Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 7:05PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Tuesday night, a victory highlighted by six strong innings from pitcher Gerrit Cole. This win put the Pirates in the lead for the National League wild card.
Date: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 34,138
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Runs Batted In: S Castro (44), A Rizzo (78)
Sacrifice Hit: B Raley
Ground Into Double Play: B Bogusevic; J Lake
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (A Rizzo 0-1, B Bogusevic 0-1, D Murphy 1-3, D McDonald 0-1, J Lake 0-1, S Castro 1-1, D Navarro 0-1, L Valbuena 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Murphy 3; J Lake 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Rusin 9-14; B Raley 1-6; C Lim 2-7; B Parker 3-4; A Cabrera 4-9; Z Rosscup 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Rusin 7-1-9-12; B Raley 4-5-7-2; C Lim 5-4-2-2; B Parker 4-3-4-2; A Cabrera 6-3-6-8; Z Rosscup 1-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Rusin 4-2; B Raley 0-1; C Lim 0-0; B Parker 2-0; A Cabrera 1-4; Z Rosscup 1-1
Game Scores: C Rusin 29

Errors: L Watkins (1, catch)

Doubles: P Alvarez 2 (22, C Rusin, C Lim); G Sanchez (18, C Rusin); G Jones (26, A Cabrera); S Marte (26, A Cabrera)
Home Runs: J Mercer (7, 3rd inning off C Rusin 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: P Alvarez 3 (97), G Cole 2 (5), J Mercer (26), S Marte (35), A McCutchen (83)
2-out Runs Batted In: G Cole 2, A McCutchen
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-13 (G Cole 1-2, T Snider 0-1, A McCutchen 1-1, R Martin 0-3, J Harrison 0-1, S Marte 1-2, P Alvarez 2-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Marte 2; P Alvarez 2

Intentional Walks: N Walker (By C Lim)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Cole 17-24; J Wilson 3-4; B Morris 2-5; K Farnsworth 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Cole 20-11-18-16; J Wilson 3-6-1-1; B Morris 2-4-3-2; K Farnsworth 2-2-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Cole 8-3; J Wilson 0-0; B Morris 0-1; K Farnsworth 1-1
Game Scores: G Cole 55

Double Plays: 2 (J Mercer-J Harrison-G Sanchez, G Cole-J Mercer-G Sanchez)
Errors: J Mercer (15, ground ball)
Assists: A McCutchen (N Schierholtz at 2nd base)
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