Cubs 2-0 Pirates (27 Aug, 2008) Box Score

Pittsburgh Pirates

57-76, 34-34 home


CHC
PIT

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

Cubs Hitting

hitters
A. SorianoLF
R. TheriotSS
D. Lee1B
A. Ramírez3B
R. JohnsonCF
M. DeRosa2B-RF
R. Cedeno2B
aK. FukudomeRF-PH
H. BlancoC
J. MarquisP
C. MarmolP
K. WoodP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	2	0	0	1	.294	.349	.545
4	0	1	0	0	1	.314	.394	.369
3	0	0	0	1	0	.291	.361	.469
3	0	0	0	1	0	.284	.385	.515
4	1	1	0	0	0	.313	.370	.453
4	1	2	0	0	0	.291	.383	.487
3	0	0	1	0	1	.272	.332	.361
1	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.363	.390
3	0	0	1	0	2	.278	.320	.402
3	0	1	0	0	2	.196	.241	.255
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
32	2	7	2	2	7

a-grounded to first for R Cedeno in the 9th

Batting
2BA Soriano (23, Z Duke); R Theriot (18, Z Duke); M DeRosa (26, Z Duke)
RBIR Cedeno (25), H Blanco (10)
SHH Blanco
Team LOB6

Baserunning
CSA Soriano (2, 2nd base by Z Duke)

Fielding
EA Soriano (5, bobble)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
N. MorganRF
J. WilsonSS
N. McLouthCF
A. LaRoche1B
B. MossLF
F. Sanchez2B
An. LaRoche3B
R. ChavezC
Z. DukeP
aD. MientkiewiczPH
J. ChavezP
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	0	2	.250	.325	.306
4	1	0	1	.277	.316	.356
4	0	0	1	.272	.350	.495
4	0	0	1	.265	.340	.470
4	0	0	1	.264	.330	.448
4	1	0	0	.256	.278	.363
3	0	0	1	.159	.264	.278
3	2	0	0	.266	.293	.340
1	0	0	0	.146	.163	.146
0	0	1	0	.282	.372	.389
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	5	1	7

a-walked for Z Duke in the 8th

Batting
3BF Sanchez (2, J Marquis)
SHZ Duke
Team LOB6

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Marquis(W,9-7)
C. Marmol(H,25)
K. Wood(S,27)
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	0	3	95-61	4.52
1.0	0	1	2	16-11	2.68
1.0	0	0	2	10-7	2.63
9.0	5	1	7	121-79

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Marquis 11-7; C Marmol 0-1; K Wood 1-0
Game ScoresJ Marquis 70

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
Z. Duke(L,4-13)
J. Chavez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	7	2	2	2	6	117-76	5.14
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-6	0.00
9.0	7	2	2	2	7	128-82

Pitching
WPZ Duke
Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Duke 12-5; J Chavez 1-1
Game ScoresZ Duke 64

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHC	PIT
		7th	R Cedeno grounded out to third, R Johnson scored, M DeRosa to third.	1	0
		7th	H Blanco sacrificed to catcher, M DeRosa scored.	2	0

Cubs
12
Pirates
3

Game 1

26/8

Cubs
14
Pirates
9

Game 2

27/8

Cubs
2
Pirates
0

Game 3

27/8

PNC Park

5:35 PM, 27 August 2008

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 15,260

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida
First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	89	67	.571	-	W1
Chicago	80	77	.510	9.5	L1
St. Louis	79	77	.506	10	W2
Cincinnati	76	81	.484	13.5	L1
Pittsburgh	73	83	.468	16	W1

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Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates

J. Marquis9-7

Z. Duke4-13

K. Wood27

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

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