Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Friday, September 7th, 2012 6:05PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Friday, September 7th, 2012

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 32,699

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

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)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

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


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

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


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

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


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

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


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