Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 26, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 2008 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 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 6 2 3 0
Theriot ss 4 1 0 0
Lee 1b 5 2 1 2
Ramirez 3b 4 1 0 1
Edmonds cf 2 1 0 0
  Johnson ph,cf 1 1 1 1
DeRosa 2b 3 1 2 1
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco ph 1 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Fukudome rf 3 1 0 0
Soto c 5 3 3 7
Zambrano p 2 0 1 1
  Samardzija p 0 0 0 0
  Fontenot 2b 2 1 2 1
Totals 39 14 13 14
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan lf 5 1 3 0
McLouth cf 5 1 0 0
Doumit c 5 1 2 1
LaRoche A. 1b 5 2 1 2
Moss rf 5 0 2 0
Mientkiewicz 3b 5 1 2 2
Sanchez 2b 3 2 2 1
Wilson ss 5 0 2 2
Snell p 1 0 0 0
  Rivas ph 1 1 1 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 1
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Gomez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 15 9
Chicago 001 411 07014133
Pittsburgh 300 122 0019150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano   4.1 8 6 6 4 3
  Samardzija   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Cotts   0.2 2 2 1 1 0
  Gaudin   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Marshall  W(3-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Marmol   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wood   1.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell   4.0 5 5 5 4 2
  Bautista   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Yates   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Grabow   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Hansen  L(0-2) 0.0 1 4 4 3 0
  Burnett   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Capps   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–Soriano (4), Ramirez (12), Zambrano (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Wilson-F. Sanchez-Adam LaRoche.  PB–Soto (5).  2B–Chicago Soriano (22,off Snell); Soto 2 (31,off Snell,off Burnett); DeRosa (25,off D. Bautista); Fontenot (19,off Burnett), Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (22,off Zambrano); Wilson 2 (18,off Zambrano,off Wood); F. Sanchez (23,off Wood).  3B–Pittsburgh Mientkiewicz (1,off Cotts).  HR–Chicago Soto (20,6th inning off Yates 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Fontenot (3,by Yates).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–F. Sanchez (1,by Cotts).  Team–12.  SB–Lee (8,2nd base off D. Bautista/Doumit); Morgan (4,2nd base off Zambrano/Soto); Rivas (3,2nd base off Zambrano/Soto).  CS–Morgan (4,2nd base by Marshall/Soto).  U-HP–Adrian Johnson, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–3:59.  A–17,929.
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