Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

4-5, 2-4 Away

Final

5-4, 2-1 Home


PIT
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	13	1
3	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	-	10	13	1

C. Zambrano1-0

6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

J. Fogg0-2

4.0 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

Pirates Hitting

hitters
T. RedmanCF
J. WilsonSS
J. KendallC
H. CotaC
R. MondesiLF
S. TorresP
J. MesaP
bA. NunezPH
R. MackowiakRF
C. Wilson1B
C. Stynes3B
José Castillo2B
J. FoggP
B. BoehringerP
aB. HillPH
M. JohnstonP
J. DavisLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.211	.220	.289
5	1	2	1	1	0	0	.412	.417	.735
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.393	.514	.500
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	.167	.167	.667
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.333	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.455
5	0	3	1	0	0	0	.273	.429	.500
4	1	2	1	1	0	2	.343	.410	.714
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.194	.200
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.444	.333
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.286
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143
41	5	13	5	3	1	6

a-flied out to left for B Boehringer in the 6th

b-grounded to first for J Mesa in the 9th

Batting
2BR Mackowiak 2 (2, C Zambrano 2); C Stynes (1, M Wuertz); C Wilson (4, F Beltran)
HRC Wilson (3, 8th inning off M Wuertz 0 on, 1 Out); J Wilson (2, 9th inning off F Beltran 0 on, 0 Out); H Cota (1, 9th inning off F Beltran 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIR Mackowiak (3), C Wilson (5), J Davis (1), J Wilson (5), H Cota (1)
2Out RBIR Mackowiak, J Davis
Team LOB11

Fielding
DP2 (C Stynes-C Wilson, J Wilson-J Castillo-C Wilson)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
T. Walker2B
J. MaciasLF
C. PattersonCF
bT. GoodwinPH-CF
S. SosaRF
T. HollandsworthRF
M. AlouLF
M. WuertzP
cP. BakoPH
F. BeltranP
L. HawkinsP
A. Ramírez3B
D. Lee1B
A. GonzalezSS
M. BarrettC
C. ZambranoP
K. MerckerP
aR. MartínezPH-2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	1	0	0	2	0	.318	.385	.455
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.258	.324	.516
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.143	.231
3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.294	.415	.588
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.667
4	2	2	2	1	0	1	.229	.270	.571
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.154	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	1	1	3	1	0	1	.282	.317	.641
4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.286	.417	.536
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.200	.250	.333
4	2	2	3	2	0	1	.333	.393	.833
3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.273	.200
35	10	13	10	4	6	8

a-struck out swinging for K Mercker in the 7th

b-doubled to left for C Patterson in the 8th

c-walked for M Wuertz in the 8th

Batting
2BS Sosa (7, J Fogg); D Lee 2 (4, B Boehringer, S Torres); M Alou (3, S Torres); T Goodwin (1, J Mesa)
HRA Ramirez (3, 1st inning off J Fogg 2 on, 2 Out); M Barrett 2 (3, 2nd inning off J Fogg 1 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out); M Alou (3, 4th inning off J Fogg 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIA Ramirez 3 (5), M Barrett 3 (9), S Sosa (5), M Alou 2 (8), D Lee (3)
2Out RBIA Ramirez 3, S Sosa, M Alou 2
GIDPM Alou; C Patterson
Team LOB7

Fielding
ED Lee (1, ground ball)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Fogg(L,11-10)
B. Boehringer
M. Johnston
S. Torres
J. Mesa
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	9	9	9	3	5	4	95-53	12.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-13	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-9	0.00
1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	21-12	5.40
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13-6	0.00
8.0	13	10	10	6	8	4	162-93

Pitching
WPS Torres
HBPC Wilson (By C Zambrano)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Fogg 5-2; B Boehringer 0-1; M Johnston 3-0; S Torres 1-1; J Mesa 1-2
Game ScoresJ Fogg 10

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano(W,16-8)
K. Mercker
M. Wuertz
F. Beltran
L. Hawkins
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	1	1	1	6	0	117-73	1.38
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	1.80
1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	22-14	5.68
0.2	3	2	2	0	0	2	10-8	10.80
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
9.0	13	5	5	1	6	3	168-107

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 5-7; K Mercker 1-2; M Wuertz 1-2; F Beltran 1-1; L Hawkins 1-0
Game ScoresC Zambrano 61

Scoring Summary

		PIT	CHC
1st	R Mackowiak doubled to left, J Kendall scored, R Mondesi to third.	1	0
1st	A Ramirez homered to center, T Walker and C Patterson scored.	1	3
2nd	M Barrett homered to right, A Gonzalez scored.	1	5
4th	M Barrett homered to center.	1	6
4th	S Sosa doubled to deep right center, C Patterson scored.	1	7
4th	M Alou homered to left, S Sosa scored.	1	9
7th	D Lee hit a ground rule double to deep right center, M Alou scored.	1	10
8th	C Wilson homered to center.	2	10
8th	J Davis singled to center, C Stynes scored.	3	10
9th	J Wilson homered to left.	4	10
9th	H Cota homered to left center.	5	10

Pirates
13
Cubs
2

Game 1

12/4

Pirates
3
Cubs
8

Game 2

14/4

Pirates
5
Cubs
10

Game 3

15/4

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 15 April 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,450

Game Time:2:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Larry Young
Second Base Umpire - Brian Onora
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

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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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

C. Zambrano1-0

J. Fogg0-2

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