Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Saturday, September 8th, 2012 6:05PM CST

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Game Recap

On Saturday night, the Chicago Cubs earned a 4-3 victory over the fading Pittsburgh Pirates, powered by Jeff Samardzija who pitched the team's first complete game of the season in what was his final start.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 8th, 2012

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 35,661

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: P Alvarez (23, J Samardzija)

Runs Batted In: P Alvarez 2 (73), J Clement (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Clement

Sacrifice Hit: S Marte

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (C Barmes 0-1, J Clement 1-1, P Alvarez 1-1, A Presley 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Barmes 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Hit By Pitch: A McCutchen (By J Samardzija)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J McDonald 12-26; T Watson 3-4; J Hughes 1-2; J Grilli 3-6; C Resop 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J McDonald 17-4-14-21; T Watson 2-3-0-2; J Hughes 1-3-0-1; J Grilli 2-3-4-4; C Resop 3-1-4-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J McDonald 8-7; T Watson 1-0; J Hughes 1-0; J Grilli 2-0; C Resop 2-0

Game Scores: J McDonald 43


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (C Barmes-G Jones)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: W Castillo (9, J McDonald); T Campana (6, J McDonald)

Home Runs: A Soriano (27, 2nd inning off J McDonald 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: A Soriano (92), L Valbuena (25), D DeJesus (45)

2-out Runs Batted In: D DeJesus

Sacrifice Flies: L Valbuena

Sacrifice Hit: J Samardzija

Ground Into Double Play: L Valbuena

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-12 (W Castillo 0-1, J Samardzija 0-3, D DeJesus 1-1, T Campana 0-1, A Soriano 0-1, S Castro 0-1, D Barney 0-2, L Valbuena 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Samardzija 2; T Campana 2; S Castro 2; L Valbuena 2


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Hit By Pitch: A Rizzo (By J McDonald); S Castro (By C Resop)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Samardzija 20-34

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Samardzija 18-16-24-23

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Samardzija 9-9

Game Scores: J Samardzija 77


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Errors: S Castro (23, throw)


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Caught Stealing: S Castro (13, 2nd base by C Resop/M McKenry)

Stolen Bases: S Castro (23, 2nd base off J McDonald/R Barajas); T Campana (27, 3rd base off J McDonald/R Barajas); A Rizzo (3, 2nd base off J Hughes/R Barajas); D DeJesus (7, 2nd base off J Grilli/M McKenry)


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