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Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 8, 2012
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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 September 8, 2012 at PNC Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Samardzija |
| Home Starting Pitcher | James McDonald |
| Ballpark | PNC Park |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 35,661 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scott Barry 1B: Jordan Baker 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Paul Emmel |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Right Fielder |
| Luis Valbuena | Third Baseman |
| Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Starlin Castro | Shortstop |
| Welington Castillo | Catcher |
| Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Samardzija | Pitcher |
| Tony Campana | Center Fielder |
| Dale Sveum | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brock Holt | Second Baseman |
| Starling Marte | Left Fielder |
| Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
| Garrett Jones | First Baseman |
| Pedro Alvarez | Third Baseman |
| Alex Presley | Right Fielder |
| Clint Barmes | Shortstop |
| Rod Barajas | Catcher |
| James McDonald | Pitcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 8, 2012
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. McDonald
DeJesus hits a popup towards short. Barmes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. McDonald
Valbuena hits a line drive towards first. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. McDonald
Rizzo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Samardzija
Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Marte vs. Samardzija
Marte bunts towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marte for the out. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Samardzija
Jones takes first base on ball four. Holt moves to third. McCutchen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holt scores. McCutchen scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Presley vs. Samardzija
Presley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Barmes vs. Samardzija
Barmes strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. McDonald
Soriano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. McDonald
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. McDonald
Castillo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Marte. Castillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Barney vs. McDonald
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Samardzija vs. McDonald
Samardzija hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Samardzija
Barajas hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Samardzija
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Samardzija
Holt strikes out. Castillo drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Holt out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campana vs. McDonald
Campana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. McDonald
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Campana moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Valbuena vs. McDonald
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Campana scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. McDonald
Rizzo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. McDonald
Soriano strikes out. Barajas drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Soriano out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Samardzija
Marte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Samardzija
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. McDonald
Castro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. McDonald
There goes Castro. The throw from Barajas and he is safe. Castro steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. McDonald
Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Barney vs. McDonald
Barney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Holt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Samardzija vs. McDonald
Samardzija hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Alvarez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Presley vs. Samardzija
Presley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and has Alvarez trapped. He races towards second and tags Alvarez for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barmes vs. Samardzija
Barmes hits a fly ball into center field. Campana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barajas vs. Samardzija
Barajas hits a fly ball into center field. Campana settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campana vs. McDonald
Campana hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. McDonald
There goes Campana. The throw from Barajas and he is safe. Campana steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
DeJesus vs. McDonald
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Valbuena vs. McDonald
Valbuena hits a fly ball into left field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campana tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. McDonald
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. McDonald
Soriano hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Samardzija
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Samardzija
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops it up and throws to first, with Samardzija covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Samardzija
Marte strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. McDonald
Castro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. McDonald
Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. McDonald
Barney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Samardzija vs. McDonald
Samardzija bunts in front of the plate. Barajas fields it and throws to first for the out. Castro moves to third. Barney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Campana vs. Watson
Tony Watson now pitching.
Campana hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Samardzija
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Watson
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Watson
Valbuena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Watson
Rizzo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valbuena moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Soriano vs. Hughes
Jared Hughes now pitching.
Soriano strikes out. There goes Rizzo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Castro vs. Hughes
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Samardzija
Presley bunts towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Samardzija
Barmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barmes for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Samardzija
Barajas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Castro. Barajas moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Clement vs. Samardzija
Josh Harrison pinch runs for Rod Barajas. Jeff Clement pinch hits for Jared Hughes.
Clement hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Harrison scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Samardzija
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Grilli
Michael McKenry now catching. Jason Grilli now pitching.
Castillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Grilli
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Samardzija vs. Grilli
Samardzija hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Campana vs. Grilli
Campana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeJesus vs. Grilli
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castillo scores. Campana moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Valbuena vs. Grilli
There goes DeJesus. The throw from McKenry and he is safe. DeJesus steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Valbuena vs. Grilli
Valbuena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Samardzija
Marte strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Samardzija
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Resop
Chris Resop now pitching.
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Resop
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Holt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Resop
Castro is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Resop
There goes Castro. The throw from McKenry and he is out, Holt applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Joe Mather now playing left field.
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops it up and throws to first, with Samardzija covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Samardzija
Presley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Samardzija
Gaby Sanchez pinch hits for Clint Barmes.
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field. Mather settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/2012 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, rf 4 0 2 1 Holt B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Valbuena L, 3b 3 0 0 1 Marte S, lf 3 0 0 0
Rizzo A, 1b 4 0 1 0 McCutchen A, cf 3 1 0 0
Soriano A, lf 5 1 1 1 Jones G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mather J, lf 0 0 0 0 Alvarez P, 3b 4 0 2 2
Castro S, ss 3 0 1 0 Presley A, rf 4 0 0 0
Castillo W, c 4 1 2 0 Barmes C, ss 3 0 0 0
Barney D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sanchez G, ph 1 0 0 0
Samardzija J, p 3 0 0 0 Barajas R, c 3 0 0 0
Campana T, cf 3 2 2 0 Harrison J, pr 0 1 0 0
McKenry M, c 0 0 0 0
McDonald J, p 2 0 0 0
Watson T, p 0 0 0 0
Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0
Clement J, ph 1 0 1 1
Grilli J, p 0 0 0 0
Resop C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 10 3 31 3 4 3
Chicago 011 010 010 -- 4
Pittsburgh 200 000 100 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Samardzija J (W) 9.0 4 3 2 1 9
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald J 5.2 7 3 3 2 2
Watson T 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Hughes J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Grilli J (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Resop C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Castro S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Castillo W, Alvarez P, Campana T
HR -- Soriano A
SB -- Castro S, Campana T, Rizzo A, DeJesus D
CS -- Castro S
SH -- Marte S, Samardzija J
SF -- Valbuena L
HBP -- by Samardzija J (McCutchen A), by McDonald J (Rizzo A), by Resop C (Castro S)
T -- 2:56
A -- 35661
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