Friday, July 5th, 2013 3:05PM CST
Francisco Liriano delivered a four-hit complete game, his first in over two years, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday. This win was the Pirates' eleventh in their last thirteen games.
Date: Friday, July 5th, 2013
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,615
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: S Castro (19, F Liriano)
Home Runs: S Hairston (7, 2nd inning off F Liriano 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: S Hairston 2 (18)
Ground Into Double Play: S Hairston
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-2 (A Rizzo 0-1, S Hairston 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rizzo 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Samardzija 18-31; H Rodriguez 1-5; H Rondon 3-7; P Strop 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Samardzija 14-8-15-22; H Rodriguez 4-2-3-3; H Rondon 3-3-1-6; P Strop 1-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Samardzija 8-6; H Rodriguez 0-2; H Rondon 3-0; P Strop 2-1
Game Scores: J Samardzija 32

Double Plays: 1 (A Rizzo-S Castro)
Assists: A Soriano (J Mercer at 3rd base)

Picked Off: S Castro (2nd base by R Martin)

Doubles: R Martin (16, J Samardzija)
Triples: N Walker (3, J Samardzija); G Jones (1, J Samardzija); J Tabata (1, H Rodriguez)
Runs Batted In: F Liriano (1), N Walker (26), G Jones (35), J Tabata (7), A McCutchen (45)
2-out Runs Batted In: F Liriano, J Tabata
Sacrifice Hit: F Liriano
Ground Into Double Play: N Walker
Team Left On Base: 13
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-18 (N Walker 1-3, G Jones 1-2, J Tabata 1-4, J Mercer 0-1, R Martin 0-1, A McCutchen 0-2, F Liriano 1-2, S Marte 0-1, P Alvarez 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: G Jones 1; N Walker 1; J Tabata 3; J Mercer 1; F Liriano 1

Intentional Walks: J Mercer 2 (By J Samardzija, H Rodriguez)
Hit By Pitch: R Martin (By J Samardzija)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: F Liriano 20-33
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: F Liriano 17-20-13-22
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 14-5
Game Scores: F Liriano 74

Double Plays: 1 (J Mercer-N Walker-G Sanchez)

Stolen Bases: S Marte 2 (25, 2nd base off J Samardzija/D Navarro, 2nd base off H Rondon/D Navarro); A McCutchen (18, Home off J Samardzija/D Navarro); G Jones (2, 2nd base off J Samardzija/D Navarro)
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