Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

NATIONAL LEAGUE - GAME 2

61-97, 21-56 Away

Final

82-76, 45-32 Home


PIT
CHC

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

J. Karstens4-5

5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

C. Zambrano9-7

6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

Pirates Hitting

hitters
A. McCutchenCF
An. LaRoche3B
G. Jones1B
R. DoumitC
L. MilledgeLF
B. MossRF
D. Young2B
R. VazquezSS
J. KarstensP
aS. PearcePH
D. VealP
S. JacksonP
bR. DiazPH
J. ChavezP
V. VasquezP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.283	.357	.469
5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.258	.331	.402
4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.297	.374	.581
4	3	4	4	1	1	0	.254	.303	.420
4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.281	.328	.368
5	1	1	2	0	0	0	.237	.298	.367
4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.265	.326	.375
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.235	.342	.286
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.048	.167	.048
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.293	.356
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.303	.355
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
38	8	12	8	1	6	8

a-grounded to shortstop for J Karstens in the 6th

b-grounded to second for S Jackson in the 7th

Batting
2BR Doumit (16, C Zambrano)
3BA McCutchen (9, C Zambrano)
HRR Doumit (10, 9th inning off C Marmol 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIL Milledge (20), R Doumit 4 (38), B Moss 2 (41), D Young (40)
2Out RBIL Milledge, B Moss, D Young
GIDPB Moss
Team LOB9
Team RISP6-14 (D Young 1-1, B Moss 1-3, R Doumit 2-2, G Jones 0-1, A LaRoche 0-2, A McCutchen 0-1, L Milledge 2-3, R Diaz 0-1)

Baserunning
SBA McCutchen (18, 2nd base off C Zambrano/K Hill); B Moss (1, 2nd base off J Grabow/K Hill)

Fielding
DP3 (R Vazquez-D Young-G Jones, G Jones-R Vazquez-G Jones, D Young)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
S. FuldCF
R. TheriotSS
D. Lee1B
M. HoffpauirLF
aJ. FoxPH-LF
J. Baker3B
R. JohnsonRF
M. Fontenot2B
K. HillC
C. ZambranoP
J. BergP
J. GrabowP
E. CaridadP
bB. ScalesPH
C. MarmolP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	1	0	.300	.417	.378
3	0	0	1	0	0	.288	.348	.374
3	0	2	0	1	1	.309	.395	.585
2	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.299	.424
2	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.318	.483
4	1	2	0	0	0	.292	.343	.431
4	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.333	.401
3	0	1	1	0	0	.237	.301	.378
3	0	0	0	0	1	.226	.303	.310
2	1	1	0	0	0	.217	.225	.464
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.316	.420
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	2	7	2	2	3

a-lined out to second for M Hoffpauir in the 6th

b-struck out swinging for E Caridad in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Baker (14, J Karstens); C Zambrano (5, J Karstens)
RBIM Fontenot (43), R Theriot (54)
SHR Theriot
GIDPR Theriot; K Hill
Team LOB4
Team RISP1-5 (M Fontenot 1-1, R Johnson 0-2, J Fox 0-1, S Fuld 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (C Marmol-R Theriot-D Lee)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Karstens(W,4-5)
D. Veal(H,1)
S. Jackson(H,4)
J. Chavez
V. Vasquez
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	5	2	2	0	1	61-44	5.37
0.1	0	0	0	2	0	18-7	5.28
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3-1	3.27
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	4.05
2.0	2	0	0	0	2	31-21	5.98
9.0	7	2	2	2	3	128-84

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Karstens 9-18; D Veal 1-3; S Jackson 0-1; J Chavez 2-3; V Vasquez 4-8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Karstens 11-2-16-15; D Veal 3-1-2-1; S Jackson 0-0-0-1; J Chavez 1-2-5-3; V Vasquez 4-4-8-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Karstens 7-7; D Veal 0-1; S Jackson 0-1; J Chavez 1-2; V Vasquez 3-1
Game ScoresJ Karstens 50

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano(L,9-7)
J. Berg
J. Grabow
E. Caridad
C. Marmol
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	4	4	4	6	0	117-75	3.77
0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	6-5	1.00
0.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	23-17	3.41
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	1.56
1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	21-10	3.45
9.0	12	8	8	6	8	1	178-116

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Zambrano 18-28; J Berg 2-2; J Grabow 4-6; E Caridad 2-3; C Marmol 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Zambrano 19-11-27-18; J Berg 1-0-2-2; J Grabow 3-1-7-6; E Caridad 1-2-4-2; C Marmol 4-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 9-3; J Berg 1-0; J Grabow 2-0; E Caridad 1-1; C Marmol 2-0
Game ScoresC Zambrano 46

Scoring Summary

		PIT	CHC
1st	L Milledge singled to center, A McCutchen scored, R Doumit to third.	1	0
2nd	M Fontenot singled to right, J Baker scored.	1	1
3rd	R Doumit doubled to deep right center, A McCutchen and G Jones scored.	3	1
3rd	B Moss singled to right, R Doumit scored.	4	1
3rd	R Theriot sacrificed to pitcher, C Zambrano scored.	4	2
7th	R Doumit singled to left, A LaRoche scored, R Doumit to second advancing on throw.	5	2
7th	B Moss grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Doumit scored, L Milledge out at second.	6	2
7th	D Young singled to center, B Moss scored.	7	2
9th	R Doumit homered to right.	8	2

Pirates
0
Cubs
6

Game 1

30/9

Pirates
4
Cubs
0

Game 2

30/9

Pirates
8
Cubs
2

Game 3

1/10

Pirates
-
Cubs
-

Game 4

2/10

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 1 October 2009

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 33,299

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Third Base Umpire - Tim Welke

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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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

J. Karstens4-5

C. Zambrano9-7

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