Cubs 13, Pirates 8

W:	S. Eyre (2-1)
L:	F. Osoria (0-2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N Morgan CF	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.267
N McLouth LF	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	.255
F Sanchez 2B	4	0	0	0	1	2	3	.306
A LaRoche 1B	3	1	1	0	2	1	1	.273
X Nady RF	4	1	1	3	1	1	3	.286
J Bautista 3B	4	1	2	1	1	0	4	.260
R Paulino C	5	1	1	1	0	2	2	.262
C Izturis SS	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	.259
M Kata SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.247
P Maholm P	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	.186
F Osoria P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-J Phelps PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.352
B Bullington P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
J Perez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	38	8	12	8	6	10	18
a-struck out swinging for J Grabow in the 7th
BATTING 2B: C Izturis (13, J Marquis); A LaRoche (37, J Marquis); J Bautista (33, J Marquis) 3B: C Izturis (2, J Marquis) HR: X Nady (19, 9th inning off R Dempster 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: X Nady 3 (70), N Morgan (4), J Bautista (62), R Paulino (55), C Izturis (14), P Maholm (5) 2-out RBI: N Morgan, J Bautista, R Paulino, C Izturis, P Maholm Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bautista 2, J Phelps 1 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: N Morgan (5, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto); N McLouth (21, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Soto) CS: N Morgan (2, 2nd base by J Marquis/G Soto)
FIELDING E: C Izturis (8, throw); F Sanchez (8, catch); J Bautista (17, throw) DP: 1 (M Kata-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Maholm	2.0	10	7	6	0	3	2	61-37	5.01
F Osoria (L, 0-2)	3.1	2	3	2	0	3	1	42-28	4.44
J Grabow	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	9-5	3.88
B Bullington	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	14-10	6.00
J Perez	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17-7	3.60
Totals	8.0	16	13	10	2	6	4	143-87
PITCHING WP: F Osoria HBP: M DeRosa (By P Maholm) Batters faced: P Maholm 18; F Osoria 13; J Grabow 4; B Bullington 5; J Perez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 2-1; F Osoria 3-4; J Grabow 1-1; B Bullington 0-3; J Perez 3-0 Game Scores: P Maholm 13

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Soriano LF	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	.293
M DeRosa 2B	4	2	1	0	0	1	4	.297
D Lee 1B	5	3	3	1	0	0	2	.313
A Ramirez 3B	5	2	2	6	0	0	1	.314
M Murton RF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.275
C Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Wood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-H Blanco PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170
R Dempster P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G Soto C	4	2	2	2	1	0	1	.400
C Monroe CF	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	.243
F Pie CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.212
R Theriot SS	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.269
J Marquis P	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.129
W Ohman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-R Cedeno PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.164
K Hart P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-S Fuld PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S Eyre P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Jones RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Totals	41	13	16	11	2	6	17
a-singled to right center for W Ohman in the 3rd b-grounded to pitcher for K Hart in the 5th c-grounded to pitcher for K Wood in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Lee (40, P Maholm) HR: A Soriano (29, 1st inning off P Maholm 0 on, 0 Out); A Ramirez 2 (25, 1st inning off P Maholm 2 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off F Osoria 2 on, 1 Out); G Soto (3, 6th inning off J Grabow 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Soriano (60), A Ramirez 6 (98), R Cedeno (9), G Soto 2 (6), D Lee (75) 2-out RBI: D Lee GIDP: R Theriot Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Marquis 1, D Lee 2 Team LOB: 7

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Marquis	2.2	8	7	7	2	1	0	55-35	4.35
W Ohman	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	5.05
K Hart	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	33-21	0.93
S Eyre (W, 2-1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-7	4.32
C Marmol	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	19-12	1.23
K Wood	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	4.19
R Dempster	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	20-14	4.16
Totals	9.0	12	8	8	6	10	1	157-101
PITCHING IBB: A LaRoche (By J Marquis) Batters faced: J Marquis 17; W Ohman 2; K Hart 8; S Eyre 4; C Marmol 5; K Wood 3; R Dempster 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 3-3; W Ohman 1-0; K Hart 2-1; S Eyre 2-1; C Marmol 0-0; K Wood 0-1; R Dempster 1-1 Game Scores: J Marquis 13

Scoring Summary
			PIT	CHC
	1st	X Nady grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Morgan scored, A LaRoche out at second, N McLouth to third.	1	0
	1st	A Soriano homered to center.	1	1
	1st	A Ramirez homered to left, M DeRosa and D Lee scored.	1	4
	2nd	N Morgan singled to right, C Izturis scored.	2	4
	2nd	A Ramirez safe at first on throwing error by shortstop C Izturis, D Lee scored.	2	5
	3rd	X Nady grounded out to second, N McLouth scored, A LaRoche to third.	3	5
	3rd	J Bautista doubled to left, A LaRoche scored.	4	5
	3rd	R Paulino singled to center, J Bautista scored, R Paulino to second advancing on throw.	5	5
	3rd	C Izturis tripled to deep right, R Paulino scored.	6	5
	3rd	P Maholm reached on bunt single to third, C Izturis scored.	7	5
	3rd	R Cedeno singled to right center, G Soto scored, C Monroe to third, R Theriot to second.	7	6
	3rd	C Monroe scored, R Theriot to third, R Cedeno to second on wild pitch by F Osoria.	7	7
	6th	A Ramirez homered to left, A Soriano and D Lee scored.	7	10
	6th	G Soto homered to left center, M Murton scored.	7	12
	7th	D Lee singled to left, M DeRosa scored.	7	13
	9th	X Nady homered to left.	8	13
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Game Notes

PITTSBURGH'S CESAR IZTURIS LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING WITH A RIGHT ELBOW INJURY.

Game Information
Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	41,591 (101% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:57
Weather	85 degrees, sunny
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi

Chicago leads 1-0 (as of 9/21)

Pittsburgh	8	Final
Chi Cubs	13

Oakland	3	Final
Cleveland	4

Kansas City	4	Final
Detroit	5

Toronto	5	Final
NY Yankees	4	in 14

Milwaukee	4	Final
Atlanta	1

Philadelphia	6	Final
Washington	3

NY Mets	9	Final
Florida	6

Boston	8	Final
Tampa Bay	1

Baltimore	2	Final
Texas	3

Chi White Sox	6	Final
Minnesota	4

Houston	6	Final
St. Louis	3

LA Dodgers	3	Final
Arizona	12

Seattle	6	Final
LA Angels	0

Colorado	2	Final
San Diego	1	in 14

Cincinnati	9	Final
San Francisco	8	in 11

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