Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 14, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 2012 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Holt 2b 5 0 0 0
Marte lf 4 1 1 0
  Clement ph 1 0 0 0
McCutchen cf 4 1 1 1
Jones rf 4 1 2 0
Sanchez 1b 4 1 2 1
McKenry c 3 0 0 0
Alvarez 3b 4 0 1 2
Barmes ss 1 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
  Mercer ss 0 0 0 0
McDonald p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Leroux p 0 0 0 0
  Tabata ph 1 0 1 0
  McPherson p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Watson p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Presley ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus rf 4 1 1 0
Valbuena 3b 3 3 1 0
Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 2
Soriano lf 4 1 1 1
  Campana lf 0 0 0 0
Castro ss 4 1 2 4
Clevenger c 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Barney 2b 2 1 2 0
Rusin p 3 0 1 0
  Chapman p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Corpas p 0 0 0 0
  LaHair ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Pittsburgh 000 012 100481
Chicago 001 303 00x791
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald  L(12-8) 3.2 5 4 4 4 2
  Wilson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Leroux   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  McPherson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Watson   0.2 0 1 1 1 1
  Hughes   0.1 1 2 2 0 0
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Morris   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rusin  W(1-2) 5.0 4 2 2 0 6
  Chapman   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Russell   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Corpas   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Camp   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Marmol  SV(20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Alvarez (23), Castro (25).  DP–Chicago 1. Marmol-Castro-Rizzo.  PB–Clevenger (4).  2B–Pittsburgh Sanchez (15,off Rusin), Chicago DeJesus (26,off McDonald); Valbuena (18,off McDonald); Rizzo (10,off Wilson); Barney (26,off McPherson).  HR–Pittsburgh A. McCutchen (27,7th inning off Corpas 0 on 2 out), Chicago Castro (13,6th inning off Hughes 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Barmes (7,by Rusin); Presley (2,by Marmol); Soriano (7,by Hughes).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Barney (3,off Qualls).  Team–9.  SB–Marte (5,2nd base off Chapman/Clevenger).  CS–Marte (2,2nd base by Rusin/Clevenger).  U-HP–Mike Muchlinski, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:17.  A–26,946.
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