Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

29-19, 10-11 Away

Final

22-26, 13-11 Home


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	1	1	1	3	1	0	3	0	12	19	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	8	2

C. Zambrano7-1

7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

Z. Duke2-3

4.0 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
A. SorianoLF
M. HoffpauirLF
R. TheriotSS
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
aH. BlancoPH-C
G. SotoC
M. Fontenot2B
R. Cedeno2B-3B
M. DeRosaRF
R. JohnsonCF
C. ZambranoP
J. AscanioP
K. WoodP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.285	.320	.562
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.714
5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.320	.396	.399
6	1	1	2	0	0	1	.296	.359	.538
4	3	3	0	0	1	0	.296	.416	.519
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.379	.308
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.306	.409	.586
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.365	.413
5	2	2	0	0	0	0	.329	.410	.466
3	2	2	3	0	1	0	.312	.409	.461
5	2	3	4	1	0	0	.269	.348	.373
5	1	4	2	0	0	1	.343	.343	.486
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
44	12	19	11	1	4	3

a-grounded to second for A Ramirez in the 9th

Batting
2BA Soriano (8, Z Duke); R Johnson 2 (8, Z Duke, S Burnett); M DeRosa 2 (11, Z Duke, M Salas); R Cedeno (7, S Burnett)
HRR Johnson (2, 5th inning off S Burnett 2 on, 0 Out)
RBID Lee 2 (34), C Zambrano 2 (4), M DeRosa 3 (26), R Johnson 4 (23)
2Out RBIM DeRosa, C Zambrano
SFM DeRosa
GIDPD Lee; A Soriano; R Theriot
Team LOB10

Pirates Hitting

hitters
F. Sanchez2B
aL. RivasPH-2B
N. McLouthCF
J. BayLF
J. MichaelsLF
A. LaRoche1B
X. NadyRF
D. Mientkiewicz3B
M. SalasP
bR. ChavezPH
R. PaulinoC
C. GomezSS
Z. DukeP
S. BurnettP
J. Bautista3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	0	0	.253	.280	.332
1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.242
4	1	2	2	0	1	.317	.395	.624
3	0	2	0	0	0	.273	.398	.521
1	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.276	.273
3	0	1	1	0	1	.220	.306	.371
4	0	0	0	0	1	.316	.380	.514
2	0	0	0	1	0	.213	.315	.313
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500
4	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.273	.267
4	1	2	0	0	1	.316	.337	.354
1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	1	.216	.287	.366
34	3	8	3	1	7

a-flied out to center for F Sanchez in the 7th

b-flied out to left for M Salas in the 9th

Batting
2BA LaRoche (9, C Zambrano); N McLouth (16, J Ascanio)
3BJ Bay (1, C Zambrano); N McLouth (3, C Zambrano)
RBIN McLouth 2 (38), A LaRoche (21)
2Out RBIN McLouth 2
SFA LaRoche
Team LOB6

Fielding
DP3 (C Gomez-F Sanchez-A LaRoche 2, A LaRoche-C Gomez-S Burnett)
ED Mientkiewicz (3, ground ball); C Gomez (4, catch)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano(W,7-1)
J. Ascanio
K. Wood
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	2	2	1	6	109-75	2.47
1.0	1	1	1	0	0	11-7	3.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-9	3.42
9.0	8	3	3	1	7	130-91

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 7-8; J Ascanio 2-1; K Wood 0-2
Game ScoresC Zambrano 62

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
Z. Duke(L,2-3)
S. Burnett
M. Salas
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	10	5	4	0	1	0	63-41	4.55
2.0	4	4	4	4	1	1	54-25	9.39
3.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	53-35	6.75
9.0	19	12	11	4	3	1	170-101

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Duke 7-4; S Burnett 3-2; M Salas 5-3
Game ScoresZ Duke 25

Scoring Summary

		CHC	PIT
1st	D Lee singled to right, A Soriano scored.	1	0
1st	R Cedeno safe at first on error by third baseman D Mientkiewicz, D Lee scored, G Soto to second.	2	0
2nd	C Zambrano singled to center, R Johnson scored.	3	0
3rd	M DeRosa doubled to left, A Ramirez scored.	4	0
4th	D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Zambrano scored, R Theriot out at second, A Soriano to third.	5	0
5th	R Johnson homered to left center, R Cedeno and M DeRosa scored.	8	0
5th	N McLouth tripled to deep right, C Gomez and F Sanchez scored.	8	2
6th	M DeRosa hit sacrifice fly to right, A Ramirez scored.	9	2
8th	M DeRosa doubled to deep right, A Ramirez scored, R Cedeno to third.	10	2
8th	R Johnson grounded out to shortstop, R Cedeno scored, M DeRosa to third.	11	2
8th	C Zambrano singled to center, M DeRosa scored.	12	2
8th	A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth scored.	12	3

Cubs
12
Pirates
3

Game 1

24/5

Cubs
4
Pirates
5

Game 2

25/5

Cubs
5
Pirates
6

Game 3

25/5

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 24 May 2008

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 32,656

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - Wally Bell
Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber

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

C. Zambrano7-1

Z. Duke2-3

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