Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

51-58, 19-32 Away

Final

65-45, 39-15 Home


PIT
CHC

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

PiratesTop 1st
- J. Marquis pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ball
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- J. Karstens pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- J. Marquis pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- J. Karstens pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- J. Marquis pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- J. Karstens pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- J. Marquis pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- J. Karstens pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- J. Marquis pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- J. Karstens pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- J. Marquis pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- J. Karstens pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- N. Cotts pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- D. Bautista pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- R Theriot hit for N Cotts.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- J. Samardzija pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- R Theriot at shortstop.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- D. Bautista pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- R Johnson hit for J Edmonds.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- C. Marmol pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- R Johnson in center field.
  3
  0
- J Bautista hit for S Burnett.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- M DeRosa hit for M Fontenot.
  3
  0
- H Blanco hit for C Marmol.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pirates
3
Cubs
0

Game 1

1/8

Pirates
1
Cubs
5

Game 2

2/8

Pirates
5
Cubs
8

Game 3

3/8

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 1 August 2008

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 41,340

Game Time:2:47

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

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