Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Tim McClelland, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 17862
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Tim McClelland, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 17862
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Chi. Cubs | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L2 |
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 2 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Ryan Dempster pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Zach Duke took the loss for Pittsburgh.
- Garrett Jones had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Micah Hoffpauir had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. Cubs | Pittsburgh | |
| Ryan Dempster | Player | Zach Duke |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.1 | IP | 4.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 8 | Hits | 12 |
| 5.68 | ERA | 18.00 |
Hitting
| Chi. Cubs | Pittsburgh | |
| Jeff Baker | Player | Ramon Vazquez |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 0 | RBI | 1 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 2 |
| .750 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Chi. Cubs | 14 | 1 | 19 | .350 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 1 | 13 | .273 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |