Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 18, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2003 at PNC Park. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek 2b 5 2 3 1
Gonzalez ss 5 1 3 2
Sosa rf 5 1 1 1
Alou lf 3 1 0 0
Choi 1b 4 0 2 2
Patterson cf 3 0 0 1
Bellhorn 3b 3 1 1 0
Miller c 2 0 0 0
Clement p 2 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 0 1 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
Stairs 1b 3 0 0 0
Sanders lf 3 2 2 1
Mackowiak rf 4 0 0 0
Reese 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson ss 4 0 1 1
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Chicago 400 000 0037101
Pittsburgh 010 000 001231
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Clement  W (2-1) 7.0 2 1 1 3 10
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Borowski   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
4
12
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (2-2) 7.0 7 4 4 4 4
  Beimel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
5
5

  E–Clement (1), Benson (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Chicago Choi (2,off Benson); Grudzielanek (6,off Tavarez), Pittsburgh Sanders (2,off Clement).  HR–Pittsburgh Sanders (5,9th inning off Borowski 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Clement (2,off Benson); Miller (1,off Tavarez).  SF–Patterson (1,off Benson).  IBB–Bellhorn (1,by Benson); Harris (1,by Tavarez).  HBP–Sanders (1,by Clement).  SB–Alou (2,2nd base off Benson/Kendall); Patterson (2,2nd base off Benson/Kendall); Lofton (4,3rd base off Clement/Miller); Sanders (3,3rd base off Clement/Miller); Mackowiak (1,2nd base off Clement/Miller).  HBP–Clement (2,Sanders).  IBB–Benson (2,Bellhorn); Tavarez (1,Harris).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:54.  A–15,037.
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