Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- 2BX Nady 3 (18, C Zambrano 3); J Bay (22, C Zambrano)
- HRJ Castillo (13, 4th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 0 Out); R Paulino (4, 8th inning off D Aardsma 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIR Paulino 2 (31), X Nady 2 (42), J Castillo 2 (52)
- 2Out RBIR Paulino, X Nady 2, J Castillo
- GIDPJ Hernandez
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBC Duffy (6, 2nd base off C Zambrano/M Barrett)
- Fielding
- DP2 (X Nady-J Hernandez-X Nady, J Castillo-J Hernandez-X Nady)
Cubs Hitting
a-flied out to center for D Aardsma in the 8th
- Batting
- SHC Zambrano
- GIDPC Zambrano; J Jones
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Ramirez-P Nevin)
- EC Izturis (5, throw)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Gorzelanny(W,2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 111-68 | 4.41 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 121-76 |
- Pitching
- IBBR Paulino (By C Zambrano)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Gorzelanny 10-7; J Sharpless 1-1
- Game ScoresT Gorzelanny 83
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Zambrano(L,16-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 117-77 | 3.42 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 46-30 | 5.24 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.97 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 173-114 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Pierre (By T Gorzelanny); M Barrett (By T Gorzelanny)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 4-8; D Aardsma 3-1; R Novoa 2-0
- Game ScoresC Zambrano 37
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | R Paulino reached on infield single to shortstop, X Nady scored, J Castillo to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | X Nady doubled to left, F Sanchez and J Bay scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4th | J Castillo homered to left center. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5th | J Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop, X Nady scored, J Castillo to second on throwing error by shortstop C Izturis. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 8th | R Paulino homered to left center. | 6 | 0 | ||
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 4 August 2006
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 39,973
Game Time:2:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
- First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |

