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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

2014-06-22 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 33573 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph from LF · 2:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 3rd. Brandon Cumpton earned the win and Mark Melancon picked up the save. Travis Snider went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Brandon Cumpton L: Jason Hammel SV: Mark Melancon

Umpires — HP: James Hoye · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: John Tumpane · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregory Polanco	3	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Harrison	4	0	1	1	0	1
Andrew McCutchen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ike Davis	3	0	2	0	1	0
Jordy Mercer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Alvarez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Travis Snider	3	1	2	1	0	0
Chris Stewart	3	1	0	0	1	1
Brandon Cumpton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Tabata	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chris Coghlan	2	0	0	0	1	1
Ryan Sweeney	3	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony Rizzo	4	1	1	0	0	0
Starlin Castro	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luis Valbuena	4	0	0	0	0	2
Nate Schierholtz	3	0	0	1	1	1
John Baker	2	0	0	0	0	0
Darwin Barney	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jason Hammel	2	0	1	0	0	0
Junior Lake	2	0	1	0	0	0
Travis Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0
Welington Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Ruggiano	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brandon Cumpton	7.0	2	2	4
Tony Watson	1.0	2	0	2
Mark Melancon	1.0	2	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Hammel	7.0	6	1	6
Neil Ramirez	1.0	0	2	0
James Russell	0.1	0	0	0
Pedro Strop	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gregory Polanco: 4/F9S
Josh Harrison: K
Andrew McCutchen: 9/F9LD

Bot 1

Chris Coghlan: K
Ryan Sweeney: S7/L7M
Anthony Rizzo: 8/F8LD+
Starlin Castro: 8/F8RXD+

Top 2

Ike Davis: S8/L8LM+
Jordy Mercer: 54(1)/FO/G56+
Pedro Alvarez: CS2(25)
Pedro Alvarez: K

Bot 2

Luis Valbuena: 7/F7LM
Nate Schierholtz: 43/G4-
John Baker: 1/L13+

Top 3

Travis Snider: HR/F8LXD+
Chris Stewart: W
Brandon Cumpton: 13/SH.1-2
Gregory Polanco: 43/G34S-.2-3
Josh Harrison: S1.3-H
Andrew McCutchen: SB2
Andrew McCutchen: K

Bot 3

Darwin Barney: K
Jason Hammel: 53/G56
Chris Coghlan: 43/G4

Top 4

Ike Davis: 31/G34
Jordy Mercer: K
Pedro Alvarez: K

Bot 4

Ryan Sweeney: 6/L6D+
Anthony Rizzo: 3/G3
Starlin Castro: 8/F8RS

Top 5

Travis Snider: 3/L34
Chris Stewart: 63/G56
Brandon Cumpton: 8/F89D+

Bot 5

Luis Valbuena: K
Nate Schierholtz: W
John Baker: 16(1)3/GDP/G15-

Top 6

Gregory Polanco: 31/G34
Josh Harrison: 9/F9M
Andrew McCutchen: S5/G56
Ike Davis: S7/L7S+.1-2
Jordy Mercer: 4/F34D-

Bot 6

Darwin Barney: 4/F34D
Jason Hammel: S8/L8RM
Chris Coghlan: W.1-2
Ryan Sweeney: 8/F8LXD+
Anthony Rizzo: 63/G6

Top 7

Pedro Alvarez: 8/F8LXD+
Travis Snider: S7/L78M
Chris Stewart: K
Brandon Cumpton: PB.1-2
Brandon Cumpton: 43/G34

Bot 7

Starlin Castro: 53/G56
Luis Valbuena: 6/P5F
Nate Schierholtz: K

Top 8

Gregory Polanco: W
Josh Harrison: SB2
Josh Harrison: 3/F3D-
Andrew McCutchen: FC6/G6+.2X3(65)
Ike Davis: W.1-2
Jordy Mercer: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 8

Junior Lake: S4/BP4+
Darwin Barney: S7/G56+.1-2
Travis Wood: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Welington Castillo: K
Justin Ruggiano: K

Top 9

Pedro Alvarez: 9/F9M
Jose Tabata: 53/G5+
Chris Stewart: 8/F8RD

Bot 9

Anthony Rizzo: S9/L9S
Starlin Castro: S9/L9M.1-3
Luis Valbuena: K
Nate Schierholtz: 46(1)/FO/MREV/G4-.3-H
Junior Lake: 9/F89D+

Notes & reviews

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