Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
September 16, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 13

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Marte lf 6 1 3 1
Walker 2b 4 0 1 0
McCutchen cf 3 1 2 1
Jones rf 4 0 1 0
Sanchez 1b 5 2 2 0
Alvarez 3b 5 2 2 5
Barmes ss 3 1 2 0
  Clement ph 1 0 0 0
  Mercer ss 0 0 0 0
Barajas c 2 2 1 2
  Holt ph 0 0 0 0
Locke p 3 0 0 0
  Resop p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
  VandenHurk p 0 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Leroux p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Mather cf,lf 4 2 1 1
Barney 2b 3 3 2 1
Rizzo 1b 5 3 3 6
Soriano lf 5 1 3 2
  Campana pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Castro ss 5 1 1 0
Castillo c 3 0 1 1
Sappelt rf 4 0 0 0
  DeJesus rf 1 0 1 2
Valbuena 3b 5 1 1 0
Volstad p 1 0 1 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Vitters ph 1 0 0 0
  Socolovich p 0 0 0 0
  Beliveau p 0 0 0 0
  LaHair ph 1 1 1 0
  Chapman p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenas ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 15 13
Pittsburgh 030 033 0009141
Chicago 100 045 03x13151
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Locke   4.1 7 5 5 1 2
  Resop   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  VandenHurk   0.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Hughes  L(2-2) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Leroux   1.2 2 3 3 1 3
  Wilson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Volstad   4.2 10 6 6 4 3
  Cabrera   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Socolovich   0.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Beliveau  W(1-0) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Chapman   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Camp   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Marmol   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
1

  E–Barmes (15), W. Castillo (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Sanchez-Barmes-Sanchez, Chicago 1. Castro-Barney-Rizzo.  2B–Chicago Rizzo (11,off Locke); Soriano (30,off Leroux).  3B–Pittsburgh Marte (4,off Chapman).  HR–Pittsburgh Barajas (10,2nd inning off Volstad 1 on 1 out); Alvarez 2 (29,5th inning off Volstad 1 on 0 out,6th inning off Beliveau 2 on 1 out), Chicago Mather (5,5th inning off Locke 0 on 1 out); Rizzo 2 (14,5th inning off Locke 1 on 1 out,6th inning off Hughes 3 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–W. Castillo (1,by Locke).  Team–7.  SB–A. McCutchen 2 (18,3rd base off Volstad/W. Castillo,2nd base off Volstad/W. Castillo); Marte 2 (7,2nd base off Volstad/W. Castillo,2nd base off Cabrera/W. Castillo); Castro (25,2nd base off Wilson/Barajas).  CS–Marte (3,Home by Chapman/W. Castillo).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Mike Muchlinski, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–4:04.  A–33,559.
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