Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

40-50, 19-28 Away

Final

45-45, 23-22 Home


PIT
CHC

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

PiratesTop 1st
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Line Out
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- J Bay in left field.
  2
  0
- T Redman in center field.
  2
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- T Redman stole second.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Z Duke safe at first on error by second baseman T Walker, J Wilson to second.
  2
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CubsBottom 7th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- G. Maddux pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- N Perez hit for H Blanco.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- M Barrett hit for G Maddux.
  3
  0
- N Perez at shortstop.
  3
  0
- M Barrett catching.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- R. Novoa pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- J. Mesa pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- B Grieve hit for M Murton.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pirates
1
Cubs
5

Game 1

14/7

Pirates
1
Cubs
11

Game 2

15/7

Pirates
3
Cubs
0

Game 3

16/7

Pirates
2
Cubs
8

Game 4

17/7

Wrigley Field

9:05 PM, 16 July 2005

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,790

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
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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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

Z. Duke2-0

G. Maddux8-7

J. Mesa22

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Line Out