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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 27, 2009 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Zach Duke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carlos Zambrano |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 38,314 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Carlson 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Jeff Nelson |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan | Left Fielder |
| Delwyn Young | Second Baseman |
| Nate McLouth | Center Fielder |
| Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
| Andy LaRoche | Third Baseman |
| Brandon Moss | Right Fielder |
| Ramon Vazquez | Shortstop |
| Jason Jaramillo | Catcher |
| Zach Duke | Pitcher |
| John Russell | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
| Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
| Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
| Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Geovany Soto | Catcher |
| Ryan Freel | Third Baseman |
| Andres Blanco | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Zambrano | Pitcher |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 27, 2009
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Zambrano
Morgan hits a line drive towards short. Theriot reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Zambrano
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Zambrano
McLouth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Zambrano covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Duke
Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Duke
Theriot hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Duke
Bradley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moss who is chasing the ball. Bradley reaches third base with a triple. Theriot goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Duke
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Duke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vazquez throws to second for one, and Young throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Bradley scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Duke
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche takes first base on ball four. LaRoche moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Zambrano
Moss hits a line drive towards short. Theriot reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Vazquez vs. Zambrano
Vazquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaRoche moves to third. LaRoche moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Jaramillo vs. Zambrano
Jaramillo hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Duke vs. Zambrano
Duke hits a line drive towards first. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Duke
Freel hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Duke
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zambrano vs. Duke
Zambrano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Duke
Soriano hits a popup towards short. Vazquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Zambrano
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Zambrano
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Zambrano
McLouth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Duke
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Duke
Bradley takes first base on ball four. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Duke
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Theriot moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Duke
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vazquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zambrano, and towards Blanco, who fields it and throws to first for the out. LaRoche moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moss vs. Zambrano
Moss hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vazquez vs. Zambrano
Vazquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaRoche scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jaramillo vs. Zambrano
Jaramillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Duke
Soto strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Duke
Freel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Duke
Blanco hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zambrano vs. Duke
Zambrano strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Duke vs. Zambrano
Mike Fontenot now playing third base.
Duke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Zambrano
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Duke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Zambrano
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McLouth vs. Zambrano
McLouth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLouth for the out. Duke moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Duke
Soriano hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Morgan. Soriano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Duke
Theriot bunts towards the mound. Duke fields it and throws to first for the out. Soriano moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bradley vs. Duke
Bradley hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Duke
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Zambrano
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Zambrano
Vazquez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jaramillo vs. Zambrano
Jaramillo hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Duke vs. Zambrano
Duke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Duke
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Duke
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fontenot vs. Duke
Fontenot hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Duke
Blanco hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Zambrano
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into left field. Soriano picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Soriano. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Zambrano
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Soto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
McLouth vs. Zambrano
There's a wild pitch. Morgan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Guzman
Angel Guzman now pitching.
McLouth hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Guzman
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Duke
Micah Hoffpauir pinch hits for Angel Guzman.
Hoffpauir hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Duke
Soriano strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Duke
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Duke
Bradley hits a fly ball into left field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Marmol
Carlos Marmol now pitching.
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Marmol
Moss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vazquez vs. Marmol
Vazquez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jaramillo vs. Marmol
Jaramillo hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Chavez
Jesse Chavez now pitching.
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chavez
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Chavez
Soto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fontenot vs. Burnett
Sean Burnett now pitching.
Fontenot hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Blanco vs. Burnett
Blanco hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Moss. Blanco reaches second base with a double. Soto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Burnett
Jake Fox pinch hits for Carlos Marmol.
Fox hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McLouth. Fox reaches second base with a double. Blanco scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Soriano vs. Burnett
Soriano hits a popup towards first. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Gregg
Kevin Gregg now pitching. Freddy Sanchez pinch hits for Sean Burnett.
Sanchez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Gregg
Morgan hits a fly ball towards right. Bradley catches it and throws to Blanco who relays to Lee to double up Sanchez. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gregg
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McLouth vs. Gregg
McLouth strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/2009 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Morgan N, lf 5 1 2 0 Soriano A, lf 5 0 1 0
Young D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 3 1 3 0
McLouth N, cf 5 0 0 0 Bradley M, rf 3 1 1 1
LaRoche A, 1b 2 1 1 0 Lee D, 1b 3 0 0 0
LaRoche A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Johnson R, cf 4 1 1 2
Moss B, rf 4 0 1 0 Soto G, c 4 1 1 0
Vazquez R, ss 4 0 3 1 Freel R, 3b 2 0 1 0
Jaramillo J, c 4 0 0 0 Fontenot M, 3b 2 0 1 0
Duke Z, p 3 0 1 0 Blanco A, 2b 4 1 1 1
Chavez J, p 0 0 0 0 Zambrano C, p 2 0 1 0
Burnett S, p 0 0 0 0 Guzman A, p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez F, ph 0 0 0 0 Hoffpauir M, ph 1 0 0 0
Marmol C, p 0 0 0 0
Fox J, ph 1 0 1 1
Gregg K, p 0 0 0 0
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34 2 8 1 34 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 000 100 100 -- 2
Chicago 200 000 03x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Duke Z 7.0 8 2 2 2 3
Chavez J (L) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Burnett S 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano C 6.1 7 2 1 3 6
Guzman A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Marmol C (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Gregg K (S) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
E -- Young D, Soriano A
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Chicago 8
2B -- Soriano A, Blanco A, Fox J
3B -- Bradley M
HR -- Johnson R
SH -- Theriot R
WP -- Zambrano C
T -- 2:38
A -- 38314
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