Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Chi. Cubs 4
Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:35 PM
When: 12:35 PM ET, Thursday, April 23, 2015
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 43°
Umpires: Home - Kerwin Danley, 1B - D.J. Reyburn, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Gabe Morales
Attendance: 22224
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 020110000482
Pittsburgh 01000310-5100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 8-7 4-4 4-3 L2
Pittsburgh 8-8 6-4 2-4 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 6-4 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 4-3 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Radhames Liz pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.86. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Brian Schlitter took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Sean Rodriguez had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   Pittsburgh
Kyle Hendricks Player Jeff Locke
Loss W/L Loss
5.1 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 7
5 Hits 7
5.06 ERA 7.20
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Pittsburgh
Starlin Castro Player Gregory Polanco
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Chi. Cubs 8 0 12 .250 12 4 3 0 2
Pittsburgh 10 1 17 .294 7 5 2 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Pirates have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .444 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Cubs have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .714 after a loss.