Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Pittsburgh 8,
Chi. Cubs 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Chris Guccione, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Quinn Wolcott
Attendance: 24138
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Chris Guccione, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Quinn Wolcott
Attendance: 24138
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Dexter Fowler | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Matt Szczur | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B-2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Munenori Kawasaki | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| Mike Montgomery | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Pedro Strop | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hector Rondon | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tim Federowicz | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Aroldis Chapman | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| Addison Russell | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 |
| Chris Coghlan | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Albert Almora Jr. | LF-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| Miguel Montero | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Jake Arrieta | SP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| Tommy La Stella | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Willson Contreras (14) | |||||||||
| HR - Anthony Rizzo (32) | |||||||||
| TB - Anthony Rizzo 4, Tim Federowicz, Willson Contreras 2, Tommy La Stella | |||||||||
| RBI - Anthony Rizzo (106), Tommy La Stella 2 (11) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Anthony Rizzo (30) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Matt Szczur (24), Kris Bryant (54), Jake Arrieta (5) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jason Heyward (12) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jason Heyward (11, 2nd off Taillon/Fryer) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jake Arrieta (L 18-8) | 5.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.10 |
| Mike Montgomery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Pedro Strop | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.91 |
| Hector Rondon | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.05 |
| WP - Jake Arrieta | ||||||||
| HBP - Matt Joyce (by Arrieta), Sean Rodriguez (by Strop) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jake Arrieta 103-63, Mike Montgomery 15-10, Pedro Strop 13-7, Hector Rondon 5-2, Aroldis Chapman 16-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jake Arrieta 7-1, Mike Montgomery 2-0, Pedro Strop 1-0, Hector Rondon 1-0, Aroldis Chapman 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jake Arrieta 27, Mike Montgomery 4, Pedro Strop 4, Hector Rondon 1, Aroldis Chapman 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Hector Rondon 1-0 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Adam Frazier | 2B-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .298 |
| Josh Bell | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| Pedro Florimon | PR-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Matt Joyce | LF-RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 |
| Sean Rodriguez | SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| John Jaso | 1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| David Freese | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .269 |
| Eric Fryer | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| Jameson Taillon | SP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .094 |
| Jared Hughes | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Zach Phillips | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Nicasio | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| Alen Hanson | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Felipe Rivero | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Sean Rodriguez (16), John Jaso (25), David Freese (23) | |||||||||
| 3B - John Jaso (3) | |||||||||
| HR - John Jaso (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Adam Frazier, Josh Bell 2, Sean Rodriguez 3, John Jaso 10, David Freese 2, Eric Fryer 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - John Jaso 5 (40), David Freese (55), Eric Fryer (13) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - John Jaso (14), David Freese (22), Eric Fryer (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Josh Bell (10), Alen Hanson (1) | |||||||||
| S - Jameson Taillon (4) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Andrew McCutchen (14) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Adam Frazier (6), David Freese (11) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jameson Taillon (W 5-4) | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Jared Hughes | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 |
| Zach Phillips | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Juan Nicasio (H 6) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Felipe Rivero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 |
| Tony Watson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.06 |
| WP - Zach Phillips | ||||||||
| HBP - Addison Russell (by Hughes) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 90-51, Jared Hughes 18-9, Zach Phillips 8-5, Juan Nicasio 1-1, Felipe Rivero 18-13, Tony Watson 14-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 9-3, Jared Hughes 1-0, Zach Phillips 1-0, Juan Nicasio 1-0, Felipe Rivero 1-0, Tony Watson 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 22, Jared Hughes 4, Zach Phillips 2, Juan Nicasio 1, Felipe Rivero 4, Tony Watson 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Zach Phillips 2-2, Juan Nicasio 1-0 | ||||||||