Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

85-66, 42-34 Away

Final

68-83, 38-38 Home


CHC
PIT

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

CubsTop 1st
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- O. Perez pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- T Wigginton stole second.
  1
  0
- B Hill at second base.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- S. Torres pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- K. Mercker pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- C Wilson hit for D Ward.
  1
  0
- C Wilson at first base.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- S. Torres pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- N Perez ran for N Garciaparra.
  1
  0
- J Macias hit for K Mercker.
  1
  0
- N Perez at shortstop.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 9th
- M. Remlinger pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- T Alvarez hit for R Mackowiak.
  1
  0
- H Cota hit for S Torres.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Cubs
5
Pirates
4

Game 1

22/9

Cubs
1
Pirates
0

Game 2

23/9

Cubs
6
Pirates
3

Game 3

23/9

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 23 September 2004

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 22,257

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Larry Poncino

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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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

C. Zambrano15-8

O. Perez10-10

M. Remlinger2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Strike Swinging