Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Chi. Cubs 3,
Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Pat Hoberg
Attendance: 31945
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Pat Hoberg
Attendance: 31945
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Dexter Fowler | CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .254 |
| Hector Rondon | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kyle Schwarber | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .257 |
| Chris Denorfia | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Quintin Berry | PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Coghlan | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .254 |
| Austin Jackson | PH-CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .276 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B-RF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| Miguel Montero | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 |
| Matt Szczur | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| David Ross | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 |
| Starlin Castro | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .253 |
| Javier Baez | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .298 |
| Jake Arrieta | SP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .143 |
| Pedro Strop | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Fernando Rodney | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tommy La Stella | PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Totals | 46 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Kris Bryant 2 (26) | |||||||||
| 3B - Dexter Fowler (8) | |||||||||
| TB - Dexter Fowler 3, Kyle Schwarber, Chris Denorfia, Austin Jackson, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant 5, Miguel Montero 2, Javier Baez, Jake Arrieta, Tommy La Stella | |||||||||
| RBI - Anthony Rizzo (90), Kris Bryant (93), Starlin Castro (54) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Dexter Fowler 2 (53), Kyle Schwarber (18), Anthony Rizzo 3 (39), David Ross (17), Starlin Castro (52), Javier Baez (8), Jake Arrieta 2 (11) | |||||||||
| S - Starlin Castro (1) | |||||||||
| SF - Anthony Rizzo (7) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Miguel Montero (9) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 12 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Austin Jackson (1, 2nd off Worley/Stewart), Anthony Rizzo (16, 2nd off Burnett/Cervelli), Kris Bryant (13, 2nd off Watson/Stewart), Miguel Montero (1, 2nd off Blanton/Cervelli), Javier Baez (1, 2nd off Burnett/Cervelli) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Miguel Montero (12), Jake Arrieta (4) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jake Arrieta | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.96 |
| Pedro Strop | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 |
| Fernando Rodney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.35 |
| Hector Rondon (W 6-4) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.64 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jake Arrieta 117-80, Pedro Strop 11-7, Fernando Rodney 12-7, Hector Rondon 33-22 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jake Arrieta 12-2, Pedro Strop 1-1, Fernando Rodney 1-0, Hector Rondon 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jake Arrieta 28, Pedro Strop 3, Fernando Rodney 3, Hector Rondon 7 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Starling Marte | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .298 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 1B-3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Jung-ho Kang | 3B-SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Neil Walker | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Pedro Florimon | PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Travis Snider | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Joakim Soria | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vance Worley | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Francisco Cervelli | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| Sean Rodriguez | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Mark Melancon | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Morse | PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Jordy Mercer | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Josh Harrison | PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| A.J. Burnett | SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 |
| Jared Hughes | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jaff Decker | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Antonio Bastardo | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Blanton | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pedro Alvarez | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Chris Stewart | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Totals | 40 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Gregory Polanco, Starling Marte 2, Aramis Ramirez, Jung-ho Kang, Neil Walker 2, Francisco Cervelli | |||||||||
| RBI - Gregory Polanco (44) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Aramis Ramirez (44) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Aramis Ramirez (19), Neil Walker (9), Francisco Cervelli (11) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 3 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Gregory Polanco (25, 2nd off Arrieta/Montero), Starling Marte (27, 2nd off Arrieta/Montero) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jared Hughes (1), Francisco Cervelli (6) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Starling Marte (La Stella at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| A.J. Burnett | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Jared Hughes | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Antonio Bastardo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.96 |
| Joe Blanton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Mark Melancon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.97 |
| Tony Watson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Vance Worley (L 4-6) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| WP - A.J. Burnett, Vance Worley | ||||||||
| IBB - Javier Baez (by Blanton) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - A.J. Burnett 83-52, Jared Hughes 21-16, Antonio Bastardo 12-8, Joe Blanton 16-8, Mark Melancon 12-8, Tony Watson 21-11, Joakim Soria 11-7, Vance Worley 16-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A.J. Burnett 6-2, Jared Hughes 2-0, Antonio Bastardo 0-1, Joe Blanton 1-0, Mark Melancon 2-0, Tony Watson 1-2, Joakim Soria 0-0, Vance Worley 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - A.J. Burnett 24, Jared Hughes 4, Antonio Bastardo 3, Joe Blanton 5, Mark Melancon 3, Tony Watson 4, Joakim Soria 3, Vance Worley 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jared Hughes 2-1 | ||||||||