Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 23, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 2007 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 0, Chicago Cubs 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 4 0 1 0
Bautista 3b 3 0 0 0
Sanchez F. 2b 3 0 0 0
  Kata ph,2b 1 0 0 0
LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0
Nady rf 4 0 1 0
Bay lf 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Pearce ph 1 0 0 0
Paulino c 3 0 0 0
Izturis ss 3 0 0 0
Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0
  Osoria p 0 0 0 0
  McLouth lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 1 1 0
DeRosa 2b 4 1 2 1
Lee 1b 4 2 2 3
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Murton rf 4 1 3 0
  Fuld rf 0 0 0 0
Soto c 3 1 2 1
Monroe cf 3 0 0 0
  Pie cf 1 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 3 3
Zambrano p 3 1 1 0
  Wood p 1 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 14 8
Pittsburgh 000 000 000030
Chicago 010 023 20x8140
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny  L (14-9) 5.2 12 6 6 2 7
  Osoria   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez   2.0 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
3
10
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (17-13) 6.0 3 0 0 3 6
  Wood   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
12

  E–None.  PB–Paulino (8).  2B–Chicago DeRosa (27,off Gorzelanny); Murton 2 (12,off Gorzelanny 2); Lee (41,off Gorzelanny); Zambrano (2,off Gorzelanny).  HR–Chicago Lee (20,6th inning off Gorzelanny 1 on 2 out); Cedeno (3,7th inning off R. Sanchez 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Soto (1,off Gorzelanny).  IBB–Ramirez (8,by Gorzelanny).  Team–8.  SB–Nady (3,2nd base off Zambrano/Soto).  CS–Morgan (3,2nd base by Zambrano/Soto).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:32.  A–41,364.
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