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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

2014-09-07 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 33894 Β· 76Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 10 mph from CF Β· 3:17

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 10–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 2nd. Gerrit Cole earned the win. Neil Walker went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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PIT2501002001019
CHN000011200410

W: Gerrit Cole   L: Travis Wood   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Jeff Kellogg Β· 1B: D.J. Reyburn Β· 2B: Brian O'Nora Β· 3B: Dan Bellino Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Starling Marte612101
Jordy Mercer512200
Andrew McCutchen523101
Neil Walker533202
Russell Martin402011
Jose Tabata502100
Gaby Sanchez523100
Brent Morel501000
Gerrit Cole411202
Travis Snider100001

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Arismendy Alcantara501002
Javier Baez400013
Chris Coghlan512000
Luis Valbuena401002
Welington Castillo301001
Ryan Kalish311001
Mike Olt313110
Logan Watkins310001
Eric Jokisch000000
Matt Szczur101210
Rafael Lopez100001
Junior Lake100001

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Gerrit Cole6.0908
Jeanmar Gomez0.1010
Bobby LaFromboise0.2001
John Axford1.0012
John Holdzkom1.0111

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Travis Wood1.2911
Eric Jokisch4.1604
Blake Parker2.0301
Kyuji Fujikawa1.0102

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Starling Marte: 6/F6
  • Jordy Mercer: 63/G6M
  • Andrew McCutchen: S7/L78S
  • Neil Walker: HR/F7D+.1-H
  • Russell Martin: W
  • Jose Tabata: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 1

  • Arismendy Alcantara: 6/F4MD
  • Javier Baez: K
  • Chris Coghlan: 43/G4

Top 2

  • Gaby Sanchez: D7/F78XD+
  • Brent Morel: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
  • Gerrit Cole: K
  • Starling Marte: S7/G6+.3-H
  • Jordy Mercer: HR/F78XD+.1-H
  • Andrew McCutchen: HR/F78XD+
  • Neil Walker: S7/G56
  • Russell Martin: S8/G6M.1-2
  • Jose Tabata: S9/G4+.2-H;1-2
  • Gaby Sanchez: 9/F9M

Bot 2

  • Luis Valbuena: K
  • Welington Castillo: 9/L9M+
  • Ryan Kalish: K

Top 3

  • Brent Morel: 13/G+
  • Gerrit Cole: K
  • Starling Marte: D9/F9LM
  • Jordy Mercer: 63/G6MS-

Bot 3

  • Mike Olt: S8/G6M+
  • Logan Watkins: K
  • Eric Jokisch: 14/SH.1-2
  • Arismendy Alcantara: K

Top 4

  • Andrew McCutchen: K
  • Neil Walker: S8/G6M+
  • Russell Martin: K
  • Jose Tabata: S7/G56.1-2
  • Gaby Sanchez: S8/L8RS+.2-H;1-3(TH);B-2(E2)
  • Brent Morel: 9/F9S

Bot 4

  • Javier Baez: 53/G56
  • Chris Coghlan: S7/L7S
  • Luis Valbuena: S9/G34+.1X3(94)
  • Welington Castillo: K

Top 5

  • Gerrit Cole: 53/G56
  • Starling Marte: 63/G6+
  • Jordy Mercer: 6/L6D-

Bot 5

  • Ryan Kalish: T8/F89XD+
  • Mike Olt: S7/G56.3-H
  • Logan Watkins: 36(1)/FO/G34S
  • Eric Jokisch: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
  • Arismendy Alcantara: K

Top 6

  • Andrew McCutchen: S7/G6
  • Neil Walker: K
  • Russell Martin: S8/L8LS+.1-2
  • Jose Tabata: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 6

  • Javier Baez: K
  • Chris Coghlan: S9/G34
  • Luis Valbuena: 9/F89D
  • Welington Castillo: D7/L7LD+.1-H(E7)(UR)(NR)
  • Ryan Kalish: 7/F7M

Top 7

  • Gaby Sanchez: D7/L7LD+
  • Brent Morel: 63/G6
  • Gerrit Cole: HR/F7D+.2-H
  • Starling Marte: 63/G6
  • Jordy Mercer: S9/F89S-
  • Andrew McCutchen: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 7

  • Mike Olt: S9/F9S
  • Logan Watkins: HP.1-2
  • Matt Szczur: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Matt Szczur: S9/L89S.3-H;2-H
  • Arismendy Alcantara: 46(1)/FO/G4+
  • Javier Baez: W.1-2
  • Chris Coghlan: 8/F8LD
  • Luis Valbuena: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Luis Valbuena: K

Top 8

  • Neil Walker: K
  • Russell Martin: 4/F4-
  • Jose Tabata: 13/G13-

Bot 8

  • Rafael Lopez: K
  • Junior Lake: K
  • Mike Olt: W
  • Logan Watkins: 53/G56

Top 9

  • Gaby Sanchez: 3/F3F-
  • Brent Morel: S9/L89S
  • Travis Snider: K
  • Starling Marte: K

Bot 9

  • Matt Szczur: W
  • Arismendy Alcantara: S9/G34+.1-3
  • Javier Baez: K
  • Chris Coghlan: 64(1)3/GDP/G6