Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 15, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 1, Chicago Cubs 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 3 0 0 1
Milledge lf 3 0 0 0
Jones rf 4 0 1 0
Doumit c 4 0 0 0
Pearce 1b 4 0 2 0
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
Vazquez 3b 3 1 0 0
Cruz 2b 2 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 1 0
Duke p 2 0 1 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Moss ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Theriot ss 4 0 1 0
Bradley rf 4 1 1 0
Lee 1b 3 0 1 0
Fox 3b 3 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 1 0
  Fukudome cf 0 0 0 0
Baker 2b,3b 4 1 2 2
Soriano lf 4 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Soto c 3 1 2 0
Fuld cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Gorzelanny p 2 0 1 1
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Pittsburgh 000 010 000151
Chicago 110 001 00x391
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Duke  L(9-11) 7.1 9 3 3 1 3
  Chavez   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny  W(5-2) 5.0 3 1 1 3 8
  Guzman   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Marmol   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Gregg  SV(23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
13

  E–Cedeno (1), J. Fox (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Vazquez-Cruz-Pearce.  2B–Pittsburgh Young (9,off Gregg), Chicago Soto (12,off Duke).  HR–Chicago Baker (2,6th inning off Duke 0 on 0 out).  SH–Duke (12,off Guzman).  SF–A. McCutchen (3,off Gorzelanny).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Pearce (1,2nd base off Gorzelanny/Soto).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:34.  A–41,197.
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