Friday, September 7th, 2012 6:05PM CST
The Chicago Cubs ended a six-game losing streak on Friday night with a decisive 12-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cubs pitcher Travis Wood was effective, allowing only one hit over six innings of work. The Pirates contributed to their own downfall, committing seven errors in a mistake-filled performance described as their worst defensive outing in over a quarter-century.
Date: Friday, September 7th, 2012
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 32,699
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
CHC |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: P Alvarez (22, T Wood); M McKenry (13, J Russell)
Runs Batted In: M McKenry (39), S Marte (11)
Sacrifice Flies: S Marte
Ground Into Double Play: P Alvarez
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (R Barajas 0-1, J Mercer 0-1, B Holt 1-1, A McCutchen 0-1, J Harrison 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Barajas 1; A McCutchen 1; J Harrison 1

Pitcher Notes: A Burnett pitched to 4 batters in the 6th;J Wilson pitched to 2 batters in the 6th
Wild Pitches: A Burnett; C Leroux
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Burnett 21-28; J Wilson 1-2; C Leroux 7-7; H Takahashi 3-5; K McPherson 3-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Burnett 17-10-15-23; J Wilson 1-0-2-1; C Leroux 5-5-11-5; H Takahashi 4-1-2-3; K McPherson 3-0-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 7-4; J Wilson 0-0; C Leroux 1-2; H Takahashi 0-1; K McPherson 4-1
Game Scores: A Burnett 34

Double Plays: 1 (P Alvarez-B Holt-G Sanchez)
Errors: B Holt 2 (2, ground ball 2); S Marte 2 (2, bobble, throw); R Barajas (4, throw); G Sanchez (3, throw); J Harrison (5, ground ball)

Doubles: L Valbuena (17, J Wilson); S Castro (22, H Takahashi)
Runs Batted In: A Soriano 3 (91), S Castro 4 (71), S Clevenger (16), L Valbuena 2 (24), A Rizzo (34)
2-out Runs Batted In: S Castro 4, S Clevenger, A Rizzo, A Soriano 2
Ground Into Double Play: D Barney
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-19 (D DeJesus 0-2, S Clevenger 1-5, A Soriano 2-3, S Castro 2-4, D Barney 0-2, T Wood 0-2, L Valbuena 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Clevenger 5

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Wood 12-21; A Cabrera 3-4; J Russell 2-6; C Marmol 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Wood 14-7-18-13; A Cabrera 5-2-4-2; J Russell 8-2-6-5; C Marmol 6-4-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wood 5-8; A Cabrera 1-1; J Russell 1-1; C Marmol 1-0
Game Scores: T Wood 72

Double Plays: 1 (D Barney-S Castro-A Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: S Castro (22, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Barajas)
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