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0
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5
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5
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 12:37PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 10,899, Time of Game: 2:53
Cubs
8
71-67
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 11½ GB
 at Pirates
5
54-84
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 28½ GB
L: Kevin Hart (4-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  1  1   0  1  0   2  2  0    8 13  0
Pirates         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  3  0    5  6  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kosuke Fukudome CF 5 2 2 0 1 1 .269 .821 21 13 0.030 0.48 0.059 -0.028 0.1 1 0 GDP
Ryan Theriot SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 .288 .718 17 8 0.097 0.70 0.123 -0.026 1.6 2 2 SB
Derrek Lee 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .299 .950 15 10 -0.017 0.82 0.042 -0.059 -0.5 4 0
Micah Hoffpauir RF 2 3 2 2 2 0 .236 .739 28 15 0.273 0.95 0.273 0.000 3.2 1 0 HR,2B,SF
Jeff Baker 3B 2 0 0 1 1 2 .305 .822 25 15 -0.031 1.04 0.028 -0.059 -0.5 0 1 HBP,SF
Mike Fontenot 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .227 .669 14 6 -0.032 0.94 0.062 -0.093 0.6 2 2 GDP,IW
Bobby Scales LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .244 .758 14 9 -0.034 1.05 0.034 -0.068 -0.8 3 0 2B
   Sam Fuld LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .760 1 1 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 1 0
Koyie Hill C 5 1 2 2 0 1 .240 .653 16 12 0.089 0.79 0.133 -0.043 1.2 13 0
Carlos Zambrano P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .217 .696 19 13 -0.066 0.66 0.000 -0.066 -1.2 0 2
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .180 .462 5 4 0.004 0.08 0.004 0.000 0.3
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 8 13 8 7 8 .361 .957 175 106 0.312 0.78 0.758 -0.443 3.6 27 7
2B: M Hoffpauir (9, off J Karstens); B Scales (4, off K Hart).
HR: M Hoffpauir (10, off K Hart; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Baker (1, off K Hart); M Hoffpauir (2, off D Bautista).
IBB: M Fontenot (4, by J Karstens).
HBP: J Baker (2, by D Bautista).
TB: M Hoffpauir 6; K Fukudome 2; B Scales 2; K Hill 2; M Fontenot 2; R Theriot 2; A Miles; D Lee.
GIDP: K Fukudome (12); M Fontenot (6).
RBI: K Hill 2 (23); M Hoffpauir 2 (28); B Scales (8); R Theriot (51); J Baker (17); M Fontenot (40).
2-out RBI: K Hill 2; R Theriot; M Fontenot.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: R Theriot (17, 2nd base off K Hart/J Jaramillo).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 0 1 2 1 1 .278 .826 24 16 0.174 0.97 0.220 -0.046 1.6 3 0 2B
Delwyn Young 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .271 .715 24 13 -0.063 0.82 0.026 -0.089 -0.6 2 3
Garrett Jones RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 .973 9 8 -0.025 0.96 0.040 -0.065 -0.4 3 0
Brandon Moss LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .245 .694 16 10 -0.072 0.98 0.004 -0.076 -0.4 2 0
Steven Pearce 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .224 .704 17 8 -0.025 0.94 0.048 -0.073 0.1 6 1
Neil Walker 3B 4 2 1 0 0 2 .214 .481 18 11 -0.040 1.10 0.041 -0.081 -0.6 0 3
Ronny Cedeno SS 4 1 3 3 0 1 .210 .613 13 8 0.118 1.03 0.141 -0.023 3.4 3 3 HR
Jason Jaramillo C 4 1 0 0 0 1 .255 .689 17 11 -0.110 1.37 0.000 -0.110 -1.0 8 0
Kevin Hart P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .504 3 3 -0.104 1.95 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 0 1 SH
   Jeff Karstens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .246 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ramon Vazquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .634 5 3 -0.017 0.67 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
   Denny Bautista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Andy LaRoche PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .697 3 2 -0.023 0.89 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Team Totals 32 5 6 5 5 11 .188 .610 149 93 -0.187 1.05 0.520 -0.707 0.6 27 11
2B: A McCutchen (21, off C Zambrano).
HR: R Cedeno (10, off K Gregg; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: K Hart (1, off C Zambrano).
TB: R Cedeno 6; A McCutchen 2; N Walker; G Jones.
RBI: R Cedeno 3 (35); A McCutchen 2 (47).
2-out RBI: R Cedeno 3; A McCutchen 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Cedeno-D Young-S Pearce; K Hart-R Cedeno-S Pearce.

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 (8-6) 6 5 2 2 3 8 0 3.77 26 98 62 33 6 23 5 10 2 0 59 0.138 1.37 0.9
John Grabow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95 3 12 8 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.033 0.43 0.5
Kevin Gregg 1 1 3 3 2 2 1 4.92 6 28 15 7 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.023 0.24 -2.5
Carlos Marmol, S (11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.29 3 11 8 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.039 0.51 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 5 11 1 5.00 38 149 93 49 10 34 8 14 3 0 59 0 0 0.187 0.78 -0.6

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
Kevin Hart, L (4-6) 5 6 4 4 6 3 1 4.86 26 108 60 37 8 15 7 10 3 0 36 -0.222 0.99 -1.6
Jeff Karstens 2 3 2 2 1 4 0 5.12 10 43 28 16 3 9 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.075 0.85 -1.0
Denny Bautista 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.19 7 14 10 8 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 -0.024 0.15 -1.5
Matt Capps 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.89 3 10 8 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.17 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 7 8 1 8.00 46 175 106 66 13 27 12 18 8 0 36 0 0 -0.314 1.05 -3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Bautista (1; J Baker).
IBB: J Karstens (3; M Fontenot).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 10,899.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 3mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Kosuke Fukudome CF 1 Andrew McCutchen CF
2 Ryan Theriot SS 2 Delwyn Young 2B
3 Derrek Lee 1B 3 Garrett Jones RF
4 Micah Hoffpauir RF 4 Brandon Moss LF
5 Jeff Baker 3B 5 Steven Pearce 1B
6 Mike Fontenot 2B 6 Neil Walker 3B
7 Bobby Scales LF 7 Ronny Cedeno SS
8 Koyie Hill C 8 Jason Jaramillo C
9 Carlos Zambrano P 9 Kevin Hart P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-3 2 -23 4,(1-2)  RR PIT A. McCutchen C. Zambrano -18% 60% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores; Jaramillo Scores
t5 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Hart 12% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t7 4-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CHC K. Hill J. Karstens 11% 95% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Lee Scores; Hoffpauir Scores; Fontenot to 3B
t2 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC R. Theriot K. Hart 10% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hill Scores; Fukudome to 3B
b4 0-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT R. Cedeno C. Zambrano -7% 68% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Walker to 2B

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' Kevin Hart facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC K. Fukudome K. Hart 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHC R. Theriot K. Hart -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Fukudome to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  CHC D. Lee K. Hart 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- 8,(3-2)  CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Hart 6% 60% Walk; Fukudome to 3B; Lee to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 6,(2-2)  RO CHC J. Baker K. Hart -0% 59% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fukudome Scores
t1 1-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHC M. Fontenot K. Hart -4% 56% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 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 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT A. McCutchen C. Zambrano -4% 52% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Young C. Zambrano 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT G. Jones C. Zambrano 3% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT B. Moss C. Zambrano 2% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Kevin Hart facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Scales K. Hart -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC K. Hill K. Hart 2% 61% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano K. Hart -3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHC K. Fukudome K. Hart 2% 60% Walk; Hill to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC R. Theriot K. Hart 10% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hill Scores; Fukudome to 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Lee K. Hart -4% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT S. Pearce C. Zambrano -4% 63% Walk
b2 0-2 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Walker C. Zambrano 4% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Cedeno C. Zambrano -4% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pearce to 2B
b2 0-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Jaramillo C. Zambrano 5% 67% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b2 0-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Hart C. Zambrano 5% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Kevin Hart facing 4-5-6
t3 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Hart 3% 75% Walk
t3 2-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHC J. Baker K. Hart -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC M. Fontenot K. Hart 5% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hoffpauir to 3B
t3 2-0 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RO CHC B. Scales K. Hart 2% 79% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B); Hoffpauir Scores
t3 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHC K. Hill K. Hart -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen C. Zambrano 2% 80% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b3 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT D. Young C. Zambrano -3% 77% Walk
b3 0-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT G. Jones C. Zambrano -4% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 2B
b3 0-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Moss C. Zambrano 3% 76% Groundout: P-1B; Young to 3B; Jones to 2B
b3 0-3 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Pearce C. Zambrano 6% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Kevin Hart facing 9-1-2
t4 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano K. Hart -1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome K. Hart -1% 80% Flyball: LF
t4 3-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC R. Theriot K. Hart 1% 81% Walk
t4 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC D. Lee K. Hart 1% 81% Theriot Steals 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Lee K. Hart -2% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
b4 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT N. Walker C. Zambrano -4% 75% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b4 0-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT R. Cedeno C. Zambrano -7% 68% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Walker to 2B
b4 0-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Jaramillo C. Zambrano 4% 72% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B); Walker to 3B
b4 0-3 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PIT K. Hart C. Zambrano 6% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Jaramillo to 2B
b4 0-3 2 -23 4,(1-2)  RR PIT A. McCutchen C. Zambrano -18% 60% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores; Jaramillo Scores
b4 2-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT D. Young C. Zambrano 4% 64% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Kevin Hart facing 4-5-6
t5 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHC M. Hoffpauir K. Hart 12% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 4-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  CHC J. Baker K. Hart 3% 79% Walk
t5 4-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC M. Fontenot K. Hart -6% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
t5 4-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CHC B. Scales K. Hart 2% 75% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t5 4-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CHC K. Hill K. Hart -3% 72% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 3-4-5
b5 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT G. Jones C. Zambrano 3% 75% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b5 2-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Moss C. Zambrano 2% 77% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT S. Pearce C. Zambrano 1% 79% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 9-1-2
Jeff Karstens replaces Kevin Hart pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC C. Zambrano J. Karstens -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 4-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome J. Karstens -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHC R. Theriot J. Karstens -1% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
b6 2-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Walker C. Zambrano 3% 78% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Cedeno C. Zambrano 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Jaramillo C. Zambrano 1% 82% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 3-4-5
t7 4-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC D. Lee J. Karstens 2% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 4-2 0 1-- 9,(2-2)  CHC M. Hoffpauir J. Karstens 7% 91% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Lee to 3B
t7 4-2 0 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Baker J. Karstens -3% 88% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  CHC M. Fontenot J. Karstens 0% 88% Intentional Walk
t7 4-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. Scales J. Karstens -5% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR CHC K. Hill J. Karstens 11% 95% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Lee Scores; Hoffpauir Scores; Fontenot to 3B
t7 6-2 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O CHC C. Zambrano J. Karstens -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' John Grabow facing 9-1-2
John Grabow replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
Sam Fuld replaces Bobby Scales playing LF batting 7th
Ramon Vazquez pinch hits for Jeff Karstens (P) batting 9th
b7 2-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Vazquez J. Grabow 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 2-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Grabow 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Young J. Grabow 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Denny Bautista facing 1-2-3
Denny Bautista replaces Ramon Vazquez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC K. Fukudome D. Bautista 0% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 6-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC R. Theriot D. Bautista 1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Fukudome to 2B
t8 6-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Lee D. Bautista -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Fukudome to 3B
t8 6-2 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO CHC M. Hoffpauir D. Bautista 1% 98% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Fukudome Scores
t8 7-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Baker D. Bautista 0% 98% Hit By Pitch; Lee to 2B
t8 7-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R CHC M. Fontenot D. Bautista 1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lee Scores; Baker to 2B
t8 8-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC S. Fuld D. Bautista -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Cubs' Kevin Gregg facing 3-4-5
Kevin Gregg replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-8 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT G. Jones K. Gregg 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT B. Moss K. Gregg -0% 99% Walk
b8 2-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT S. Pearce K. Gregg -1% 98% Walk; Moss to 2B
b8 2-8 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O PIT N. Walker K. Gregg 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Moss to 3B
b8 2-8 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  RRR PIT R. Cedeno K. Gregg -3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Moss Scores; Walker Scores
b8 5-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Jaramillo K. Gregg 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-5, Pirates' Matt Capps facing 8-9-1
Matt Capps replaces Denny Bautista pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Hill M. Capps -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Kevin Gregg (P) batting 9th
t9 8-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  CHC A. Miles M. Capps 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t9 8-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHC K. Fukudome M. Capps -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 9-1-2
Carlos Marmol replaces Aaron Miles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Andy LaRoche pinch hits for Matt Capps (P) batting 9th
b9 5-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche C. Marmol 2% 98% Lineout: LF
b9 5-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen C. Marmol 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Young C. Marmol 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Pirates 5.

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