Pirates 4-3 Cubs (3 Apr, 2014) Box Score

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-0, 2-0 home


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	15	2
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	8	2

S. Pimentel1-0

4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

C. Villanueva0-2

1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
E. Bonifacio2B-SS
L. Valbuena3B
S. CastroSS
B. SchlitterP
J. VerasP
eT. WoodPH
W. WrightP
fJ. BakerPH
Ca. VillanuevaP
A. Rizzo1B
N. SchierholtzRF
R. SweeneyCF
W. CastilloC
R. KalishLF
aJ. LakePH-LF
E. JacksonP
J. RussellP
bJ. RuggianoPH
J. GrimmP
P. StropP
cM. OltPH
H. RondonP
dD. BarneyPH-2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
7	1	5	0	0	1	0	.750	.769	.833
6	0	3	1	0	2	3	.500	.667	.500
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.100	.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	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
5	1	1	1	1	1	0	.111	.333	.444
8	0	2	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
6	0	1	0	0	2	1	.143	.333	.143
8	0	1	0	0	0	3	.100	.182	.100
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
5	1	2	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.167	.000
62	3	15	3	1	6	17

a-struck out looking for R Kalish in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for J Russell in the 7th

c-flied out to center for P Strop in the 9th

d-flied out to center for H Rondon in the 11th

e-flied out to right for J Veras in the 13th

f-struck out looking for W Wright in the 15th

Batting
2BJ Lake (1, J Gomez)
HRA Rizzo (1, 12th inning off J Gomez 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIN Schierholtz (1), L Valbuena (1), A Rizzo (1)
2Out RBIL Valbuena
GIDPR Sweeney
Team LOB19
Team RISP1-16 (W Castillo 0-1, J Baker 0-1, A Rizzo 0-1, N Schierholtz 0-1, S Castro 0-4, R Sweeney 0-2, J Lake 0-1, E Bonifacio 0-1, D Barney 0-1, L Valbuena 1-3)

Baserunning
SBJ Lake (1, 3rd base off J Gomez/R Martin); E Bonifacio 2 (3, 2nd base off J Gomez/R Martin, 2nd base off S Pimentel/R Martin)
Picked OffE Bonifacio (1st base by C Morton)

Fielding
DP2 (A Rizzo-S Castro, J Lake-W Castillo-A Rizzo)
EE Jackson (1, throw); S Castro (1, ground ball)
AssistsJ Lake (P Alvarez at Home)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
S. MarteLF
T. SniderRF
J. GomezP
cG. SanchezPH
S. PimentelP
dT. SanchezPH
A. McCutchenCF
P. Alvarez3B
R. MartinC
N. Walker2B
T. Ishikawa1B
C. BarmesPR-1B
J. MercerSS
C. MortonP
T. WatsonP
aJ. HarrisonPH
M. MelanconP
J. GrilliP
J. WilsonP
bJ. TabataPH-RF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	1	2	1	1	3	.333	.500	.444
5	0	1	0	0	1	.125	.222	.125
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	1.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
4	0	0	0	3	2	.143	.455	.143
7	0	1	0	0	2	.091	.091	.091
6	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.182	.100
6	1	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.500
3	0	0	0	2	1	.333	.500	.333
2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	0	2	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250
2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	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
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000
52	4	8	3	9	15

a-grounded to pitcher for T Watson in the 7th

b-walked for J Wilson in the 10th

c-walked for J Gomez in the 12th

d-singled to left for S Pimentel in the 16th

Batting
RBIJ Mercer (1), S Marte (1), T Sanchez (1)
2Out RBIS Marte
SHN Walker
GIDPT Snider; C Barmes
Team LOB15
Team RISP3-12 (C Barmes 0-1, C Morton 0-1, N Walker 0-1, J Tabata 0-2, J Mercer 1-1, T Snider 0-1, A McCutchen 0-1, R Martin 0-1, S Marte 1-1, T Sanchez 1-1, P Alvarez 0-1)

Baserunning
Picked OffJ Mercer (1st base by W Castillo)

Fielding
DP2 (N Walker-J Mercer-T Ishikawa, C Morton-J Mercer-T Ishikawa)
EJ Mercer (1, ground ball); P Alvarez (1, throw)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
E. Jackson
J. Russell
J. Grimm
P. Strop
H. Rondon
B. Schlitter
J. Veras(B,1)
W. Wright
Ca. Villanueva(L,0-2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	2	2	1	4	5	94-57	1.69
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	10-8	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15-11	0.00
2.0	0	0	0	1	2	25-17	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-7	0.00
1.0	1	1	1	2	1	38-19	9.00
2.0	1	0	0	2	2	36-19	0.00
1.1	3	1	1	0	1	22-15	13.50
15.1	8	4	3	9	15	256-158

Pitching
IBBE Bonifacio (By J Gomez)
HBPA Rizzo 2 (By C Morton, M Melancon)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE Jackson 15-21; J Russell 2-3; J Grimm 3-3; P Strop 3-4; H Rondon 4-7; B Schlitter 3-3; J Veras 2-7; W Wright 5-10; C Villanueva 3-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE Jackson 13-13-20-11; J Russell 1-3-2-2; J Grimm 2-0-0-3; P Strop 3-3-3-2; H Rondon 7-4-3-3; B Schlitter 3-1-1-2; J Veras 4-3-9-3; W Wright 5-4-5-5; C Villanueva 2-3-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Jackson 6-4; J Russell 0-1; J Grimm 2-1; P Strop 0-1; H Rondon 1-3; B Schlitter 2-0; J Veras 1-1; W Wright 4-1; C Villanueva 2-1
Game ScoresE Jackson 59

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
C. Morton
T. Watson(H,1)
M. Melancon(H,1)
J. Grilli(B,1)
J. Wilson
J. Gomez
S. Pimentel(W,1-0)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	84-56	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	14-10	0.00
1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	18-12	4.50
1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	19-14	4.50
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	0.00
2.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	45-27	4.50
4.0	2	0	0	3	4	0	65-43	0.00
16.0	15	3	3	6	17	1	258-171

Pitching
IBBJ Mercer (By W Wright)
HBPS Marte (By E Jackson); J Mercer (By J Veras); R Martin (By W Wright)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC Morton 13-23; T Watson 3-4; M Melancon 3-6; J Grilli 3-6; J Wilson 2-4; J Gomez 7-10; S Pimentel 13-17
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC Morton 15-7-19-15; T Watson 4-3-3-0; M Melancon 3-2-2-5; J Grilli 6-1-1-6; J Wilson 2-2-2-3; J Gomez 5-7-9-6; S Pimentel 15-8-10-10
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Morton 4-6; T Watson 0-0; M Melancon 3-0; J Grilli 0-3; J Wilson 1-1; J Gomez 0-3; S Pimentel 1-7
Game ScoresC Morton 69

Scoring Summary

		CHC	PIT
2nd	J Mercer singled to left, N Walker scored, T Ishikawa to second.	0	1
6th	R Martin safe at first on error by shortstop S Castro, S Marte scored, A McCutchen to second.	0	2
8th	N Schierholtz grounded out to second, E Bonifacio scored, L Valbuena to third, A Rizzo to second.	1	2
9th	L Valbuena singled to right center, J Lake scored, E Bonifacio to third.	2	2
12th	A Rizzo homered to right (383 feet).	3	2
12th	S Marte singled to left, C Barmes scored, J Tabata to third.	3	3
16th	T Sanchez singled to left, J Tabata scored, S Marte to second.	3	4

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

12:05 AM, 3 April 2014

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 29,762

Game Time:5:55

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

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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