Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

66-80, 30-45 Away

Final

79-64, 43-32 Home


PIT
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	0
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	-	13	18	0

PiratesTop 1st
- M. Prior pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Single
- J Bay caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- M. Prior pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- M. Prior pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- M. Prior pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- M. Prior pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- J Macias at third base.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- M. Wuertz pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- J Kendall to third on wild pitch by M Wuertz.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- J Dubois hit for M Wuertz.
  5
  4
- B. Meadows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- B. Meadows pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- M. Remlinger pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- B. Meadows pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- B Grieve hit for M Remlinger.
  5
  7
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- R Mackowiak in center field.
  5
  7
- J. Grabow pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- M. Corey pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- T Goodwin hit for M Alou.
  5
  13
- T Goodwin in left field.
  5
  13
- C Murray in right field.
  5
  13
- 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- R. Dempster pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pirates
2
Cubs
7

Game 1

14/9

Pirates
2
Cubs
3

Game 2

15/9

Pirates
5
Cubs
13

Game 3

15/9

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 15 September 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,395

Game Time:3:14

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Schrieber
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

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

M. Wuertz1-0

O. Perez10-9

R. Dempster1

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Foul Ball
5 Single