Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

21-22, 9-14 Away

Final

26-17, 18-8 Home


PIT
CHC

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

PiratesTop 1st
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Double
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- D Lee safe at first on error by shortstop B Bixler.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
PiratesTop 2nd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- D Mientkiewicz to second on passed ball by G Soto.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- C. Zambrano pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- M. Wuertz pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- M. Wuertz pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- M. Wuertz pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- S. Eyre pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- N McLouth to second on passed ball by G Soto.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- Z. Duke pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- R Cedeno hit for S Eyre.
  5
  4
- T. Yates pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- J. Lieber pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- T. Yates pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- D. Marte pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- C. Marmol pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- M Fontenot at second base.
  5
  5
- J Michaels hit for D Marte.
  5
  5
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- M. Capps pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pirates
4
Cubs
7

Game 1

16/5

Pirates
7
Cubs
6

Game 2

17/5

Pirates
3
Cubs
4

Game 3

18/5

Wrigley Field

6:05 PM, 17 May 2008

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 41,686

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Wolf
First Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi

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

D. Marte3-0

C. Marmol1-1

M. Capps10

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Foul Ball
4 Double