Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

66-70, 33-34 Away

Final

55-81, 27-40 Home


CHC
PIT

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

Cubs Hitting

hitters
J. Hairston Jr.LF
N. PerezSS
D. Lee1B
J. BurnitzRF
N. Garciaparra3B
T. Walker2B
M. BarrettC
C. PattersonCF
J. WilliamsP
W. OhmanP
R. NovoaP
R. DempsterP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263	.335	.377
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.281	.306	.397
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.343	.425	.673
4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.265	.328	.457
4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.262	.313	.446
2	0	1	0	0	2	0	.307	.361	.476
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281	.347	.490
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.259	.358
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.167
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071
32	2	7	2	1	2	5

Batting
2BT Walker (23, K Wells); J Burnitz (31, K Wells); N Garciaparra (6, J Grabow)
HRN Garciaparra (6, 2nd inning off K Wells 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIN Garciaparra (16), J Burnitz (72)
GIDPC Patterson; M Barrett
Team LOB6

Fielding
DP1 (J Williams-N Perez-D Lee)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
F. Sanchez2B
R. MackowiakCF
aB. EldredPH
J. GrabowP
J. MesaP
J. BayLF
C. WilsonRF
D. Ward1B
T. Wigginton3B
H. CotaC
J. WilsonSS
K. WellsP
S. TorresP
R. WhiteP
bT. RedmanPH-CF
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	.278	.330	.348
3	0	0	1	.272	.337	.407
1	0	0	1	.216	.252	.422
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	1	.299	.392	.551
4	1	0	1	.274	.401	.376
3	1	1	2	.269	.329	.416
3	1	0	1	.221	.284	.412
3	0	0	2	.238	.283	.389
3	0	0	0	.242	.285	.351
2	0	0	0	.167	.184	.250
0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	.255	.294	.343
29	4	2	9

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

b-grounded to shortstop for R White in the 8th

Batting
SHT Wigginton
GIDPJ Wilson
Team LOB6

Fielding
DP2 (K Wells-J Wilson-D Ward, J Wilson-F Sanchez-D Ward)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Williams(W,6-10)
W. Ohman(H,16)
R. Novoa(H,15)
R. Dempster(S,33)
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.1	4	2	5	95-57	4.77
0.1	0	0	1	5-3	2.23
0.1	0	0	0	3-2	3.44
1.0	0	0	3	15-11	3.66
9.0	4	2	9	118-73

Pitching
WPR Novoa
IBBT Walker (By S Torres)
HBPM Barrett (By K Wells)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Williams 11-6; W Ohman 0-0; R Novoa 1-0; R Dempster 0-0
Game ScoresJ Williams 73

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
K. Wells(L,8-18)
S. Torres
R. White
J. Grabow
J. Mesa
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	2	2	1	1	1	73-45	4.62
2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	24-12	3.26
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	3.56
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	3.79
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	4.47
9.0	7	2	2	2	5	1	120-73

Pitching
HBPJ Bay (By J Williams)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Wells 9-5; S Torres 2-3; R White 0-1; J Grabow 0-1; J Mesa 0-1
Game ScoresK Wells 47

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHC	PIT
		2nd	N Garciaparra homered to center.	1	0
		6th	J Burnitz doubled to right, N Perez scored, D Lee to third.	2	0

Cubs
7
Pirates
3

Game 1

3/9

Cubs
9
Pirates
5

Game 2

3/9

Cubs
2
Pirates
0

Game 3

4/9

PNC Park

6:35 PM, 4 September 2005

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 23,204

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Second Base Umpire - Rick Reed
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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J. Williams5-7

K. Wells7-15

R. Dempster22

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