Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

29-20, 10-12 Away

Final/14

23-26, 14-11 Home


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	1
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	13	0

J. Grabow4-1

3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

M. Wuertz0-1

1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
A. SorianoLF
R. TheriotSS
D. Lee1B
M. WuertzP
A. Ramírez3B
G. SotoC
K. FukudomeRF
M. DeRosa2B
B. HowryP
bM. HoffpauirPH
C. MarmolP
K. WoodP
cJ. EdmondsPH
J. LieberP
S. EyreP
H. Blanco1B
R. JohnsonCF
J. MarquisP
M. Fontenot2B
aR. CedenoPH-2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
7	0	1	0	0	1	.278	.312	.549
6	1	1	0	1	0	.315	.392	.391
5	2	2	0	1	0	.299	.363	.539
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
6	1	1	2	0	2	.292	.409	.512
5	0	2	1	1	2	.309	.411	.586
4	0	2	1	2	0	.310	.417	.433
3	0	1	0	0	1	.312	.407	.459
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.444	.625
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.252	.217
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.296
5	0	0	0	1	1	.259	.342	.360
1	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.250	.278
0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.365	.413
4	0	1	0	0	0	.325	.402	.455
50	4	11	4	7	9

a-flied out to center for M Fontenot in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for B Howry in the 8th

c-flied out to center for K Wood in the 11th

Batting
2BD Lee (14, P Dumatrait); G Soto (16, P Dumatrait); A Ramirez (13, T Yates); A Soriano (9, M Capps)
RBIG Soto (35), A Ramirez 2 (33), K Fukudome (18)
GIDPR Theriot
Team LOB11

Baserunning
CSR Theriot (8, 2nd base by J Grabow/R Paulino)
Picked OffA Soriano (2nd base by M Capps)

Fielding
DP3 (M DeRosa-R Theriot-D Lee, R Theriot-M DeRosa-D Lee, A Ramirez-M Fontenot-D Lee)
ER Theriot (4, throw)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
F. Sanchez2B
L. RivasSS-3B-SS
N. McLouthCF
J. BayLF
A. LaRoche1B
J. MichaelsRF
J. Bautista3B
M. CappsP
J. GrabowP
R. ChavezC
bD. MientkiewiczPH-3B
P. DumatraitP
F. OsoriaP
D. MarteP
aC. GomezPH
T. YatesP
B. BixlerSS
cX. NadyPH
R. PaulinoC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.277	.327
6	0	1	1	0	0	0	.208	.227	.236
4	1	1	0	0	3	0	.316	.401	.617
6	2	4	3	1	1	0	.287	.409	.544
6	0	2	0	0	0	2	.224	.306	.370
5	0	2	1	0	1	2	.232	.290	.280
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.212	.286	.358
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.207	.316	.305
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.325	.345	.363
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.241	.200
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.320	.383	.517
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.207	.267	.261
49	5	13	5	1	6	11

a-singled to left for D Marte in the 7th

b-hit by pitch for R Chavez in the 9th

c-singled to center for B Bixler in the 9th

Batting
HRJ Bay (12, 4th inning off J Marquis 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIJ Bay 3 (25), J Michaels (3), L Rivas (5)
SFL Rivas
SHF Sanchez
GIDPL Rivas; J Bautista 2
Team LOB13

Baserunning
SBJ Bay (5, 2nd base off C Marmol/G Soto)

Fielding
DP2 (L Rivas-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, R Paulino-F Sanchez)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Marquis
B. Howry
C. Marmol(H,13)
K. Wood(B,4)
J. Lieber
S. Eyre
M. Wuertz(L,0-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	7	3	3	3	2	1	85-54	4.97
1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	14-13	5.33
1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	17-9	1.50
2.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	34-22	3.51
1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	27-17	3.08
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-3	0.00
1.2	1	1	0	1	1	0	33-20	2.92
13.1	13	5	4	6	11	1	216-138

Pitching
WPJ Marquis; M Wuertz
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Marquis 9-5; B Howry 3-1; C Marmol 0-0; K Wood 2-2; J Lieber 2-1; S Eyre 0-0; M Wuertz 4-0
Game ScoresJ Marquis 41

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
P. Dumatrait
F. Osoria(H,2)
D. Marte(H,9)
T. Yates(B,3)
M. Capps
J. Grabow(W,4-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	5	1	1	3	2	104-59	4.05
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	3-3	4.68
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	4.18
1.0	3	3	3	2	1	27-15	3.97
3.0	2	0	0	0	2	32-23	2.28
3.0	1	0	0	2	2	46-27	1.48
14.0	11	4	4	7	9	225-136

Pitching
IBBN McLouth 2 (By K Wood, M Wuertz)
HBPD Mientkiewicz (By K Wood)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Dumatrait 5-10; F Osoria 0-0; D Marte 1-1; T Yates 1-1; M Capps 2-4; J Grabow 4-2
Game ScoresP Dumatrait 54

Scoring Summary

		CHC	PIT
4th	G Soto doubled to deep left, D Lee scored.	1	0
4th	J Bay homered to left center, N McLouth scored.	1	2
6th	J Michaels singled to left, J Bay scored, A LaRoche to second.	1	3
8th	A Ramirez doubled to left, R Theriot and D Lee scored.	3	3
8th	K Fukudome singled to center, A Ramirez scored.	4	3
9th	L Rivas hit sacrifice fly to right, D Mientkiewicz scored.	4	4
14th	J Bay singled to deep center, F Sanchez scored, N McLouth to second.	4	5

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, 25 May 2008

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 29,929

Game Time:4:21

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

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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