Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
June 5, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 2004 at Wrigley Field. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Wilson J. ss 2 0 1 0
Ward rf 4 0 0 0
Wilson C. lf 4 0 0 0
Mackowiak 3b 4 0 0 0
Bay cf 4 1 1 1
Simon 1b 4 0 0 0
Hill 2b 2 0 1 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
Barrett c 4 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 2 2 0
  Beltran p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 1 2 0
Hollandsworth rf 4 1 0 1
Lee 1b 3 2 1 2
Patterson cf 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 1 2
Zambrano p 2 0 0 0
  Macias lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 100141
Chicago 000 000 33x681
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (4-5) 6.1 3 3 2 2 7
  Gonzalez   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Corey   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
2
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (6-2) 8.0 4 1 1 2 7
  Beltran   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
7

  E–Simon (1), Alou (2).  2B–Pittsburgh Hill (5,off Zambrano), Chicago Alou (14,off Benson).  HR–Pittsburgh Bay (3,7th inning off Zambrano 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Lee (6,8th inning off Corey 1 on, 2 out).  SH–J Wilson (3,off Zambrano); Benson (8,off Zambrano); Zambrano (3,off Gonzalez).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–Alou (1,2nd base off Corey/Kendall).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:32.  A–39,387.
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