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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

2005-07-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39512 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph from CF · 2:27

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–1. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 6th. Kerry Wood earned the win. Jerry Hairston went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
CHN	0	3	3	0	0	5	0	0		11	16

W: Kerry Wood L: Josh Fogg SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Poncino · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Paul Nauert · 3B: Mark Wegner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Lawton	3	0	0	0	0	1
Freddy Sanchez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Bay	3	0	0	0	0	1
Craig Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	2
Daryle Ward	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Castillo	3	1	3	1	0	0
Ryan Doumit	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Fogg	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tike Redman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Rob Mackowiak	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Restovich	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Hill	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Hairston	5	1	1	4	0	0
Todd Walker	5	0	1	0	0	0
Derrek Lee	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jeromy Burnitz	4	2	2	0	0	0
Aramis Ramirez	3	2	2	3	0	0
Todd Hollandsworth	4	1	1	0	0	0
Neifi Perez	3	2	2	2	0	0
Michael Barrett	3	2	1	0	1	0
Kerry Wood	3	0	1	2	0	0
Jose Macias	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ronny Cedeno	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Grieve	1	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Murton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Fogg	4.0	7	0	0
Brian Meadows	1.2	5	1	0
John Grabow	1.1	2	0	0
Jose Mesa	0.1	1	0	0
Ryan Vogelsong	0.2	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kerry Wood	6.0	2	0	5
Michael Wuertz	1.0	1	1	0
Mike Remlinger	1.0	0	0	0
Glendon Rusch	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Lawton: 7/F7S
Freddy Sanchez: 9/F9LM
Jason Bay: E5/G5+.B-1
Craig Wilson: K

Bot 1

Jerry Hairston: 5!3/BG25
Todd Walker: 3/G3
Derrek Lee: 9/F89XD+

Top 2

Daryle Ward: 9/F9LD
Jose Castillo: HR/F8RXD+
Ryan Doumit: 63/G6M
Jack Wilson: 6/P6

Bot 2

Jeromy Burnitz: D8/F8LXD+
Aramis Ramirez: 53/G56S
Todd Hollandsworth: 4/L4
Neifi Perez: S9/L89S+.2-H
Michael Barrett: S7/L5D-.1-3
Kerry Wood: D8/F78XD+.3-H;1-H
Jerry Hairston: 53/G56S

Top 3

Josh Fogg: K
Matt Lawton: K
Freddy Sanchez: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Todd Walker: 4/P4
Derrek Lee: S7/G56+
Jeromy Burnitz: S9/G34+.1-3
Aramis Ramirez: HR/F78D+.3-H;1-H
Todd Hollandsworth: 43/G4
Neifi Perez: 4/L34

Top 4

Jason Bay: K
Craig Wilson: 63/G6
Daryle Ward: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 4

Michael Barrett: 43/G4
Kerry Wood: 53/G6S-
Jerry Hairston: 9/F89M

Top 5

Jose Castillo: S8/L89M-
Ryan Doumit: 43/G4.1-2
Jack Wilson: FC6/G6.2X3(65);B-1
Tike Redman: K

Bot 5

Todd Walker: 3!1/G
Derrek Lee: 63/G6S
Jeromy Burnitz: 6/L56

Top 6

Matt Lawton: 43/G4S
Freddy Sanchez: 4/P4M
Jason Bay: 9/F9M

Bot 6

Aramis Ramirez: S8/L8RS-
Todd Hollandsworth: S7/P7S.1-2
Neifi Perez: D9/L3D.2-H;1-3
Michael Barrett: IW
Kerry Wood: 8/F8RS
Jerry Hairston: HR/F7LD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Todd Walker: DGR/L78D+
Derrek Lee: 13/G13-
Jeromy Burnitz: 4!/P

Top 7

Craig Wilson: W
Daryle Ward: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS
Jose Castillo: D7/L78D+
Ryan Doumit: 3/G3S

Bot 7

Jose Macias: S8/G6M
Todd Hollandsworth: 4/P4D
Ronny Cedeno: S5/G5S-.1-2
Michael Barrett: 6/LDP/L6.2X2(64)

Top 8

Jack Wilson: 43/G4S
Rob Mackowiak: 3/G3
Michael Restovich: 8/F8LD

Bot 8

Ben Grieve: S8/G6M+
Jerry Hairston: WP.1-2
Jerry Hairston: 5/P25
Todd Walker: 5/P5F
Derrek Lee: S6/G13.2-3
Matt Murton: K

Top 9

Freddy Sanchez: 13/G13-
Bobby Hill: S7/L7S-
Craig Wilson: K
Daryle Ward: 3/P3

Notes & reviews

the first pitch to Jerry Hairston was behind him
Pitcher Mesa ejected by 1B umpire Darling for challenging Hairston to fight after popup; Pirates were unhappy with Hairson's reaction after homering earlier; no fight happened but Mesa was ejected

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