MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/20/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2402 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Cubs (51-71) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (74-49) 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 X 6 8 0
Pirates Beat Cubs, 6-3
The Pittsburgh Pirates bested the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, at PNC Park. Trevor Weareorwear was one of the standouts. He was 2-3 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Stan Stirnweiss, the winner, improved to 12-9. He held the Cubs to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 9 and walking 1. The Pirates, at 74-49, have a comfortable 17-game lead in their division.

Pittsburgh took the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Weareorwear hit a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season made the score 3-2, Pittsburgh.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Weareorwear. "And not try to do too much."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lester LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .212 14 48
S. Bartman Jr. 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .253 7 40
J. Kalman DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .296 14 40
J. Balderrama 1B, CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .275 13 54
G. Cruz C 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .222 9 38
K. Starnes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .171 0 4
K. Norton RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 18 77
   b-F. Ramirez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 4 14
   c-B. Gargis RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 0 2
H. Harted SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 10 23
J. Schick CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289 9 43
   a-A. Oxenrider PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 10 30
   d-Z. Larikov PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 8 27
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 13 14      
a - A. Oxenrider pinch hit for J. Schick in the 7th
b - F. Ramirez pinch hit for K. Norton in the 8th
c - B. Gargis substituted for F. Ramirez in the 8th
d - Z. Larikov pinch hit for A. Oxenrider in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Balderrama (16, 4th Inning off S. Stirnweiss, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Harted (10, 5th Inning off S. Stirnweiss, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lester , S. Bartman Jr. 2 , J. Kalman , J. Balderrama 2 , G. Cruz , H. Harted 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kalman , J. Balderrama , K. Starnes , F. Ramirez
GIDP: J. Kalman
Hit by Pitch: K. Starnes
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. de Jesus RF 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .253 2 32
C. Palstermans SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 10 51
N. Rooney 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 20 76
D. Contreras 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 21 59
M. Boshnjaku CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .291 13 56
X. Pittman DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .236 8 38
J. Moss LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .259 12 51
B. Day C 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .208 10 44
T. Weareorwear 2B 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 .246 4 18
Totals 30 6 8 6 1 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Rooney (31, 1st Inning off N. Volnov, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. de Jesus 2 (21, 3rd Inning off N. Volnov, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off N. Volnov, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Weareorwear (4, 5th Inning off N. Volnov, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. de Jesus 4 , N. Rooney 2 , D. Contreras , X. Pittman 2 , T. Weareorwear 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Palstermans , N. Rooney , D. Contreras
Sac Bunt: J. Moss
Hit by Pitch: J. Moss
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: X. Pittman (13)
CS: D. Contreras (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Contreras-Weareorwear-Rooney)
PB: B. Day
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Volnov L (11-8) 6.1 8 6 6 1 7 1 96 5.38   
R. Budgell 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Volnov 39
Batters Faced: N. Volnov 28, R. Budgell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Volnov 6-5, R. Budgell 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Volnov 96-63, R. Budgell 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Budgell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Volnov
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Stirnweiss W (12-9) 6.0 5 2 2 1 9 1 121 3.74   
T. Wichman H (5) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 45 1.94   
J. Kennie SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stirnweiss 62
Batters Faced: S. Stirnweiss 25, T. Wichman 9, J. Kennie 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stirnweiss 7-2, T. Wichman 0-4, J. Kennie 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stirnweiss 121-77, T. Wichman 45-26, J. Kennie 12-8
WP: S. Stirnweiss
Hit Batsmen: S. Stirnweiss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Trevor Weareorwear
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 37833
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