Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 5
When: 12:35 PM ET, Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Tim McClelland
Attendance: 10899
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Tim McClelland
Attendance: 10899
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Chi. Cubs | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Carlos Zambrano pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Carlos Marmol closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Kevin Hart took the loss for Pittsburgh.
- Ronny Cedeno had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Micah Hoffpauir had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs | Pittsburgh | |
| Carlos Zambrano | Player | Kevin Hart |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 5 | Hits | 6 |
| 3.00 | ERA | 7.20 |
Hitting
| Chi. Cubs | Pittsburgh | |
| Micah Hoffpauir | Player | Ronny Cedeno |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 2 | RBI | 3 |
| 1 | HR | 1 |
| 6 | TB | 6 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Chi. Cubs | 13 | 1 | 18 | .361 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | 1 | 10 | .188 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |