Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 65-94 | 32-46 | 33-48 | W2 |
| Chi. Cubs | 77-81 | 38-43 | 39-38 | L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 38-43 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 33-48 record on the road.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Paul Maholm pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.18. Michael Gonzalez closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Mark Prior took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
- Jose Macias had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs. Nate McLouth had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Chi. Cubs | |
| Paul Maholm | Player | Mark Prior |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.2 | IP | 5.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 6 | Hits | 6 |
| 2.70 | ERA | 1.80 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Chi. Cubs | |
| Nate McLouth | Player | Mark Prior |
| 2 | Hits | 1 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 1 |
| .500 | Avg | 1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 1 | 10 | .200 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 7 | 1 | 11 | .206 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |