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Sunday, September 9, 2012, 1:36PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 28,671, Time of Game: 3:24
Cubs
4
54-86
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Pirates
2
72-67
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: James Russell (7-1)
L: Jason Grilli (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    4 12  1
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  7  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Mather CF-LF 5 0 3 0 0 2 .210 .566 14 9 0.033 0.99 0.083 -0.050 0.6 1 0 SB
Darwin Barney 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .659 19 12 -0.070 0.96 0.045 -0.114 -0.9 4 4 GDP
Anthony Rizzo 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .300 .826 15 10 0.009 1.09 0.081 -0.072 -0.3 7 0
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .260 .812 10 8 0.210 1.69 0.311 -0.101 0.8 2 0 HR
   Tony Campana CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .608 6 2 0.004 0.49 0.004 0.000 0.2 0 0
Starlin Castro SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .280 .742 17 10 -0.052 0.75 0.032 -0.084 -0.5 2 2 2B
Josh Vitters 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .085 .329 13 9 0.114 0.62 0.151 -0.037 0.6 0 1 HR
   Shawn Camp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Sappelt RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .350 15 11 -0.029 0.68 0.013 -0.042 -0.2 2 0
   David DeJesus PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .755 5 1 0.006 0.61 0.006 0.000 0.2 0 0
Anthony Recker C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .139 .494 11 10 0.079 0.80 0.145 -0.066 0.1 9 1 HR
Chris Rusin P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1.000 9 5 -0.036 0.72 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 0 1
   Jaye Chapman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bryan LaHair PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .786 2 1 0.024 0.66 0.024 0.000 0.2
   Manuel Corpas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   James Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Valbuena PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .677 6 3 -0.020 0.83 0.000 -0.020 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 39 4 12 4 2 10 .308 .906 142 91 0.272 0.91 0.895 -0.622 0.0 27 9
2B: S Castro (23, off J Grilli).
HR: A Recker (1, off J Locke; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); A Soriano (28, off J Grilli; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); J Vitters (2, off J Locke; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Soriano 4; J Vitters 4; A Recker 4; J Mather 3; S Castro 2; A Rizzo 2; D Sappelt; D Barney; B LaHair.
GIDP: D Barney (11).
RBI: A Soriano 2 (94); J Vitters (5); A Recker (1).
2-out RBI: A Recker.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Barney-S Castro-A Rizzo.
E: A Rizzo (4).
Baserunning
SB: J Mather (4, 3rd base off J Locke/M McKenry).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brock Holt 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .414 .937 16 12 0.481 1.97 0.522 -0.041 2.0 1 1 3B
Starling Marte LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .659 18 10 -0.077 2.01 0.140 -0.216 -0.8 2 0
Andrew McCutchen CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 .341 .966 15 5 -0.019 2.52 0.171 -0.190 0.5 1 0 HR,IW
Garrett Jones RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .866 26 14 -0.029 2.15 0.140 -0.169 -0.4 3 0 GDP
Gaby Sanchez 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 .220 .611 22 10 -0.191 2.62 0.026 -0.217 -0.9 8 1 IW
Pedro Alvarez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .814 18 15 -0.192 2.61 0.079 -0.271 -1.1 0 3
Michael McKenry C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .830 13 10 -0.144 1.52 0.000 -0.144 -1.0 10 0
Clint Barmes SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .220 .559 9 5 -0.009 0.82 0.021 -0.030 0.0 1 3
   Jeff Clement PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .350 6 2 0.036 1.50 0.036 0.000 0.2
   Jordy Mercer SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .608 4 2 -0.025 1.05 0.000 -0.025 -0.1 0 2
Jeff Locke P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 7 6 0.033 1.20 0.057 -0.024 0.1 0 0
   Josh Harrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .644 1 1 -0.076 3.07 0.000 -0.076 -0.4
   Kyle McPherson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Grilli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chad Qualls P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alex Presley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .659 5 3 -0.014 0.57 0.000 -0.014 -0.1
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 2 7 1 8 8 .206 .710 160 95 -0.226 2.04 1.192 -1.417 -2.0 27 10
3B: B Holt (1, off M Corpas).
HR: A McCutchen (25, off C Rusin; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
IBB: A McCutchen (11, by M Corpas); G Sanchez (2, by J Russell).
TB: B Holt 5; A McCutchen 4; J Locke; G Jones; P Alvarez.
GIDP: G Jones (3).
RBI: A McCutchen (84).
2-out RBI: A McCutchen.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 0 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Barmes-G Sanchez.
E: B Holt (3).

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
Chris Rusin 5 5 1 1 3 4 1 5.73 22 83 52 29 14 9 8 7 3 0 54 0.148 1.23 1.2
Jaye Chapman, H (1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 17 11 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.084 1.88 0.4
Manuel Corpas, H (6) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.46 3 9 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.154 2.52 -0.7
James Russell, BS (3), W (7-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.50 3 15 8 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 -0.009 2.94 0.1
Shawn Camp, H (14) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.67 3 13 8 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.078 1.07 0.4
Carlos Marmol, S (18) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.97 6 23 12 3 3 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.078 4.79 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 8 8 1 2.00 42 160 95 48 23 24 13 13 4 0 54 2 1 0.225 0.91 2.0

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
Jeff Locke 6 7 2 2 0 6 2 4.11 25 89 60 37 7 16 10 9 2 0 56 0.021 0.95 0.7
Kyle McPherson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 4 14 10 5 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.049 0.91 0.4
Jason Grilli, L (1-6) 0.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 2.92 5 12 7 3 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.397 1.26 -2.4
Chad Qualls 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.17 2 7 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.040 0.87 0.8
Joel Hanrahan 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.39 5 20 10 6 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.43 0.4
Team Totals 9 12 4 4 2 10 3 4.00 41 142 91 54 10 27 15 14 4 0 56 2 0 -0.273 2.04 -0.0
Balks: J Russell (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Corpas (3; A McCutchen); J Russell (6; G Sanchez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - bakej902, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Scott Barry.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 28,671.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 4mph out to Leftfield.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Joe Mather CF 1 Brock Holt 2B
2 Darwin Barney 2B 2 Starling Marte LF
3 Anthony Rizzo 1B 3 Andrew McCutchen CF
4 Alfonso Soriano LF 4 Garrett Jones RF
5 Starlin Castro SS 5 Gaby Sanchez 1B
6 Josh Vitters 3B 6 Pedro Alvarez 3B
7 Dave Sappelt RF 7 Michael McKenry C
8 Anthony Recker C 8 Clint Barmes SS
9 Chris Rusin P 9 Jeff Locke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC A. Soriano J. Grilli 31% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Rizzo Scores
b7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT B. Holt M. Corpas -22% 44% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b9 2-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez C. Marmol 16% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b9 2-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Sanchez C. Marmol 15% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC A. Recker J. Locke 14% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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' Jeff Locke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC J. Mather J. Locke 4% 54% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC D. Barney J. Locke -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC A. Rizzo J. Locke 1% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Locke -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Chris Rusin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Holt C. Rusin 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT S. Marte C. Rusin 1% 49% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT A. McCutchen C. Rusin -11% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT G. Jones C. Rusin -1% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT G. Sanchez C. Rusin -2% 35% Walk; Jones to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez C. Rusin 4% 39% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Jeff Locke facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Castro J. Locke -2% 36% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHC J. Vitters J. Locke -2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. Sappelt J. Locke 1% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHC A. Recker J. Locke -2% 34% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Chris Rusin facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. McKenry C. Rusin 2% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Barmes C. Rusin -2% 33% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Locke C. Rusin 2% 36% Strikeout (missed bunt)
b2 1-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT B. Holt C. Rusin 2% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Jeff Locke facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC C. Rusin J. Locke -3% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC J. Mather J. Locke 3% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHC D. Barney J. Locke 4% 42% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Mather to 2B
t3 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Rizzo J. Locke -5% 37% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t3 0-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  CHC A. Soriano J. Locke 1% 38% Mather Steals 3B
t3 0-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Locke -6% 32% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Chris Rusin facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT S. Marte C. Rusin 2% 34% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT A. McCutchen C. Rusin -2% 32% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT G. Jones C. Rusin 4% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Jeff Locke facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC S. Castro J. Locke -3% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHC J. Vitters J. Locke 14% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHC D. Sappelt J. Locke -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHC A. Recker J. Locke 14% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t4 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC C. Rusin J. Locke -1% 59% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Chris Rusin facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT G. Sanchez C. Rusin 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT P. Alvarez C. Rusin -3% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. McKenry C. Rusin 4% 62% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Barmes C. Rusin 3% 65% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jeff Locke facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather J. Locke -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC D. Barney J. Locke -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Rizzo J. Locke -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Chris Rusin facing 9-1-2
b5 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Locke C. Rusin -6% 55% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT B. Holt C. Rusin -9% 46% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Locke to 2B
b5 1-2 0 12- 6,(2-2)  O PIT S. Marte C. Rusin 8% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. McCutchen C. Rusin 7% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 1-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O PIT G. Jones C. Rusin 7% 68% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jeff Locke facing 4-5-6
t6 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Soriano J. Locke -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Castro J. Locke -2% 64% Flyball: RF
t6 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHC J. Vitters J. Locke 1% 65% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to CF-RF)
t6 2-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CHC D. Sappelt J. Locke -2% 63% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Jaye Chapman facing 5-6-7
Jaye Chapman replaces Chris Rusin pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT G. Sanchez J. Chapman 4% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT P. Alvarez J. Chapman -4% 62% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line to C); Alvarez to 1B
b6 1-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. McKenry J. Chapman 5% 67% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
Jeff Clement pinch hits for Clint Barmes (SS) batting 8th
b6 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Clement J. Chapman -4% 63% Walk; Alvarez to 2B
Josh Harrison pinch hits for Jeff Locke (P) batting 9th
b6 1-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Harrison J. Chapman 8% 71% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Kyle McPherson facing 8-9-1
Kyle McPherson replaces Josh Harrison (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jordy Mercer replaces Jeff Clement (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t7 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Recker K. McPherson -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Bryan LaHair pinch hits for Jaye Chapman (P) batting 9th
t7 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC B. LaHair K. McPherson 2% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 2-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC J. Mather K. McPherson -3% 69% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O CHC D. Barney K. McPherson -2% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Manuel Corpas facing 1-2-3
Manuel Corpas replaces Bryan LaHair (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT B. Holt M. Corpas -22% 44% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-2 0 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT S. Marte M. Corpas 10% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b7 1-2 1 --3 4,(3-0)  PIT A. McCutchen M. Corpas -4% 51% Intentional Walk
James Russell replaces Manuel Corpas pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-2 1 1-3 2,(0-2)  R PIT G. Jones J. Russell -13% 38% Balk; Holt Scores; McCutchen to 2B
b7 2-2 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O PIT G. Jones J. Russell 6% 44% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b7 2-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT G. Sanchez J. Russell -1% 43% Intentional Walk
b7 2-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez J. Russell 7% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Pirates' Jason Grilli facing 3-4-5
Jason Grilli replaces Kyle McPherson pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHC A. Rizzo J. Grilli 7% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t8 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CHC A. Soriano J. Grilli 31% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Rizzo Scores
t8 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Castro J. Grilli 3% 91% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to RF Line)
t8 4-2 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHC J. Vitters J. Grilli -2% 89% Strikeout Looking
David DeJesus pinch hits for Dave Sappelt (RF) batting 7th
t8 4-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. DeJesus J. Grilli 1% 90% Walk
Chad Qualls replaces Jason Grilli pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Recker C. Qualls -2% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Luis Valbuena pinch hits for James Russell (P) batting 9th
t8 4-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHC L. Valbuena C. Qualls -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Shawn Camp facing 7-8-9
Shawn Camp replaces Josh Vitters (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Luis Valbuena moves from PH to 3B
Joe Mather moves from CF to LF
Tony Campana replaces Alfonso Soriano (LF) playing CF batting 4th
David DeJesus moves from PH to RF
b8 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. McKenry S. Camp 4% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Mercer S. Camp 2% 92% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
Alex Presley pinch hits for Chad Qualls (P) batting 9th
b8 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Presley S. Camp 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Joel Hanrahan facing 1-2-3
Joel Hanrahan replaces Alex Presley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHC J. Mather J. Hanrahan 1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 4-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC D. Barney J. Hanrahan -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Mather to 2B
t9 4-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHC A. Rizzo J. Hanrahan -1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P; Mather to 3B
t9 4-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  CHC T. Campana J. Hanrahan 0% 94% Walk
t9 4-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  CHC S. Castro J. Hanrahan 0% 94% Defensive Indifference; Campana to 2B
t9 4-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CHC S. Castro J. Hanrahan -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 1-2-3
Carlos Marmol replaces Shawn Camp pitching and batting 6th
b9 2-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT B. Holt C. Marmol -9% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b9 2-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT S. Marte C. Marmol -14% 70% Walk; Holt to 2B
b9 2-4 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen C. Marmol 12% 82% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b9 2-4 1 12- 4,(3-0)  PIT G. Jones C. Marmol -13% 69% Walk; Holt to 3B; Marte to 2B
b9 2-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Sanchez C. Marmol 15% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez C. Marmol 16% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, Pirates 2.

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