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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2018-05-28 · Day game · PNC Park · Att: 19382 · 87°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph from LF · 2:53

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–0. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 2nd — Anthony Rizzo homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Addison Russell homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Albert Almora scores — worth 22% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Clint Hurdle (M): Arguing non-interference call.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	7	12
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Mike Montgomery L: Chad Kuhl SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Mark Carlson · 2B: Pat Hoberg · 3B: Jeremie Rehak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Zobrist	4	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy La Stella	1	0	0	0	2	0
Kris Bryant	5	1	1	0	0	1
Anthony Rizzo	4	1	3	3	1	0
Javier Baez	5	1	2	0	0	2
Kyle Schwarber	3	1	0	0	1	1
Chris Gimenez	5	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Montgomery	1	0	1	0	0	0
Albert Almora	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ian Happ	1	0	0	0	0	1
Addison Russell	2	2	2	2	0	0
Jason Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pedro Strop	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Josh Harrison	4	0	2
Austin Meadows	3	0	0
Starling Marte	3	0	1
Josh Bell	3	0	0
Corey Dickerson	3	1	0
David Freese	3	0	1
Sean Rodriguez	3	1	0
Elias Diaz	3	0	1
Chad Kuhl	1	0	1
Colin Moran	1	0	1
Adam Frazier	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Mike Montgomery	5.2	2	5
Steve Cishek	0.1	0	1
Justin Wilson	1.0	0	0
Pedro Strop	1.0	0	0
Luke Farrell	1.0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Kuhl	6.0	4	4	5
Steven Brault	0.2	2	0	1
Kyle Crick	1.1	2	1	0
Richard Rodriguez	1.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ben Zobrist: 8/F8LXD+
Tommy La Stella: 31/G34+
Kris Bryant: K

Bot 1

Josh Harrison: 9/F9S
Austin Meadows: 31/G34S-
Starling Marte: K

Top 2

Anthony Rizzo: HR/L9D+
Javier Baez: K
Kyle Schwarber: 7/F7LD+
Chris Gimenez: S7/L56D
Mike Montgomery: S8/L6D.1-2
Albert Almora: 53/G56-

Bot 2

Josh Bell: 3/F3DF-
Corey Dickerson: 31/G3
David Freese: K

Top 3

Ben Zobrist: W
Tommy La Stella: CS2(26)
Tommy La Stella: W
Kris Bryant: 7/F7S
Anthony Rizzo: W.1-2
Javier Baez: 3/F3F-

Bot 3

Sean Rodriguez: 3/F3-
Elias Diaz: 7/F78XD+
Chad Kuhl: K

Top 4

Kyle Schwarber: K
Chris Gimenez: S8/F8RM
Mike Montgomery: 24/SH/BG13S-.1-2
Albert Almora: K

Bot 4

Josh Harrison: 8/F8LXD+
Austin Meadows: 9/F9M
Starling Marte: 31/G34

Top 5

Ben Zobrist: 7/F7D+
Tommy La Stella: W
Kris Bryant: 9/L9M
Anthony Rizzo: 43/G34

Bot 5

Josh Bell: 53/G56-
Corey Dickerson: S8/G4M
David Freese: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

Javier Baez: K
Kyle Schwarber: 5/F56D-
Chris Gimenez: 53/G5

Bot 6

Sean Rodriguez: S1/G25-
Elias Diaz: K
Colin Moran: K
Josh Harrison: K

Top 7

Ian Happ: K
Albert Almora: S8/G6M
Ben Zobrist: 7/F7D+
Addison Russell: HR/F7LD+.1-H
Kris Bryant: 7/F8LXD+

Bot 7

Austin Meadows: 6/F6D-
Starling Marte: 4/L4D-
Josh Bell: 63/G6

Top 8

Anthony Rizzo: S8/L6D+
Javier Baez: S1.1-3(E1/TH);B-2
Kyle Schwarber: IW
Chris Gimenez: 62(3)/FO/G6S.2-H(E2/TH)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Jason Heyward: 31/G3.2-3
Albert Almora: 53/G56S

Bot 8

Corey Dickerson: 8/L8LS
David Freese: 9/F9LSF
Sean Rodriguez: 8/F89S-

Top 9

Ben Zobrist: 9/F89D
Addison Russell: S9/L34D-
Kris Bryant: S7/L7M+.1-2
Anthony Rizzo: WP.2-3;1-2
Anthony Rizzo: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H
Javier Baez: S8/G6M+.1-2
Pedro Strop: 8/F8LD
Chris Gimenez: K

Bot 9

Elias Diaz: 53/G5
Adam Frazier: 43/G4
Josh Harrison: K

Notes & reviews

Pirates challenged call that Rizzo did not interfer with Diaz on his slide into plate; call was upheld - no interference; Pirates manage Hurdle was ejected by plate umpire Welke for arguing that there should have been interference

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