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SEA  4
@LAA  2

NYY  7
@BAL  1

BOS  6
TEX  5

MIN  2
CLE  1

(10)
OAK  7
KCR  1

CHW  6
@TBR  0

TOR  5
DET  3

SDP  9
@ARI  4

ATL  6
LAD  1

CHC 13
PIT  6

CIN  4
MIL  3

(10)
FLA  6
WSN  1

HOU  6
COL  4

PHI  5
NYM  4

SFG  8
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,405

Sunday, April 20, 2008, 2:20pm
Time of Game: 3:13
Pirates
6
7-11
Lost 5
5th, 5 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  3  1   0  1  1    6  9  2
Cubs            1  0  2   2  5  3   0  0  X   13 18  1
W: R Dempster (3-0), L: Z Duke (0-1)
Cubs
13
12-6
Won 3
1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .382 1.111   27    2   0   HBP
F Sanchez 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .220  .516   16    5   1   
J Bay LF                      3   1   0   0    2   0  .267  .854   21    0   0   GDP
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .132  .428   21    7   0   
  P Dumatrait P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Paulino PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .269  .713    4    0   0   2B
X Nady RF                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .338  .948   18    1   0   
R Doumit C                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .320  .920   20    4   1   2·HR
J Bautista 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   2  .185  .547   23    3   3   2B
B Bixler SS                   3   1   0   0    0   2  .167  .408   14    0   4   HBP
Z Duke P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    2    0   4   
  D Mientkiewicz PH           1   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .660    4    0   0   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Gomez PH-1B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .706    5    2   0   
Totals                       36   6   9   6    4   8              175   24  13
BATTING
2B: J Bautista (5, off R Dempster); R Paulino (2, off S Marshall).
HR: R Doumit 2 (4, off B Howry, off M Wuertz; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
HBP: N McLouth (1, by B Howry); B Bixler (1, by R Dempster).
TB: R Doumit 8; J Bautista 2; R Paulino 2; N McLouth; C Gomez; D Mientkiewicz; F Sanchez; X Nady.
GIDP: J Bay (1).
RBI: R Doumit 2 (6); D Mientkiewicz (1); F Sanchez (6); R Paulino (6); N McLouth (16).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Bixler-F Sanchez-C Gomez.
E: A LaRoche (2); F Sanchez (3).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson CF                  5   3   2   0    0   0  .354  .835   19    0   0   2B,HBP
R Theriot SS                  5   3   4   2    1   1  .338  .893   21    2   1   2·2B,SB
D Lee 1B                      4   2   2   2    1   0  .364 1.133   26    8   1   
  D Ward 1B                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .686    8    3   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  5   1   4   4    0   0  .275  .915   16    1   3   HR,2B,HBP
M Murton LF                   6   0   1   2    0   0  .125  .250   14    2   0   GDP
M DeRosa RF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .975   16    3   0   
G Soto C                      2   2   2   0    2   0  .328 1.006   16    5   2   
  H Blanco C                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .718    4    2   0   
R Cedeno 2B                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .350  .885   26    0   2   2B
R Dempster P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    4    1   1   SH
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .613    3    0   0   
  B Howry P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  F Pie PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .343    5    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Marshall P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       40  13  18  11    7   4              181   27  11
BATTING
2B: R Cedeno (2, off F Osoria); A Ramirez (5, off Z Duke); R Theriot 2 (5, 2 off Z Duke); R Johnson (3, off Z Duke).
HR: A Ramirez (4, off F Osoria; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SH: R Dempster (4, off Z Duke).
HBP: A Ramirez (3, by Z Duke); R Johnson (2, by Z Duke).
TB: A Ramirez 8; R Theriot 6; R Johnson 3; R Cedeno 3; G Soto 2; D Lee 2; M DeRosa; M Murton.
GIDP: M Murton (1).
RBI: A Ramirez 4 (11); M Murton 2 (2); R Theriot 2 (5); D Lee 2 (17); R Cedeno (6).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez 3; D Lee 2.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 6 for 25.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Ramirez-D Lee.
E: M Wuertz (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Theriot (4, 3rd base off Z Duke/R Doumit).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Duke, L (0-1)                4     8   5   5    2   0   0   4.37   24   69-36   27· 3· 6   14· 4· 2· 0     24    -     0.90  -0.23
F Osoria                       1     6   5   5    0   0   1   7.43    9   35-25   18· 3· 4    6· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.17
D Marte                        1     3   3   3    2   1   0  11.05    8   37-21   13· 3· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.01
P Dumatrait                    2     1   0   0    3   3   0   3.68    9   39-19    6· 3·10    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    18  13  13    7   4   1          50  180-101  64·12·25   24· 7· 6· 0           -  
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Dempster, W (3-0)            5     5   3   3    2   3   0   3.00   22   94-62   40· 4·18    9· 3· 4· 0     46    -     1.28   0.08
B Howry                        2     2   1   1    0   4   1   7.20    9   36-22   11· 2· 9    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
M Wuertz                       1     1   1   1    1   0   1   4.35    6   27-15   11· 2· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
S Marshall                     1     1   1   1    1   1   0   2.08    5   18-11    4· 2· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   8   2          42  175-110  66·10·34   14· 8· 6· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: Z Duke 2 (3; R Johnson, A Ramirez); B Howry (2; N McLouth); R Dempster (1; B Bixler).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Ted Barrett.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 41,405.
Weather: 48° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. N McLouth            CF    1. R Johnson            CF 
2. F Sanchez            2B    2. R Theriot            SS 
3. J Bay                LF    3. D Lee                1B 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. M Murton             LF 
6. R Doumit             C     6. M DeRosa             RF 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. G Soto               C  
8. B Bixler             SS    8. R Cedeno             2B 
9. Z Duke               P     9. R Dempster           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  5   11%  52% J Bay           R Dempster      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Sanchez to 2B
   t 5   2  5-3  123  6   10%  81% A LaRoche       R Dempster      Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  4    9%  70% R Theriot       Z Duke          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson Scores; Theriot to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 5   1  5-1  123  4   -9%  72% N McLouth       R Dempster      Walk; Bautista Scores; Bixler to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   b 3   0  0-1  1-3  2    8%  86% A Ramirez       Z Duke          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  N McLouth       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  7   41%  F Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McLouth to 2B
   OO     12-  5   52%  J Bay           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Sanchez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   55%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  R Johnson       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4   70%  R Theriot       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson Scores; Theriot to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   66%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  4   63%  A Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  1   60%  M Murton        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   63%  X Nady          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   64%  R Doumit        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   66%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zach Duke facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   69%  M DeRosa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   73%  G Soto          Single to CF (Line Drive); DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  2   69%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Soto to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  R Dempster      Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Soto to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -23  4   61%  R Johnson       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  B Bixler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   66%  Z Duke          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  9   67%  N McLouth       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Zach Duke facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   72%  R Theriot       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   78%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Theriot to 3B
   R      1-3  2   86%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B
   RO     -23  5   86%  M Murton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Lee Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  2   83%  M DeRosa        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          --3  5   84%  G Soto          Walk
   O      1-3  2   81%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   83%  F Sanchez       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  2   85%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   86%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Zach Duke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   85%  R Dempster      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   86%  R Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  2   92%  R Theriot       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
          -2-      93%  D Lee           Theriot Steals 3B
          --3  5   93%  " "             Walk
          1-3  2   94%  A Ramirez       Hit By Pitch; Lee to 2B
   RO     123  4   95%  M Murton        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Theriot Scores; Lee to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -23  3   93%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 5.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   91%  X Nady          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   93%  R Doumit        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  8   89%  J Bautista      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nady to 3B
          -23  5   87%  B Bixler        Hit By Pitch
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Zach Duke batting 9th
   R      123  4   81%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Nady Scores; Bautista to 3B; Bixler to 2B
   R      123  4   72%  N McLouth       Walk; Bautista Scores; Bixler to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   RO     123  2   73%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Bixler Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B; McLouth to 2B
          -23  4   71%  J Bay           Walk
   O      123  6   81%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-3, Franquelis Osoria facing 7-8-9
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Doug Mientkiewicz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   83%  G Soto          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   R      1--  8   91%  R Cedeno        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Soto Scores
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Ryan Dempster batting 9th
   R      -2-  3   94%  M Fontenot      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Cedeno Scores/No RBI
          1--  3   95%  R Johnson       Single to 3B (Line Drive); Fontenot to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  R Theriot       Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home); Fontenot out at Hm/C-3B; Johnson to 2B
   RO     12-  6   95%  D Lee           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Johnson Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI
   RR     1--  4   99%  A Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lee Scores
          ---  1   99%  M Murton        Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  3   98%  M DeRosa        Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 10.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-10, Bobby Howry facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Howry replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   98%  R Doumit        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  6   98%  J Bautista      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  B Bixler        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 10-4, Damaso Marte facing 7-8-9
                  Damaso Marte replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  G Soto          Walk
          1--  9   99%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive); Soto to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  B Howry         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-  4   99%  R Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          12-  5   99%  R Theriot       Walk; Soto to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   RR     123  6  100%  D Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive); Soto Scores; Cedeno Scores; Theriot to 2B
   R      12-  3  100%  A Ramirez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Theriot Scores; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  M Murton        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Ramirez to 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 13.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-13, Bobby Howry facing 9-1-2
                  Henry Blanco replaces Geovany Soto playing C batting 7th; Chris Gomez pinch hits for Damaso Marte batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  C Gomez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   99%  N McLouth       Hit By Pitch; Gomez to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gomez to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  J Bay           Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1-3  7  100%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 13-4, Phil Dumatrait facing 6-7-8
                  Phil Dumatrait replaces Adam LaRoche pitching and batting 4th; Chris Gomez moves to 1B
          ---  5  100%  M DeRosa        Walk
          1--  4  100%  H Blanco        Walk; DeRosa to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  Felix Pie pinch hits for Bobby Howry batting 9th
   O      12-  5  100%  F Pie           Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3  100%  R Johnson       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 13.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-13, Michael Wuertz facing 5-6-7
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Felix Pie pitching and batting 9th; Daryle Ward replaces Derrek Lee playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  8  100%  X Nady          Lineout: RF
   R      ---  4  100%  R Doumit        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4  100%  J Bautista      Walk
          1--  3  100%  B Bixler        Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Bautista to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  C Gomez         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  6  100%  N McLouth       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 13-5, Phil Dumatrait facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7  100%  R Theriot       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8  100%  D Ward          Walk
          1--  1  100%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ward to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  M Murton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 13.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-13, Sean Marshall facing 2-3-4
                  Sean Marshall replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  F Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5  100%  J Bay           Walk
                  Ronny Paulino pinch hits for Phil Dumatrait batting 4th
   R      1--  4  100%  R Paulino       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bay Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  X Nady          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Paulino to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  R Doumit        Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cubs 13.

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