Chi. Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 2
Sunday, September 9, 2012 1:35 PM
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, September 9, 2012
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
67°
Umpires:
Home -
Jordan Baker, 1B -
Gary Darling, 2B -
Paul Emmel, 3B -
Scott Barry
Attendance:
28671
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 42-30 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 20-52 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Chi. Cubs has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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James Russell pitched 0.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.50. Carlos Marmol closed out the game to get the save and has 18 saves for the season. Jason Grilli took the loss for Pittsburgh.
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Andrew McCutchen had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Alfonso Soriano, Josh Vitters, Anthony Recker hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Chi. Cubs |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Joe Mather | Player |
Brock Holt
|
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
5 |
|
.600 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Chi. Cubs
|
12 |
3 |
22 |
.308 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.206 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Pirates have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .537 after a loss.
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Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Cubs have a W/L % of .407 after a win and .372 after a loss.
