Pirates 1-0 Cubs (31 Mar, 2014) Box Score

Pittsburgh Pirates

1-0, 1-0 home


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1

B. Morris1-0

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

C. Villanueva0-1

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

Cubs Hitting

hitters
E. BonifacioCF-2B
J. LakeLF
Ca. VillanuevaP
S. CastroSS
A. Rizzo1B
M. Olt3B
aL. ValbuenaPH-3B
W. CastilloC
N. SchierholtzRF
D. Barney2B
bR. SweeneyPH-CF
J. SamardzijaP
P. StropP
J. GrimmP
J. RussellP
cR. KalishPH-LF
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	4	0	0	.800	.800	1.000
4	1	0	2	.250	.250	.250
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
4	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
0	0	1	0	.000	1.000	.000
2	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000
4	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250
2	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
32	6	4	11

a-walked for M Olt in the 9th

b-fouled out to catcher for D Barney in the 9th

c-grounded to first for J Russell in the 10th

Batting
2BE Bonifacio (1, M Melancon)
SHW Castillo; J Lake
GIDPJ Samardzija
Team LOB8
Team RISP0-11 (A Rizzo 0-3, W Castillo 0-1, M Olt 0-1, N Schierholtz 0-1, J Samardzija 0-1, E Bonifacio 0-1, S Castro 0-2, R Sweeney 0-1)

Baserunning
SBE Bonifacio (1, 2nd base off F Liriano/R Martin)
Picked OffE Bonifacio (1st base by B Morris)

Fielding
DP3 (D Barney-S Castro-A Rizzo, E Bonifacio-A Rizzo, S Castro-A Rizzo)
AssistsE Bonifacio (S Marte at 1st base)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
S. MarteLF
T. SniderRF
A. McCutchenCF
P. Alvarez3B
R. MartinC
N. Walker2B
T. Ishikawa1B
J. MercerSS
F. LirianoP
T. WatsonP
M. MelanconP
aJ. HarrisonPH
J. GrilliP
B. MorrisP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.667
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.250	.250	1.000
3	0	2	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
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	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	1	6	1	1	3	6

a-struck out swinging for M Melancon in the 8th

Batting
2BS Marte (1, J Samardzija)
HRN Walker (1, 10th inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIN Walker (1)
GIDPN Walker; P Alvarez
Team LOB5
Team RISP0-3 (T Snider 0-1, F Liriano 0-1, P Alvarez 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (F Liriano-P Alvarez-N Walker)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Samardzija
P. Strop
J. Grimm
J. Russell
Ca. Villanueva(L,0-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	0	0	2	3	0	89-54	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10-4	0.00
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-4	0.00
0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	8-5	INF
9.0	6	1	1	3	6	1	128-76

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Samardzija 13-25; P Strop 3-3; J Grimm 1-2; J Russell 1-2; C Villanueva 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Samardzija 15-3-16-20; P Strop 1-6-0-2; J Grimm 1-2-1-0; J Russell 1-1-1-1; C Villanueva 2-0-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Samardzija 10-7; P Strop 1-1; J Grimm 0-0; J Russell 0-1; C Villanueva 0-0
Game ScoresJ Samardzija 68

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
F. Liriano
T. Watson
M. Melancon
J. Grilli
B. Morris(W,1-0)
team

IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	3	10	104-60	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	10-9	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	10-8	0.00
1.0	0	1	0	17-10	0.00
1.0	1	0	1	13-10	0.00
10.0	6	4	11	154-97

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF Liriano 10-24; T Watson 3-3; M Melancon 2-4; J Grilli 3-4; B Morris 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF Liriano 18-19-12-11; T Watson 4-2-0-3; M Melancon 1-0-3-4; J Grilli 1-4-3-2; B Morris 1-3-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Liriano 5-3; T Watson 1-2; M Melancon 2-1; J Grilli 1-2; B Morris 1-0
Game ScoresF Liriano 71

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHC	PIT
		10th	N Walker homered to right (354 feet).	0	1

Cubs
0
Pirates
1

Game 1

31/3

Cubs
3
Pirates
4

Game 2

3/4

Cubs
3
Pirates
2

Game 3

3/4

PNC Park

6:00 PM, 31 March 2014

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 39,833

Game Time:3:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Hirschbeck
First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
Second Base Umpire - James Hoye
Third Base Umpire - John Tumpane

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates

B. Morris1-0

C. Villanueva0-1

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