Pirates 4, 
Cubs 3
| W: | J. Grabow (1-0) |
| L: | L. Hawkins (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Mesa (6) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Lawton RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| T Redman CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .139 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| C Wilson 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| R Mackowiak 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .326 |
| B Hill 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .409 |
| b-F Sanchez PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .134 |
| D Ross C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| M Redman P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| a-D Ward PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| A Amezaga PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| S Torres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Mesa P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| a-walked for M Redman in the 8th b-tripled to deep right center for B Hill in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Hill (3, G Maddux) 3B: J Bay (1, G Maddux); F Sanchez (1, G Rusch) HR: J Bay (2, 9th inning off L Hawkins 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Mackowiak (6), B Hill (4), J Bay (5), F Sanchez (1) 2-out RBI: R Mackowiak, B Hill, F Sanchez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 2, C Wilson 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Mackowiak (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett); A Amezaga (1, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett); C Wilson (2, 2nd base off L Hawkins/M Barrett) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Mackowiak-J Wilson-C Wilson). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Redman | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 108-69 | 2.39 |
| S Torres | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-7 | 4.50 |
| J Grabow (W, 2-3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 2.84 |
| J Mesa (S, 27) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-14 | 1.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 143-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Redman 28; S Torres 3; J Grabow 2; J Mesa 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Redman 9-6; S Torres 0-1; J Grabow 1-0; J Mesa 1-0 Game Scores: M Redman 60 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Hairston 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 |
| b-B Grieve PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| R Cedeno PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Patterson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .280 |
| D Lee 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .413 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| J Dubois LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| a-J Macias PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| G Rusch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Burnitz RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .273 |
| M Barrett C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| N Perez SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| G Maddux P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 |
| T Hollandsworth LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Dubois in the 8th b-singled to center for J Hairston in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Hairston (4, M Redman); J Dubois (2, M Redman); D Lee (7, S Torres) HR: C Patterson (4, 8th inning off S Torres 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Hairston (1), J Dubois (5), C Patterson (8) S: G Maddux 2-out RBI: J Dubois GIDP: J Burnitz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Patterson 1, J Hairston 1, J Burnitz 2, D Lee 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D Lee (1, 2nd base by M Redman/D Ross) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (D Lee-J Hairston, C Patterson-N Perez). Outfield Assist: C Patterson (A Amezaga at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Maddux | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 96-63 | 4.50 |
| L Hawkins (L, 2-8; B, 9) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-8 | 5.14 |
| G Rusch | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 124-76 | |
| PITCHING WP: G Maddux HBP: M Lawton (By G Maddux) Batters faced: G Maddux 28; L Hawkins 4; G Rusch 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Maddux 14-5; L Hawkins 0-1; G Rusch 1-0 Game Scores: G Maddux 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | CHC | |||
 | 3rd | J Hairston Jr doubled to deep right, N Perez scored, G Maddux to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | J Dubois doubled to deep left, A Ramirez scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 7th | R Mackowiak singled to left, C Wilson scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | B Hill doubled to deep right center, R Mackowiak scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | C Patterson homered to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 9th | J Bay homered to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 9th | F Sanchez tripled to deep right center, C Wilson scored. | 3 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 37,695 (91.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 36 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 25 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe Brinkman, First Base - Derryl Cousins, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Bill Miller |
MLB Scores
Saturday, April 23rd 2005
| Minnesota | Postponed | |
| Detroit |
| Texas | 10 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| NY Mets | 10 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 | in 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |
| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 8 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| LA Angels | 9 |