Saturday, September 15th, 2012 12:05PM CST
Saturday's baseball contest saw the Pittsburgh Pirates overcome the Chicago Cubs by a score of 7-6, ending a seven-game slide for the Pirates. Andrew McCutchen contributed significantly to the victory by hitting a home run and getting on base four times, as Pittsburgh successfully navigated a late challenge from the Cubs.
Date: Saturday, September 15th, 2012
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 32,774
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
PIT |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: S Castro (25, J Grilli); J Mather (9, J Hanrahan)
Runs Batted In: A Rizzo (37), J Mather (18), A Soriano 2 (99), L Valbuena 2 (27)
2-out Runs Batted In: A Rizzo, A Soriano, L Valbuena
Ground Into Double Play: J Vitters 2
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (A Rizzo 1-2, W Castillo 0-1, J Vitters 0-1, A Soriano 2-3, J Mather 0-1, S Castro 0-2, L Valbuena 1-1, D Sappelt 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Soriano 1; S Castro 1; D Sappelt 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Berken 13-23; R Dolis 2-3; J Beliveau 3-5; A Cabrera 5-8; M Bowden 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Berken 12-4-11-19; R Dolis 1-2-3-2; J Beliveau 6-0-4-4; A Cabrera 5-3-1-5; M Bowden 5-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Berken 6-4; R Dolis 2-0; J Beliveau 1-2; A Cabrera 3-1; M Bowden 1-1
Game Scores: J Berken 31

Errors: W Castillo (5, throw); J Vitters (3, throw)

Stolen Bases: J Mather (5, 3rd base off W Rodriguez/R Barajas); T Campana (29, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/R Barajas)

Doubles: G Jones (27, J Berken); S Marte (2, J Beliveau)
Triples: S Marte (3, J Berken)
Home Runs: A McCutchen (28, 3rd inning off J Berken 0 on, 0 Out); C Barmes (7, 7th inning off A Cabrera 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: G Jones 2 (77), R Barajas (26), A McCutchen (87), S Marte (12), T Snider (8), C Barmes (42)
2-out Runs Batted In: S Marte, T Snider, G Jones, C Barmes
Sacrifice Flies: G Jones
Sacrifice Hit: S Marte; W Rodriguez
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-14 (R Barajas 1-2, G Jones 1-2, N Walker 0-1, T Snider 1-5, A McCutchen 0-1, S Marte 1-2, W Rodriguez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: N Walker 2; G Jones 1; T Snider 2; A McCutchen 1

Intentional Walks: A McCutchen (By J Beliveau)
Hit By Pitch: S Marte (By J Berken)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Rodriguez 18-27; T Watson 2-3; J Hughes 1-1; J Grilli 3-5; J Hanrahan 3-8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Rodriguez 17-5-21-22; T Watson 1-2-4-1; J Hughes 1-2-0-0; J Grilli 5-4-6-2; J Hanrahan 4-4-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 7-7; T Watson 1-0; J Hughes 0-0; J Grilli 0-1; J Hanrahan 0-2
Game Scores: W Rodriguez 49

Double Plays: 2 (N Walker-C Barmes-G Jones, C Barmes-G Jones)
Errors: W Rodriguez (3, throw); R Barajas (5, dropped foul ball)
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