Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

11-6, 4-3 Away

Final

8-8, 2-5 Home


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	10	1
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1

M. Clement2-1

7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 3 BB

K. Benson2-2

7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 4 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
M. Grudzielanek2B
A. GonzalezSS
S. SosaRF
M. AlouLF
H. Choi1B
C. PattersonCF
M. Bellhorn3B
D. MillerC
M. ClementP
K. FarnsworthP
aL. HarrisPH
J. BorowskiP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	3	1	0	0	.364	.400	.500
5	1	3	2	0	0	.353	.405	.471
5	1	1	1	0	0	.333	.526	.667
3	1	0	0	2	1	.328	.412	.500
4	0	2	2	0	1	.306	.519	.694
3	0	0	1	0	1	.308	.333	.492
3	1	1	0	1	1	.224	.375	.367
2	0	0	0	1	0	.255	.327	.532
2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	1	0	0	1	0	.267	.313	.467
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
32	7	10	7	5	5

a-intentionally walked for K Farnsworth in the 9th

Batting
2BH Choi (2, K Benson); M Grudzielanek (6, J Tavarez)
RBIA Gonzalez 2 (4), H Choi 2 (10), C Patterson (14), M Grudzielanek (6), S Sosa (16)
SFC Patterson
SHD Miller; M Clement
GIDPS Sosa; D Miller
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBM Alou (2, 2nd base off K Benson/J Kendall); C Patterson (2, 2nd base off K Benson/J Kendall)

Fielding
DP1 (M Grudzielanek-A Gonzalez-H Choi)
EM Clement (1, bobble)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
K. LoftonCF
J. KendallC
A. Ramírez3B
M. Stairs1B
R. SandersLF
R. MackowiakRF
P. Reese2B
J. WilsonSS
K. BensonP
aA. NunezPH
J. BeimelP
J. TavarezP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.210	.269	.290
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.281	.379	.456
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.228	.308	.351
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.214	.267	.214
3	2	2	1	1	0	1	.333	.412	.711
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.231	.310	.308
4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.220	.241	.300
4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.160	.192	.180
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.188	.278	.188
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	2	3	2	1	4	12

a-struck out looking for K Benson in the 7th

Batting
2BR Sanders (2, M Clement)
HRR Sanders (5, 9th inning off J Borowski 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Wilson (3), R Sanders (12)
2Out RBIJ Wilson
GIDPA Ramirez
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBK Lofton (4, 3rd base off M Clement/D Miller); R Sanders (3, 3rd base off M Clement/D Miller); R Mackowiak (1, 2nd base off M Clement/D Miller)

Fielding
DP2 (J Wilson-P Reese-M Stairs, K Benson-P Reese-M Stairs)
EK Benson (1, throw)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
M. Clement(W,14-12)
K. Farnsworth(H,18)
J. Borowski
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	2	1	1	3	10	0	115-68	2.59
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11-7	2.45
1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	17-11	0.93
9.0	3	2	2	4	12	1	143-86

Pitching
IBBM Bellhorn (By K Benson); L Harris (By J Tavarez)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Clement 6-5; K Farnsworth 3-0; J Borowski 0-1
Game ScoresM Clement 76

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
K. Benson(L,5-9)
J. Beimel
J. Tavarez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	7	4	4	4	4	118-70	1.98
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	3.86
1.0	3	3	3	1	0	21-13	7.27
9.0	10	7	7	5	5	150-90

Pitching
HBPR Sanders (By M Clement)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Benson 8-9; J Beimel 2-0; J Tavarez 3-0
Game ScoresK Benson 47

Scoring Summary

		CHC	PIT
1st	A Gonzalez singled to shallow right, M Grudzielanek scored.	1	0
1st	H Choi doubled to deep right, A Gonzalez and S Sosa scored, M Alou to third.	3	0
1st	C Patterson hit sacrifice fly to left, M Alou scored.	4	0
2nd	J Wilson singled to center, R Sanders scored.	4	1
9th	M Grudzielanek doubled to left, M Bellhorn scored, L Harris to third.	5	1
9th	A Gonzalez singled to left, L Harris scored, M Grudzielanek to third.	6	1
9th	S Sosa grounded out to second, M Grudzielanek scored, A Gonzalez to second.	7	1
9th	R Sanders homered to left.	7	2

Cubs
7
Pirates
2

Game 1

19/4

Cubs
6
Pirates
1

Game 2

20/4

Cubs
2
Pirates
8

Game 3

20/4

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 19 April 2003

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 15,037

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Third Base Umpire - Rick Reed

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

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