Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 27, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 2009 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan lf 5 1 2 0
Young 2b 4 0 0 0
McLouth cf 5 0 0 0
LaRoche A. 1b 2 1 1 0
LaRoche A. 3b 3 0 0 0
Moss rf 4 0 1 0
Vazquez ss 4 0 3 1
Jaramillo c 4 0 0 0
Duke p 3 0 1 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 0 1 0
Theriot ss 3 1 3 0
Bradley rf 3 1 1 1
Lee 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson cf 4 1 1 2
Soto c 4 1 1 0
Freel 3b 2 0 1 0
  Fontenot 3b 2 0 1 0
Blanco 2b 4 1 1 1
Zambrano p 2 0 1 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffpauir ph 1 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Fox ph 1 0 1 1
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 000 100 100281
Chicago 200 000 03x5121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Duke   7.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Chavez  L(0-2) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Burnett   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
2
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano   6.1 7 2 1 3 6
  Guzman   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Marmol  W(1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Gregg  SV(7) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
5
8

  E–Young (1), Soriano (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Andy LaRoche-Young-Adam LaRoche, Chicago 1. Bradley-Blanco-Lee.  2B–Chicago Soriano (10,off Duke); Blanco (1,off Burnett); J. Fox (1,off Burnett).  3B–Chicago Bradley (1,off Duke).  HR–Chicago Johnson (2,8th inning off Chavez 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Adam LaRoche (2,by Zambrano).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Theriot (3,off Duke).  Team–8.  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–2:38.  A–38,314.
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