Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
Pirates Hitting
a-doubled to deep center for L Cruz in the 9th
b-struck out swinging for J Chavez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BD Young (9, K Gregg)
- RBIA McCutchen (34)
- SFA McCutchen
- SHZ Duke
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-7 (S Pearce 0-1, B Moss 0-1, G Jones 0-1, R Cedeno 0-1, Z Duke 1-1, A McCutchen 0-1, L Milledge 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBS Pearce (1, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/G Soto)
- Fielding
- DP1 (R Vazquez-L Cruz-S Pearce)
- ER Cedeno (1, ground ball)
- AssistsA McCutchen (D Lee at Home)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. Lee1B |
J. Fox3B |
J. Baker2B-3B |
S. FuldCF-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .352 | .413 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .392 | .392 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .374 | .536 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .342 | .535 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .388 | .545 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .391 | .465 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .281 | .333 | .461 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .304 | .427 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .331 | .396 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .408 | .429 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .226 | .252 |
| 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
a-grounded to second for A Guzman in the 7th
b-singled to center for C Marmol in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BG Soto (12, Z Duke)
- HRJ Baker (2, 6th inning off Z Duke 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Baker 2 (14), T Gorzelanny (2)
- 2Out RBIJ Baker, T Gorzelanny
- GIDPJ Fox
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-5 (J Baker 1-1, T Gorzelanny 1-1, J Fox 0-1, S Fuld 0-1, M Bradley 0-1)
- Fielding
- EJ Fox (3, throw)
Pirates Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZ Duke 18-31; J Chavez 2-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZ Duke 16-9-26-27; J Chavez 1-2-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Duke 9-9; J Chavez 0-1
- Game ScoresZ Duke 50
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Gorzelanny(W,5-2) |
A. Guzman(H,14) |
C. Marmol(H,26) |
K. Gregg(S,23) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 83-51 | 5.24 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-18 | 2.42 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 3.56 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30-20 | 3.88 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 155-101 |
- Pitching
- WPC Marmol
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedT Gorzelanny 12-21; A Guzman 5-7; C Marmol 3-4; K Gregg 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesT Gorzelanny 13-11-18-9; A Guzman 6-4-3-5; C Marmol 5-2-2-3; K Gregg 5-3-10-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Gorzelanny 3-4; A Guzman 3-1; C Marmol 1-1; K Gregg 0-1
- Game ScoresT Gorzelanny 62
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Baker singled to center, M Bradley scored, D Lee thrown out at home. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | T Gorzelanny singled to center, G Soto scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5th | A McCutchen hit sacrifice fly to center, R Vazquez scored, L Cruz to third. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6th | J Baker homered to center. | 1 | 3 | ||
CHC win 2-0
Game Information
Wrigley Field
6:05 PM, 15 August 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 41,197
Game Time:2:34
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
- First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
- Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
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 |

