Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 9,
Pittsburgh 8
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 55°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Gabe Morales, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - D.J. Reyburn
Attendance: 13680
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 55°
Umpires: Home - Joe West, 1B - Gabe Morales, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - D.J. Reyburn
Attendance: 13680
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Dexter Fowler | CF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .232 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Jorge Soler | RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .327 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .444 |
| Starlin Castro | SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .352 |
| Chris Denorfia | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| Chris Coghlan | PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 |
| Welington Castillo | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Travis Wood | SP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 |
| Brian Schlitter | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Phil Coke | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Motte | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Ross | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Edwin Jackson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Miguel Montero | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| Hector Rondon | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Addison Russell | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jorge Soler (3), Kris Bryant (3), Welington Castillo (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Starlin Castro (2), Welington Castillo (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Anthony Rizzo 2, Jorge Soler 3, Kris Bryant 3, Starlin Castro 6, Chris Coghlan, Welington Castillo 6 | |||||||||
| RBI - Kris Bryant 2 (6), Starlin Castro 4 (10), Welington Castillo 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Chris Denorfia 2 (2), Welington Castillo (3), Addison Russell 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| PO - Travis Wood (Kang at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Travis Wood | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.24 |
| Brian Schlitter (BS 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 |
| Phil Coke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Jason Motte | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 |
| Edwin Jackson (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hector Rondon (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| HBP - Andrew McCutchen (by Motte) | ||||||||
| IBB - Starling Marte (by Motte) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Travis Wood 84-51, Brian Schlitter 26-14, Phil Coke 6-3, Jason Motte 19-12, Edwin Jackson 11-7, Hector Rondon 13-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Travis Wood 2-1, Brian Schlitter 2-0, Phil Coke 0-0, Jason Motte 3-0, Edwin Jackson 2-0, Hector Rondon 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Travis Wood 20, Brian Schlitter 6, Phil Coke 1, Jason Motte 7, Edwin Jackson 3, Hector Rondon 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Brian Schlitter 1-1, Phil Coke 2-0 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Josh Harrison | 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .212 |
| Neil Walker | 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| Corey Hart | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Pedro Alvarez | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 |
| Jared Hughes | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew Lambo | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Tony Watson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Melancon | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Stewart | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Starling Marte | LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| Jung-ho Kang | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 |
| Francisco Cervelli | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| Sean Rodriguez | RF-1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| Francisco Liriano | SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Gerrit Cole | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Radhames Liz | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gregory Polanco | PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jung-ho Kang (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Josh Harrison (2), Starling Marte (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Josh Harrison 4, Neil Walker, Starling Marte 5, Jung-ho Kang 3, Francisco Cervelli 2, Sean Rodriguez | |||||||||
| RBI - Josh Harrison (3), Starling Marte 2 (12), Jung-ho Kang 3 (3), Francisco Cervelli 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jung-ho Kang 3 (3), Francisco Cervelli 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Francisco Cervelli (4), Gregory Polanco (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| PO - Jung-ho Kang (1st by Wood) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Corey Hart (1), Josh Harrison (3) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Gregory Polanco (Bryant at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Francisco Liriano | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Radhames Liz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Jared Hughes (BS 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Tony Watson (H 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Mark Melancon (L 0-1; BS 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.53 |
| HBP - Anthony Rizzo (by Liriano) | ||||||||
| IBB - Miguel Montero (by Melancon) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Francisco Liriano 97-57, Radhames Liz 18-13, Jared Hughes 16-9, Tony Watson 12-10, Mark Melancon 25-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Francisco Liriano 4-2, Radhames Liz 1-0, Jared Hughes 2-1, Tony Watson 0-1, Mark Melancon 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Francisco Liriano 22, Radhames Liz 5, Jared Hughes 6, Tony Watson 4, Mark Melancon 8 | ||||||||