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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
Chicago Cubs
2012-08-01 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 33014 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph from RF · 3:24
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 8–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 8th. Jeff Karstens earned the win. Michael McKenry went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
W: Jeff Karstens L: Travis Wood SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Tim Tschida · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Starling Marte | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Harrison | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew McCutchen | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Gaby Sanchez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Travis Snider | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael McKenry | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Pedro Alvarez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Clint Barmes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Karstens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tony Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Garrett Jones | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Presley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Starlin Castro | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Anthony Rizzo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bryan LaHair | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Baker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Welington Castillo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Valbuena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Travis Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Mather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adrian Cardenas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Karstens | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Chris Resop | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Watson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jared Hughes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Grilli | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Joel Hanrahan | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wood | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Manny Corpas | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 James Russell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Shawn Camp | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 Alberto Cabrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Marmol | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Starling Marte: K
- Josh Harrison: 9/F89D
- Andrew McCutchen: W
- Gaby Sanchez: 7/F78D+
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: 53/G5
- Starlin Castro: HR/F78XD+
- Anthony Rizzo: 9/F9D
- Alfonso Soriano: K
Top 2
- Travis Snider: 43/G4
- Michael McKenry: S9/L4+
- Pedro Alvarez: 7/F7M
- Clint Barmes: W.1-2
- Jeff Karstens: K
Bot 2
- Bryan LaHair: D7/L7LS
- Jeff Baker: 9/F9D.2-3
- Welington Castillo: 43/G6MS
- Luis Valbuena: W
- Travis Wood: K
Top 3
- Starling Marte: HR/F7D+
- Josh Harrison: 8/F8LD
- Andrew McCutchen: W
- Gaby Sanchez: K
- Travis Snider: S8/G4M.1-3
- Michael McKenry: BK.3-H(NR);1-2
- Michael McKenry: 7/F78D+
Bot 3
- David DeJesus: 4/F4D
- Starlin Castro: 8/F8RS
- Anthony Rizzo: 13/G
Top 4
- Pedro Alvarez: K
- Clint Barmes: 63/G6-
- Jeff Karstens: K
Bot 4
- Alfonso Soriano: S7/L6D
- Bryan LaHair: K
- Jeff Baker: 4/F34D-
- Welington Castillo: K
Top 5
- Starling Marte: 63/G6
- Josh Harrison: 53/G56-
- Andrew McCutchen: K
Bot 5
- Luis Valbuena: 7/F7LM
- Travis Wood: 4/F34D-
- David DeJesus: 43/G34
Top 6
- Gaby Sanchez: W
- Travis Snider: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Michael McKenry: 8/F8RD+
Bot 6
- Starlin Castro: 63/G6
- Anthony Rizzo: 7/F78M
- Alfonso Soriano: S8/L8RS+
- Bryan LaHair: 63/G4M-
Top 7
- Pedro Alvarez: S4/G34D
- Clint Barmes: K
- Tony Watson: K
- Starling Marte: SB2
- Starling Marte: 53/G
Bot 7
- Jeff Baker: S8/L8RS+
- Welington Castillo: 4/F4-
- Luis Valbuena: SB2
- Luis Valbuena: K
- Joe Mather: SB3
- Joe Mather: 53/G5-
Top 8
- Josh Harrison: S9/F9M
- Andrew McCutchen: D7/G6+.1-3
- Garrett Jones: S7/G6.3-H;2-H
- Travis Snider: S9/G34.1-3
- Michael McKenry: HR/F78XD+.3-H;1-H
- Pedro Alvarez: S8/G6M
- Clint Barmes: S8/G6M.1-2
- Alex Presley: 9/F9D.2-3
- Starling Marte: K
- Josh Harrison: K
Bot 8
- David DeJesus: K
- Starlin Castro: 3/F23F-
- Anthony Rizzo: S7/G56
- Alfonso Soriano: K
Top 9
- Andrew McCutchen: S6/G56
- Garrett Jones: D9/L9LM.1-H
- Travis Snider: K
- Michael McKenry: K
- Pedro Alvarez: K
Bot 9
- Bryan LaHair: D7/L5D+
- Jeff Baker: T9/F9M.2-H
- Welington Castillo: HR/F8RXD+.3-H
- Luis Valbuena: S9/L4D
- Adrian Cardenas: K
- David DeJesus: K
- Starlin Castro: S8/L8LS-.1-2
- Anthony Rizzo: K