Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 6:05PM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

Home

7
vs.
Final

Cubs

CHC

Away

5
Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

On Wednesday evening, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped Chicago 7-5, putting an end to the Cubs' season-long six-game winning run. Key home runs were hit by Gregory Polanco and Andrew McCutchen in the Pirates' victory.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, August 5th, 2015

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 35,759

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Triples: Cervelli (3, Motte)

Home Runs: Polanco (5, 1st inning off Haren 0 on, 0 Out); McCutchen (16, 3rd inning off Haren 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Polanco 2 (32), Álvarez (52), McCutchen 2 (68), Ramírez (45), Rodriguez (7)

2-out Runs Batted In: Álvarez, Ramírez

Sacrifice Flies: McCutchen

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Kang 0-1, Cervelli 0-1, Rodriguez 1-1, Walker 0-2, Ramírez 1-2, Polanco 1-1, Álvarez 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Walker 1; Ramírez 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Hughes pitched to 3 batters in the 6th

Wild Pitches: Locke

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Locke 11-22; Hughes 0-3; Bastardo 1-1; Soria 2-3; Watson 2-3; Melancon 5-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Locke 17-7-8-17; Hughes 1-0-1-1; Bastardo 0-0-0-1; Soria 2-2-9-1; Watson 0-2-6-2; Melancon 3-3-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Locke 7-6; Hughes 0-0; Bastardo 1-0; Soria 1-0; Watson 2-0; Melancon 1-0

Game Scores: J Locke 48


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Kang-Walker-Rodriguez)


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (1, 2nd base by J. Russell)

Stolen Bases: Marte (21, 2nd base off Haren/Schwarber)

Picked Off: Rodriguez (1st base by Russell)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Schwarber (3, Locke); Szczur (4, Melancon)

Home Runs: Schwarber (5, 6th inning off Locke 1 on, 1 Out); Rizzo (21, 6th inning off Locke 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Rizzo 2 (63), Schwarber 2 (15), A. Russell (28)

2-out Runs Batted In: Rizzo

Sacrifice Flies: Rizzo

Sacrifice Hit: Haren

Ground Into Double Play: Soler

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Fowler 0-2, Bryant 0-1, A. Russell 0-2, Coghlan 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Fowler 2; Coghlan 2


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Motte pitched to 2 batters in the 8th

Wild Pitches: Haren

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Haren 16-24; Wood 3-4; Strop 1-3; Motte 2-5; J. Russell 1-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Haren 14-6-18-19; Wood 2-0-4-4; Strop 0-3-3-1; Motte 6-0-4-5; J. Russell 1-1-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Haren 1-10; Wood 1-0; Strop 0-1; Motte 0-3; J. Russell 1-0

Game Scores: D Haren 40


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Errors: Bryant (13, ground ball)

Assists: Denorfia (Ramírez at Home)


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Soler (3, 2nd base off Hughes/Cervelli)


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