Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8, Chi. Cubs 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 50°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 33299
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 50°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 33299
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Jeff Karstens pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Carlos Zambrano took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
- Ryan Doumit had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Chi. Cubs | |
| Jeff Karstens | Player | Carlos Zambrano |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 5.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 1 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 5 | Hits | 6 |
| 3.60 | ERA | 6.00 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Chi. Cubs | |
| Ryan Doumit | Player | Derrek Lee |
| 4 | Hits | 2 |
| 4 | RBI | 0 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 8 | TB | 2 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | 1 | 18 | .316 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 7 | 0 | 9 | .233 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |