Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 2, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2006 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Duffy cf 4 2 1 0
Wilson J. ss 5 1 1 1
Sanchez 3b 5 2 3 3
Bay lf 3 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 5 1 1 2
  McLouth rf 0 0 0 0
Wilson C. 1b 3 0 0 0
Paulino c 3 1 1 0
Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Duke p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 8 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 1 0
Walker 1b 4 0 2 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0
Murton lf 3 0 1 0
Barrett c 2 0 0 0
Jones rf 3 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Hairston 2b 2 0 0 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Restovich ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Guzman p 1 0 0 0
  Perez 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 202 004 000880
Chicago 000 000 000051
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Duke  W (2-2) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  L (0-1) 5.2 6 6 4 3 7
  Novoa   1.1 2 2 0 0 2
  Ohman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Eyre   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
8
4
4
11

  E–Novoa (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Sanchez-Castillo-C. Wilson, J. Wilson-Castillo-C. Wilson.  2B–Pittsburgh Sanchez (5,off Guzman), Chicago Walker (3,off Duke); Ramirez (3,off Duke)..  HR–Pittsburgh Burnitz (6,3rd inning off Guzman 1 on 2 out).  SH–Duke (3,off Guzman).  HBP–Duffy (5,by Guzman).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Duffy (3,2nd base off Guzman/Barrett); J. Wilson (2,2nd base off Novoa/Barrett).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:24.  A–39,110.
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