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Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
May 23, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 23, 2008 at PNC Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carlos Zambrano |
Home Starting Pitcher | Zach Duke |
Ballpark | PNC Park |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 32,656 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Laz Diaz 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Mike Winters 3B: Paul Schrieber |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Derrek Lee | First Baseman |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Ronny Cedeno | Second Baseman |
Mark DeRosa | Right Fielder |
Reed Johnson | Center Fielder |
Carlos Zambrano | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddy Sanchez | Second Baseman |
Nate McLouth | Center Fielder |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
Xavier Nady | Right Fielder |
Doug Mientkiewicz | Third Baseman |
Ronny Paulino | Catcher |
Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
Zach Duke | Pitcher |
John Russell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
May 23, 2008
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Duke
Soriano hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nady. Soriano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Theriot vs. Duke
Theriot hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Duke
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Soriano scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Duke
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Soto vs. Duke
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mientkiewicz fields it and throws to second for the out. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Duke
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mientkiewicz juggles the ball. That's an error on Mientkiewicz. Lee scores. Soto moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
DeRosa vs. Duke
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Zambrano
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Zambrano
McLouth strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Zambrano
Bay hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaRoche for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Duke
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zambrano vs. Duke
Zambrano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Duke
Soriano hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Duke
Theriot hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Zambrano moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Duke
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Zambrano
Nady hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Zambrano
Mientkiewicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Paulino vs. Zambrano
Paulino strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Zambrano
Gomez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Duke
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Duke
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mientkiewicz fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Duke
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
DeRosa vs. Duke
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bay. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Ramirez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Duke
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duke vs. Zambrano
Duke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Zambrano
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanchez for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 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
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zambrano vs. Duke
Zambrano hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Duke
Soriano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zambrano moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Theriot vs. Duke
Theriot bunts towards first. LaRoche fields the ball and throws to Duke covering. Safe. Zambrano moves to third. Soriano moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Duke
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. Zambrano scores. Soriano moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Duke
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Soto vs. Duke
Soto strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Zambrano
Bay hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Bay reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Nady vs. Zambrano
Nady strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Mientkiewicz vs. Zambrano
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Burnett
Sean Burnett now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Nady. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
DeRosa vs. Burnett
DeRosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Burnett
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zambrano vs. Burnett
Zambrano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Burnett
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Burnett covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Burnett
Theriot takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Burnett
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paulino vs. Zambrano
Paulino hits a line drive into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Zambrano
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burnett vs. Zambrano
Burnett strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Zambrano
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
McLouth vs. Zambrano
McLouth hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of DeRosa who is chasing the ball. McLouth reaches third base with a triple. Gomez scores. Sanchez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bay vs. Zambrano
Bay hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Burnett
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Burnett
Soto takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Burnett
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
DeRosa vs. Burnett
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ramirez tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Burnett
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Zambrano vs. Burnett
Zambrano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Zambrano
Micah Hoffpauir now playing left field.
LaRoche hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeRosa. LaRoche reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nady vs. Zambrano
Nady hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mientkiewicz vs. Zambrano
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out. LaRoche moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Paulino vs. Zambrano
Paulino hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Salas
Marino Salas now pitching. Jose Bautista now playing third base.
Hoffpauir hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Salas
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Salas
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Zambrano
Gomez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Zambrano
Bautista hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivas vs. Zambrano
Luis Rivas pinch hits for Freddy Sanchez.
Rivas hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Salas
Luis Rivas now playing second base. Jason Michaels now playing left field.
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Salas
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Salas
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
DeRosa vs. Salas
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nady. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Ramirez scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Salas
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno scores. DeRosa moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Zambrano vs. Salas
Zambrano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeRosa scores. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffpauir vs. Salas
Hoffpauir hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Paulino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Ascanio
Jose Ascanio now pitching.
McLouth hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of DeRosa. McLouth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Ascanio
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. McLouth moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaRoche vs. Ascanio
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McLouth tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Ascanio
Nady hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ascanio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Salas
Theriot hits a line drive into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Salas
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Salas
Henry Blanco pinch hits for Aramis Ramirez.
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rivas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Wood
Henry Blanco now catching. Mike Fontenot now playing second base. Ronny Cedeno now playing third base. Kerry Wood now pitching. Raul Chavez pinch
Chavez hits a fly ball into left field. Hoffpauir settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Paulino vs. Wood
Paulino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fontenot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Wood
Gomez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 12 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Wood
Bautista strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/2008 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Soriano A, lf 4 1 2 0 Sanchez F, 2b 3 1 1 0 Hoffpauir M, lf 2 0 1 0 Rivas L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 5 0 1 0 McLouth N, cf 4 1 2 2 Lee D, 1b 6 1 1 2 Bay J, lf 3 0 2 0 Ramirez A, 3b 4 3 3 0 Michaels J, lf 1 0 0 0 Blanco H, ph-c 1 0 0 0 LaRoche A, 1b 3 0 1 1 Soto G, c 4 0 0 0 Nady X, rf 4 0 0 0 Fontenot M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Mientkiewicz D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cedeno R, 2b-3b 5 2 2 0 Salas M, p 0 0 0 0 DeRosa M, rf 3 2 2 3 Chavez R, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson R, cf 5 2 3 4 Paulino R, c 4 0 0 0 Zambrano C, p 5 1 4 2 Gomez C, ss 4 1 2 0 Ascanio J, p 0 0 0 0 Duke Z, p 1 0 0 0 Wood K, p 0 0 0 0 Burnett S, p 1 0 0 0 Bautista J, 3b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 44 12 19 11 34 3 8 3 Chicago 211 131 030 -- 12 Pittsburgh 000 020 010 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Zambrano C (W) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 Ascanio J 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Wood K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Duke Z (L) 4.0 10 5 4 0 1 Burnett S 2.0 4 4 4 4 1 Salas M 3.0 5 3 3 0 1 E -- Mientkiewicz D, Gomez C DP -- Pittsburgh 3 LOB -- Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Soriano A, Johnson R 2, DeRosa M 2, Cedeno R, LaRoche A, McLouth N 3B -- Bay J, McLouth N HR -- Johnson R SF -- DeRosa M, LaRoche A T -- 2:45 A -- 32656
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