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Magic Date is July 17 (all teams played)

Batter #1: Pirates 1B Carlos Delgado vs Cubs 1B Jason Giambi

Delgado on July 17, 401000

Giambi on July 17, 41100

Score After 1^st batter:

Pirates 1/3

Cubs 2/3

Batter #2: Pirates 3B Troy Glaus vs Cubs OF Albert Pujols

Glaus on July 17, 31002

Pujols on July 17, 21102

Score After 2^nd batter:

Pirates 4/6

Cubs 6/4

Batter #3: Pirates OF Brian Giles vs Cubs 2B Bret Boone

Giles on July 17, 30001

Boone on July 17, 31230 (hr)

Score After 3^rd batter:

Pirates 5/9

Cubs 12/5

Batter #4: Pirates 2B Jeff Kent vs Cubs DH Larry Walker

Kent on July 17, 42201

Walker on July 18, 30000

Score After 4^th batter:

Pirates 10/11

Cubs 12/8

Batter #5: Pirates C Mike Piazza vs Cubs 3B Phil Nevin

Piazza on July 17, 30110

Nevin on July 17, 51400

Score After 5^th batter:

Pirates 12/13

Cubs 17/9

Batter #6: Pirates OF Darin Erstad vs Cubs C Paul LoDuca

Erstad on July 17, 40111

LoDuca on July 17, 50200

Score After 6^th batter:

Pirates 15/16

Cubs 19/12

Batter #7: Pirates DH Kevin Millar vs Cubs SS Miguel Tejeda

Millar on July 17, 40231

Tejeda on July 17, 41110

Score After 7^th batter:

Pirates 21/18

Cubs 22/15

Batter #8: Pirates OF Steve Finley vs Cubs OF Raul Mondesi

Finley on July 17, 30110

Mondesi on July 17, 40100

Score After 8^th batter:

Pirates 23/20

Cubs 23/18

Batter #9: Pirates SS Edgar Renteria vs Cubs OF Johnny Damon

Renteria on July 17, 30001

Damon on July 17, 40100

Score After 9th batter:

Pirates 24/23

Cubs 24/21

 Nip and tuck through the starting lineups.

Bench Batter #1:  Pirates Andres Galarraga vs Cubs Jose Canseco

Galarraga on July 17, 41110 (hr)

Score After 10th batter:

Pirates 27/26

Cubs 29/23

Bench Batter #2:  Pirates Mike Hampton vs Cubs Tyler Houston (dnp) / Melvin Mora

Score After 10th batter:

Pirates 27/27

Cubs 29/26

Bench Batter #3: Cubs Aaron Boone

Score After All Batters:

Pirates 27 points

Cubs 30 points

Cubs with a very slight, less than one run lead after the offenses. And now for the pitching …

Starting Pitchers: Pirates Freddy Garcia vs Cubs AJ Burnett

Garica on July 19, 4 ip, 6 er, 24 points (ugh!)

Pirates have now covered 6 ip and still allowed 6 er (24 pts)

Cubs still at 7.2 ip and still allowed 3 er (12 pts)

Bullpen Pitchers #2: Pirates Roberto Hernandez vs Cubs Danny Graves

Pirates have now covered 8 ip and still allowed 8 er (32 pts)

Cubs have now covered 9 ip and still allowed 3 er (12 pts)

Cubs WIN Game 1 with 30 - 12 = plus 18 net points vs. Pirates 27 - 32 = minus 5 net points for a 23 point victory.

Other Pirate Relievers

Middle Relief-Billy Koch,

Long Relief-Roy Halladay,

Others------Erik Hiljus

cubs magic # is 8689901234

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