Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8,
Chi. Cubs 1
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 39°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Lance Barrett, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 30634
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 39°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Lance Barrett, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 30634
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .278 |
| Jordy Mercer | SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .194 |
| Neil Walker | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| Starling Marte | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .247 |
| Pedro Alvarez | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .224 |
| Mark Melancon | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jung-ho Kang | 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Chris Stewart | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| Gerrit Cole | SP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 |
| Andrew Lambo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .043 |
| Arquimedes Caminero | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Rodriguez | PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Pedro Alvarez (3), Jung-ho Kang (2), Chris Stewart (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Andrew McCutchen (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Gregory Polanco, Jordy Mercer 2, Andrew McCutchen 4, Neil Walker, Starling Marte, Pedro Alvarez 2, Jung-ho Kang 4, Chris Stewart 3, Gerrit Cole | |||||||||
| RBI - Jordy Mercer (4), Andrew McCutchen 2 (13), Starling Marte 2 (17), Jung-ho Kang 2 (6) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jordy Mercer (2), Andrew McCutchen 2 (5), Starling Marte 2 (9), Jung-ho Kang (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Gregory Polanco (8), Starling Marte (10), Pedro Alvarez 3 (8), Chris Stewart (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Sean Rodriguez (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Starling Marte (3, 2nd off Hendricks/Montero), Jung-ho Kang (1, 2nd off Jackson/Montero) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Pedro Alvarez (4), Pedro Alvarez (4) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Andrew McCutchen (Rizzo at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Gerrit Cole (W 4-0) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.76 |
| Arquimedes Caminero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Tony Watson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.77 |
| Mark Melancon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.23 |
| HBP - Anthony Rizzo (by Cole) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Gerrit Cole 95-59, Arquimedes Caminero 13-10, Tony Watson 26-19, Mark Melancon 20-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gerrit Cole 5-1, Arquimedes Caminero 0-0, Tony Watson 1-0, Mark Melancon 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Gerrit Cole 20, Arquimedes Caminero 4, Tony Watson 5, Mark Melancon 4 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Dexter Fowler | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Jorge Soler | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .247 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .318 |
| Miguel Montero | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Starlin Castro | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .325 |
| Chris Coghlan | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .228 |
| Kyle Hendricks | SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 |
| Chris Denorfia | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Gonzalez Germen | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Edwin Jackson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Ross | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| Phil Coke | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonathan Herrera | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Dexter Fowler 2, Anthony Rizzo, Miguel Montero 3, Jonathan Herrera | |||||||||
| RBI - Miguel Montero (10) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Soler (6), Starlin Castro (5), Kyle Hendricks (3) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jorge Soler (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Anthony Rizzo (1, 2nd by Cole/Stewart) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Kris Bryant (3), Miguel Montero (2) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Jorge Soler (Polanco at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Kyle Hendricks (L 0-1) | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5.23 |
| Gonzalez Germen | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.31 |
| Edwin Jackson | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Phil Coke | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| WP - Edwin Jackson | ||||||||
| HBP - Neil Walker (by Hendricks) | ||||||||
| IBB - Gregory Polanco (by Germen) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Hendricks 96-54, Gonzalez Germen 31-18, Edwin Jackson 38-23, Phil Coke 10-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Hendricks 7-1, Gonzalez Germen 0-0, Edwin Jackson 0-1, Phil Coke 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Kyle Hendricks 24, Gonzalez Germen 9, Edwin Jackson 8, Phil Coke 5 | ||||||||