Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

66-78, 30-43 Away

Final

77-64, 41-32 Home


PIT
CHC

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

G. Maddux14-9

7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

F. Brooks0-1

1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Pirates Hitting

hitters
J. KendallC
J. WilsonSS
D. Ward1B
C. WilsonRF
J. BayLF
T. RedmanCF
T. Wigginton3B
José Castillo2B
cB. HillPH
F. BrooksP
N. FigueroaP
aA. NunezPH
M. CoreyP
bJ.R. HousePH
J. GrabowP
B. MeadowsP
dR. MackowiakPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	0	.312	.395	.379
4	1	2	0	0	0	.307	.332	.464
4	0	1	2	0	1	.255	.308	.510
4	0	1	0	0	0	.268	.357	.508
3	0	1	0	1	0	.297	.370	.578
4	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.305	.368
4	0	0	0	0	1	.260	.320	.423
3	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.309	.375
1	0	0	0	0	1	.267	.348	.335
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.287	.329
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.325	.424
35	2	8	2	1	4

a-doubled to right for N Figueroa in the 5th

b-grounded to second for M Corey in the 7th

c-struck out swinging for J Castillo in the 9th

d-grounded to second for B Meadows in the 9th

Batting
2BJ Bay (22, G Maddux); A Nunez (8, G Maddux); C Wilson (31, G Maddux); D Ward (16, R Dempster)
RBID Ward 2 (55)
Team LOB7

Baserunning
SBJ Bay (3, 2nd base off R Dempster/P Bako)

Fielding
EJ Wilson 2 (15, throw, ground ball); T Wigginton (21, ground ball)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
C. PattersonCF
N. PerezSS
A. Ramírez3B
M. AlouLF
D. Lee1B
S. SosaRF
M. Grudzielanek2B
P. BakoC
G. MadduxP
R. DempsterP
aT. WalkerPH
L. HawkinsP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.282	.333	.470
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.246	.290	.318
3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.313	.360	.572
3	2	1	1	1	1	0	.290	.352	.557
4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.291	.362	.532
4	1	1	2	1	0	1	.256	.333	.522
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.349	.430
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.207	.268	.284
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.164	.150
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274	.355	.476
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
33	7	7	7	3	3	4

a-struck out swinging for R Dempster in the 8th

Batting
HRN Perez (3, 1st inning off F Brooks 0 on, 1 Out); S Sosa (30, 1st inning off F Brooks 1 on, 1 Out); M Alou (35, 8th inning off B Meadows 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIN Perez (35), D Lee 3 (89), S Sosa 2 (68), M Alou (92)
2Out RBID Lee
Team LOB5

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
F. Brooks(L,0-1)
N. Figueroa
M. Corey
J. Grabow
B. Meadows
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
1.0	3	5	4	1	1	2	41-26	4.22
3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	30-19	5.03
2.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	34-20	3.95
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	5.17
1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	20-12	3.59
8.0	7	7	5	3	4	3	132-83

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Brooks 1-1; N Figueroa 5-3; M Corey 2-3; J Grabow 1-2; B Meadows 1-1
Game ScoresF Brooks 29

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
G. Maddux(W,16-11)
R. Dempster
L. Hawkins
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	0	0	1	2	92-65	3.51
1.0	3	2	2	0	0	23-16	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	16-11	2.65
9.0	8	2	2	1	4	131-92

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Maddux 11-8; R Dempster 3-0; L Hawkins 1-0
Game ScoresG Maddux 68

Scoring Summary

		PIT	CHC
1st	N Perez homered to left.	0	1
1st	D Lee singled to left center, A Ramirez and M Alou scored.	0	3
1st	S Sosa homered to left center, D Lee scored.	0	5
5th	D Lee singled to right, A Ramirez scored, M Alou to third.	0	6
8th	D Ward doubled to deep left, J Kendall and J Wilson scored.	2	6
8th	M Alou homered to center.	2	7

Pirates
2
Cubs
7

Game 1

14/9

Pirates
2
Cubs
3

Game 2

15/9

Pirates
5
Cubs
13

Game 3

15/9

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 14 September 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,326

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Montague
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

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

G. Maddux14-9

F. Brooks0-1

Scoring Summary

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