Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

4-6, 1-3 Away

Final

4-6, 1-2 Home


CHC
PIT

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

Cubs Hitting

hitters
J. Hairston Jr.CF
bC. PattersonPH
N. Perez2B
N. GarciaparraSS
A. Ramírez3B
D. Lee1B
J. DuboisLF
aT. HollandsworthPH-LF
J. BurnitzRF
C. FoxP
M. BarrettC
C. ZambranoP
M. WuertzP
M. RemlingerP
J. MaciasRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.267	.421	.400
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.302	.333	.372
3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.400	.400	.550
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.158	.220	.158
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.243	.333	.432
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.361	.489	.639
3	1	1	2	1	0	2	.364	.417	.727
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.353	.379
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.293	.318	.537
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.156	.176	.313
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.444	.444	.556
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	.083	.083	.167
30	5	7	5	2	4	7

a-hit by pitch for J Dubois in the 8th

b-struck out swinging for J Hairston in the 9th

Batting
2BD Lee (4, O Perez)
3BJ Burnitz (2, O Perez)
HRJ Dubois (1, 2nd inning off O Perez 1 on, 1 Out); N Perez (1, 5th inning off O Perez 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Dubois 2 (4), N Perez 2 (3), M Barrett (5)
SFM Barrett
SHN Perez
GIDPJ Burnitz
Team LOB5

Baserunning
CSJ Hairston (1, 2nd base by O Perez)

Fielding
AssistsJ Macias (C Duffy at Home)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
M. LawtonRF
J. MesaP
J. WilsonSS
J. BayCF-LF
R. Mackowiak2B
D. Ward1B
C. WilsonLF-RF
B. Hill3B
D. RossC
O. PerezP
B. MeadowsP
aT. RedmanPH
bT. WiggintonPH
S. TorresP
cC. DuffyPH-CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.293	.408	.366
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.189
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.302	.333	.349
3	2	2	1	1	1	0	.370	.393	.519
4	2	2	0	0	0	1	.167	.160	.333
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.400	.273
4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.364	.462	.545
4	2	3	3	2	0	1	.421	.450	1.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.450
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.206
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
35	8	13	8	3	2	7

a-hit for O Perez in the 7th

b-popped out to second for T Redman in the 7th

c-doubled to deep center for S Torres in the 8th

Batting
2BB Hill 2 (2, C Zambrano, C Fox); D Ward (1, M Remlinger); C Duffy (1, C Fox)
HRD Ross 2 (3, 2nd inning off C Zambrano 1 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 1 Out); R Mackowiak (1, 6th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 1 Out)
RBID Ross 3 (7), R Mackowiak (2), M Lawton (4), B Hill 2 (2), C Duffy (1)
2Out RBID Ross 2, C Duffy
Team LOB5

Baserunning
CSR Mackowiak (1, 2nd base by C Zambrano/M Barrett)

Fielding
DP1 (R Mackowiak-J Wilson-D Ward)
ED Ross (1, dropped foul ball)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano
M. Wuertz(H,19)
M. Remlinger(L,0-3; B, 1)
C. Fox
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	5	5	2	5	3	108-67	4.00
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	1.59
1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	21-12	7.20
1.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	17-12	1.69
8.0	13	8	8	2	7	3	148-92

Pitching
HBPT Hollandsworth (By S Torres)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 6-6; M Wuertz 0-0; M Remlinger 1-2; C Fox 0-0
Game ScoresC Zambrano 43

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
O. Perez
B. Meadows
S. Torres(W,5-5)
J. Mesa(S,27)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	5	5	4	6	2	101-60	9.60
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	5.06
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	1.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	2.25
9.0	7	5	5	4	7	2	126-78

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsO Perez 6-5; B Meadows 2-1; S Torres 3-0; J Mesa 1-1
Game ScoresO Perez 40

Scoring Summary

		CHC	PIT
2nd	J Dubois homered to right, D Lee scored.	2	0
2nd	D Ross homered to right, D Ward scored.	2	2
5th	N Perez homered to left, J Hairston Jr scored.	4	2
5th	D Ross homered to left.	4	3
6th	M Barrett hit sacrifice fly to right, J Burnitz scored.	5	3
6th	R Mackowiak homered to right.	5	4
7th	M Lawton singled to left, B Hill scored, D Ross to second.	5	5
8th	B Hill doubled to center, R Mackowiak and D Ward scored.	5	7
8th	C Duffy doubled to deep center, B Hill scored.	5	8

Cubs
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

16/4

Cubs
4
Pirates
3

Game 2

17/4

Cubs
4
Pirates
2

Game 3

17/4

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 16 April 2005

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 29,256

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Montague
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo

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

S. Torres1-0

M. Remlinger0-1

J. Mesa4

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