Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Pittsburgh 3,
Chi. Cubs 2
When: 2:20 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 37491
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 37491
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Freddy Sanchez | 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| Tike Redman | RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .252 |
| Salomon Torres | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Michael Gonzalez | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Bay | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .306 |
| Rob Mackowiak | 3B-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .274 |
| Brad Eldred | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .235 |
| Nate McLouth | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| Humberto Cota | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| J.J. Furmaniak | SS-2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .136 |
| Paul Maholm | SP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 |
| Rick White | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Grabow | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daryle Ward | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Jack Wilson | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Nate McLouth (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Freddy Sanchez 2, Jason Bay, Nate McLouth 5, Humberto Cota, J.J. Furmaniak | |||||||||
| RBI - Jason Bay (100), Nate McLouth (9) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jason Bay (33) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Tike Redman (42), Rob Mackowiak (48), Nate McLouth 2 (16), Paul Maholm (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - J.J. Furmaniak (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Paul Maholm (W 3-1) | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.18 |
| Rick White | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.74 |
| John Grabow (H 12) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.62 |
| Salomon Torres (H 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Michael Gonzalez (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.83 |
| HBP - Michael Barrett (by White) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Paul Maholm 98-64, Rick White 4-1, John Grabow 2-1, Salomon Torres 9-7, Michael Gonzalez 18-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Paul Maholm 12-4, Rick White 0-0, John Grabow 1-0, Salomon Torres 1-1, Michael Gonzalez 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Paul Maholm 26, Rick White 1, John Grabow 1, Salomon Torres 4, Michael Gonzalez 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - John Grabow 1-0, Michael Gonzalez 1-0 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jose Macias | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .264 |
| Neifi Perez | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .273 |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .339 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Matt Murton | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .328 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Henry Blanco | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Corey Patterson | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .218 |
| Mark Prior | SP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Scott McClain | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| Scott Williamson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Will Ohman | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Barrett | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Roberto Novoa | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Wuertz | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ben Grieve | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nomar Garciaparra (11) | |||||||||
| HR - Jose Macias (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Jose Macias 4, Derrek Lee, Nomar Garciaparra 2, Matt Murton, Jeromy Burnitz, Henry Blanco, Mark Prior | |||||||||
| RBI - Jose Macias (13), Matt Murton (12) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Macias 2 (17), Nomar Garciaparra (16), Jeromy Burnitz (86) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Scott McClain (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jose Macias (4, 2nd off Maholm/Cota) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Nomar Garciaparra (12) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Mark Prior (L 11-7) | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3.67 |
| Scott Williamson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.65 |
| Will Ohman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.02 |
| Roberto Novoa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.12 |
| Michael Wuertz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.91 |
| HBP - Freddy Sanchez (by Prior) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Mark Prior 97-62, Scott Williamson 8-7, Will Ohman 9-7, Roberto Novoa 24-14, Michael Wuertz 18-11 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mark Prior 0-8, Scott Williamson 2-0, Will Ohman 0-1, Roberto Novoa 0-1, Michael Wuertz 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Mark Prior 27, Scott Williamson 3, Will Ohman 3, Roberto Novoa 5, Michael Wuertz 3 | ||||||||