10 -0.171 1.86 0.097 -0.268 -1.7 2 1 GDP
   Brian Bixler PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .175 .441 1 1 -0.013 3.20 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 0 SH
Luis Rivas SS-2B 5 2 2 2 1 2 .221 .572 26 14 0.030 2.04 0.268 -0.238 1.5 1 2 2·HR
Nate McLouth CF 5 0 3 1 1 1 .323 1.029 28 16 0.578 2.07 0.619 -0.042 1.7 5 0 2B,IW
Jason Bay LF 5 0 2 1 1 0 .290 .957 23 11 0.288 2.36 0.436 -0.149 0.2 2 0 2B,IW
Xavier Nady RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .317 .903 16 10 -0.221 2.60 0.093 -0.315 -0.7 4 0 HR
Adam LaRoche 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .229 .691 12 8 0.029 1.55 0.164 -0.135 0.3 6 1 2·2B
Jose Bautista 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 .220 .653 13 10 0.095 1.53 0.187 -0.092 0.7 0 2
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .564 5 3 -0.044 1.78 0.000 -0.044 -0.2
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ronny Paulino C 4 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .514 24 14 -0.114 1.34 0.032 -0.146 -0.7 12 1 GDP
Paul Maholm P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .514 10 8 0.006 1.63 0.055 -0.049 -0.2 1 1
   Chris Gomez 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .329 .715 6 4 -0.013 2.84 0.074 -0.087 0.1 0 0
Team Totals 43 6 14 6 5 7 .326 1.024 181 109 0.450 1.98 2.025 -1.578 1.0 33 8
2B: N McLouth (17, off C Marmol); A LaRoche 2 (11, 2 off T Lilly); J Bay (7, off J Ascanio).
HR: X Nady (8, off T Lilly; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); L Rivas 2 (2, 2 off T Lilly; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: B Bixler (2, off J Lieber).
IBB: N McLouth (4, by J Lieber); J Bay (2, by C Marmol).
TB: L Rivas 8; N McLouth 4; X Nady 4; A LaRoche 4; J Bay 3; J Bautista 2; P Maholm; C Gomez.
GIDP: F Sanchez (2); R Paulino (2).
RBI: L Rivas 2 (7); J Bautista (18); J Bay (26); N McLouth (39); X Nady (39).
2-out RBI: N McLouth; L Rivas; J Bay.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Paulino-L Rivas.

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
Ted Lilly 6 10 4 4 2 2 3 5.23 28 101 68 42 6 20 9 15 5 0 36 -0.143 1.48 -1.1
Jose Ascanio 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 4 13 8 3 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.087 1.43 0.5
Scott Eyre, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.063 2.47 0.2
Bob Howry, H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.19 2 7 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.077 1.54 0.3
Carlos Marmol, BS (1) 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 1.69 9 42 19 9 2 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.168 3.08 -0.0
Jon Lieber, L (2-3) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.33 5 14 8 6 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.365 3.36 -0.9
Team Totals 10.2 14 6 6 5 7 3 5.06 49 181 109 64 14 31 13 24 6 0 36 0 0 -0.449 1.23 -1.0

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
Paul Maholm 8 8 5 5 2 7 1 5.11 33 121 79 45 10 24 10 15 5 0 51 -0.256 1.12 -1.1
Franquelis Osoria 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.41 8 27 18 9 3 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 0.172 1.15 1.0
Damaso Marte, W (4-0) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.01 4 18 11 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.135 2.35 0.5
Team Totals 11 10 5 5 3 11 1 4.09 45 166 108 59 17 32 11 21 6 0 51 0 0 0.051 1.98 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Marmol (1; J Bay); J Lieber (3; N McLouth).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Wally Bell.
Time of Game: 3:26.
Attendance: 29,415.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Alfonso Soriano LF 1 Freddy Sanchez 2B
2 Ryan Theriot SS 2 Luis Rivas SS
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 Nate McLouth CF
4 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 Jason Bay LF
5 Reed Johnson CF 5 Xavier Nady RF
6 Kosuke Fukudome RF 6 Adam LaRoche 1B
7 Mark DeRosa 2B 7 Jose Bautista 3B
8 Henry Blanco C 8 Ronny Paulino C
9 Ted Lilly P 9 Paul Maholm P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 4-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R PIT N. McLouth C. Marmol 51% 61% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bixler Scores
b11 5-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Bay J. Lieber 39% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gomez Scores; McLouth to 2B
t8 4-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CHC A. Ramirez P. Maholm -21% 25% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lee Scores
t3 1-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC A. Soriano P. Maholm -21% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Blanco Scores
b6 4-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  OO PIT F. Sanchez T. Lilly -18% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

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' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHC A. Soriano P. Maholm 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC R. Theriot P. Maholm 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC D. Lee P. Maholm 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Lilly -2% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R PIT L. Rivas T. Lilly 10% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. McLouth T. Lilly -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bay T. Lilly -1% 61% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez P. Maholm 2% 63% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC R. Johnson P. Maholm -3% 60% Walk
t2 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC K. Fukudome P. Maholm 5% 66% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R PIT X. Nady T. Lilly 9% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Lilly -2% 74% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b2 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Bautista T. Lilly 2% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 2-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT R. Paulino T. Lilly -4% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. DeRosa P. Maholm -7% 65% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t3 0-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHC H. Blanco P. Maholm -8% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); DeRosa Scores
t3 1-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHC T. Lilly P. Maholm 4% 61% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t3 1-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC A. Soriano P. Maholm -21% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Blanco Scores
t3 3-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Theriot P. Maholm -2% 38% Walk
t3 3-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Lee P. Maholm -8% 30% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to RF Line); Theriot to 3B
t3 3-2 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO CHC A. Ramirez P. Maholm -1% 29% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Theriot Scores
t3 4-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson P. Maholm 3% 32% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
b3 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Maholm T. Lilly -3% 29% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Lilly -2% 28% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b3 2-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT L. Rivas T. Lilly 11% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT N. McLouth T. Lilly 2% 40% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b3 3-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Bay T. Lilly -3% 37% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 6-7-8
t4 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome P. Maholm 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa P. Maholm 2% 41% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 4-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC H. Blanco P. Maholm 1% 42% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 5-6-7
b4 3-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT X. Nady T. Lilly -3% 39% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT A. LaRoche T. Lilly 6% 45% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 3-4 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bautista T. Lilly -5% 40% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-4 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O PIT R. Paulino T. Lilly -4% 36% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 9-1-2
t5 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC T. Lilly P. Maholm 2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano P. Maholm 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 4-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot P. Maholm 1% 41% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 9-1-2
b5 3-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT P. Maholm T. Lilly 5% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 3-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Lilly -5% 41% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 3-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT L. Rivas T. Lilly 5% 47% Walk; Maholm to 2B
b5 3-4 1 12- 7,(2-2)  PIT N. McLouth T. Lilly 9% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Maholm to 3B; Rivas to 2B
b5 3-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay T. Lilly -11% 45% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 3-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  O PIT X. Nady T. Lilly -11% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 3-4-5
t6 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Lee P. Maholm 2% 36% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC A. Ramirez P. Maholm -3% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t6 4-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHC R. Johnson P. Maholm -4% 30% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez to 2B
t6 4-3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O CHC K. Fukudome P. Maholm 4% 33% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Ramirez to 3B
t6 4-3 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa P. Maholm 5% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Cubs' Ted Lilly facing 6-7-8
b6 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. LaRoche T. Lilly 11% 50% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b6 3-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Bautista T. Lilly 17% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaRoche Scores; Bautista to 2B/Adv on E2
b6 4-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  PIT R. Paulino T. Lilly 3% 70% Walk
b6 4-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Maholm T. Lilly -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B); Bautista to 3B
b6 4-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  OO PIT F. Sanchez T. Lilly -18% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 8-9-1
t7 4-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC H. Blanco P. Maholm 4% 54% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Ted Lilly (P) batting 9th
t7 4-4 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHC R. Cedeno P. Maholm 3% 57% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t7 4-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC A. Soriano P. Maholm 2% 59% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Cubs' Jose Ascanio facing 2-3-4
Jose Ascanio replaces Ronny Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT L. Rivas J. Ascanio -4% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 4-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Ascanio -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bay J. Ascanio 4% 56% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT X. Nady J. Ascanio -6% 50% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 2-3-4
t8 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC R. Theriot P. Maholm 5% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 4-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC D. Lee P. Maholm -9% 46% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t8 4-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R CHC A. Ramirez P. Maholm -21% 25% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lee Scores
t8 5-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Johnson P. Maholm 3% 28% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t8 5-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Fukudome P. Maholm 2% 30% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Scott Eyre facing 6-7-8
Scott Eyre replaces Jose Ascanio pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche S. Eyre -6% 24% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Bob Howry replaces Scott Eyre pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista B. Howry -5% 19% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Paulino B. Howry -3% 16% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 7-8-9
Franquelis Osoria replaces Jose Bautista (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Chris Gomez replaces Paul Maholm (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t9 5-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC M. DeRosa F. Osoria 2% 18% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC H. Blanco F. Osoria -2% 16% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Bob Howry (P) batting 9th
t9 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC M. Hoffpauir F. Osoria 2% 18% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 5-4 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHC A. Soriano F. Osoria -1% 17% Walk; Blanco to 2B
t9 5-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHC R. Theriot F. Osoria 3% 20% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
Carlos Marmol replaces Micah Hoffpauir (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT C. Gomez C. Marmol -9% 11% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b9 4-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT F. Sanchez C. Marmol 10% 21% Walk
Brian Bixler pinch runs for Freddy Sanchez (2B) batting 1st
b9 4-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT L. Rivas C. Marmol -11% 10% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  R PIT N. McLouth C. Marmol 51% 61% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bixler Scores
b9 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Bay C. Marmol 0% 61% Intentional Walk
b9 5-5 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady C. Marmol -11% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 5.
Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 3-4-5
Luis Rivas moves from SS to 2B
Brian Bixler moves from PR to SS
t10 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC D. Lee F. Osoria 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t10 5-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Ramirez F. Osoria 4% 60% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Reed Johnson (CF) batting 5th
t10 5-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC J. Edmonds F. Osoria 3% 64% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 6-7-8
Jim Edmonds moves from PH to CF
b10 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche C. Marmol -6% 58% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria (P) batting 7th
b10 5-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Michaels C. Marmol -4% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b10 5-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT R. Paulino C. Marmol -3% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 5.
Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Pirates' Damaso Marte facing 6-7-8
Damaso Marte replaces Jason Michaels (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t11 5-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome D. Marte 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t11 5-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC M. DeRosa D. Marte -6% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t11 5-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC H. Blanco D. Marte 7% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Geovany Soto pinch hits for Carlos Marmol (P) batting 9th
t11 5-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC G. Soto D. Marte 6% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 11th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Cubs' Jon Lieber facing 9-1-2
Jon Lieber replaces Geovany Soto (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b11 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT C. Gomez J. Lieber 7% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b11 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Bixler J. Lieber -1% 70% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gomez to 2B
b11 5-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT L. Rivas J. Lieber -9% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b11 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT N. McLouth J. Lieber 0% 61% Intentional Walk
b11 5-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Bay J. Lieber 39% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gomez Scores; McLouth to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Pirates 6.

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