Cubs 12, Pirates 1

W:	S. Mitre (1-0)
L:	J. Fogg (0-3)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
T Walker 2B	4	2	2	1	2	0	1	.333
C Patterson CF	6	2	5	1	0	0	1	.311
S Sosa RF	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	.305
a-J Macias PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.143
M Alou LF	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	.377
b-T Goodwin PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143
A Ramirez 3B	4	1	0	1	1	1	2	.344
D Lee 1B	4	2	2	3	0	0	2	.269
A Gonzalez SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.283
M Wuertz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-P Bako PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133
M Barrett C	3	1	1	2	0	1	3	.333
F Beltran P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Borowski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S Mitre P	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
c-R Martinez PH-SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Totals	41	12	15	12	4	7	21
a-struck out swinging for S Sosa in the 7th b-struck out looking for M Alou in the 7th c-flied out to right for S Mitre in the 7th d-flied out to left for M Wuertz in the 8th
BATTING 2B: C Patterson 2 (6, J Fogg, J Mesa); D Lee 2 (6, B Boehringer, J Fogg); A Gonzalez (4, B Meadows) RBI: M Alou 3 (16), A Ramirez (15), D Lee 3 (11), M Barrett 2 (12), T Walker (9), C Patterson (8), S Sosa (9) S: S Mitre SF: D Lee, M Barrett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Goodwin 1, J Macias 2, T Walker 1, M Barrett 1, A Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-T Walker-D Lee).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Mitre (W, 2-4)	6.0	4	0	0	3	7	0	98-64	2.89
M Wuertz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	10.57
F Beltran	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-12	4.91
J Borowski	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	12-9	9.00
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	3	10	0	136-93
PITCHING WP: F Beltran HBP: C Wilson (By S Mitre); J Castillo (By S Mitre) Batters faced: S Mitre 26; M Wuertz 3; F Beltran 4; J Borowski 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Mitre 7-4; M Wuertz 0-2; F Beltran 2-0; J Borowski 3-0 Game Scores: S Mitre 68

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
T Redman CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.274
J Wilson SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.370
S Torres P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Mesa P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-B Hill PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259
J Kendall C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.356
H Cota C	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.111
R Mondesi RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.283
J Davis RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111
C Wilson 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.352
R Mackowiak LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.286
C Stynes 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.231
J Castillo 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250
J Fogg P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Meadows P	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
a-R Simon PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.154
B Boehringer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-A Nunez PH-SS	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	.333
Totals	34	1	7	1	3	10	18
a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for B Meadows in the 4th b-struck out swinging for J Grabow in the 7th c-singled to center for J Mesa in the 9th
BATTING 2B: C Stynes (2, J Borowski) RBI: A Nunez (1) GIDP: J Kendall Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Wilson 1, R Simon 2, H Cota 1, B Meadows 1, R Mondesi 1 Team LOB: 11
FIELDING E: C Wilson (1, catch) PB: J Kendall.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Fogg (L, 11-10)	0.0	3	6	5	2	0	0	32-16	17.00
B Meadows	4.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	54-39	1.86
B Boehringer	2.0	5	4	4	1	3	0	48-31	8.10
J Grabow	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	21-13	3.37
S Torres	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	6.14
J Mesa	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18-12	0.00
Totals	9.0	15	12	11	4	7	0	188-120
PITCHING WP: J Fogg Batters faced: J Fogg 6; B Meadows 17; B Boehringer 12; J Grabow 5; S Torres 3; J Mesa 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Fogg 0-0; B Meadows 7-4; B Boehringer 1-2; J Grabow 0-1; S Torres 0-3; J Mesa 1-2 Game Scores: J Fogg 20

Scoring Summary
			CHC	PIT
	1st	M Alou singled to left, T Walker and C Patterson scored, S Sosa to second.	2	0
	1st	A Ramirez safe at first on error by first baseman C Wilson, S Sosa scored.	3	0
	1st	D Lee doubled to deep left center, M Alou and A Ramirez scored.	5	0
	1st	M Barrett singled to right, D Lee scored, A Gonzalez to second.	6	0
	1st	T Walker grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Gonzalez scored, M Barrett to third.	7	0
	1st	C Patterson grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Barrett scored, T Walker out at second.	8	0
	5th	M Barrett hit sacrifice fly to center, D Lee scored.	9	0
	6th	S Sosa singled to center, T Walker scored, C Patterson to second.	10	0
	6th	M Alou singled to left, C Patterson scored, S Sosa to second.	11	0
	6th	D Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, S Sosa scored.	12	0
	9th	A Nunez singled to right, C Stynes scored.	12	1
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Game Notes

PITTSBURGH FIRST BASEMAN RANDALL SIMON WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP DUE TO SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT HAMSTRING.

Game Information
Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	9,933 (25.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:52
Weather	75 degrees, overcast
Wind	17 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Bruce Froemming, Third Base - Mike Winters

Chicago won 2-0

Tampa Bay	7	Final
Baltimore	3

Kansas City		Postponed
Cleveland

Boston	4	Final
Toronto	2

St. Louis	12	Final
Houston	6

Florida	8	Final
Philadelphia	7	in 12

Chi Cubs	12	Final
Pittsburgh	1

Atlanta	9	Final
Cincinnati	5	in 11

Montreal	2	Final
NY Mets	1

Arizona	6	Final
Milwaukee	10

NY Yankees	3	Final
Chi White Sox	1

Detroit	11	Final
Minnesota	8

LA Dodgers	9	Final
Colorado	4

Texas	4	Final
Anaheim	1

Oakland	7	Final
Seattle	4

San Diego	11	Final
San Francisco	0

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