Cubs 6, Pirates 4

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Soriano LF	6	0	2	0	2	2	1	.132
R Johnson CF	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.375
F Pie CF	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.200
D Lee 1B	6	1	0	0	2	1	8	.333
A Ramirez 3B	7	2	3	2	0	0	4	.250
K Fukudome RF	7	0	2	0	0	1	1	.419
M DeRosa 2B	6	0	1	0	1	1	4	.290
G Soto C	5	0	1	0	2	1	4	.250
R Cedeno SS	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	.333
a-D Ward PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Wood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Howry P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-C Zambrano PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Wuertz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
e-H Blanco PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200
K Hart P	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
S Marshall P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Dempster P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
b-M Fontenot PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429
c-R Theriot PH-SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.207
Totals	54	6	14	5	8	11	31
a-reached on error for R Cedeno in the 8th b-hit for R Dempster in the 8th c-flied out to right for M Fontenot in the 8th d-sacrificed to pitcher for B Howry in the 11th e-struck out swinging for M Wuertz in the 13th
BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (1, Z Duke) HR: A Ramirez (2, 14th inning off P Dumatrait 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Johnson (3), A Ramirez 2 (5), F Pie 2 (2) S: R Dempster 2, C Zambrano 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2, F Pie 2 GIDP: D Lee, A Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Soto 2, D Lee 2, F Pie 1, A Ramirez 2, R Theriot 2 Team LOB: 15
BASERUNNING CS: K Fukudome (1, 2nd base by M Capps/R Doumit)
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Lee-M DeRosa). Outfield Assist: A Soriano (D Mientkiewicz at 2nd base).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster	7.0	1	0	0	2	5	0	98-67	0.69
C Marmol (H, 3)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	11-7	2.57
K Wood (B, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	17-11	7.20
B Howry	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-8	9.64
M Wuertz	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	30-19	0.00
K Hart (W, 2-0)	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	27-17	5.68
S Marshall (S, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-8	0.00
Totals	15.0	8	4	4	3	10	2	210-137
PITCHING HBP: N Morgan (By C Marmol) Batters faced: R Dempster 24; C Marmol 5; K Wood 4; B Howry 3; M Wuertz 7; K Hart 8; S Marshall 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 8-8; C Marmol 1-2; K Wood 1-0; B Howry 0-2; M Wuertz 2-2; K Hart 3-2; S Marshall 1-2 Game Scores: R Dempster 78

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N McLouth CF	7	0	1	1	0	1	1	.390
F Sanchez 2B	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	.208
J Bay LF	5	2	3	1	1	1	0	.259
A LaRoche 1B	5	1	1	2	1	3	3	.107
X Nady RF	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	.324
R Doumit C	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	.367
J Bautista 3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.212
P Dumatrait P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-R Paulino PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
B Bixler SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-N Morgan PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Capps P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-D Mientkiewicz PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333
T Yates P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Gomez 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.412
Z Duke P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
F Osoria P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D Marte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-L Rivas PH-SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.269
Totals	51	4	8	4	3	10	12
a-hit by pitch for B Bixler in the 8th b-bunt popped out to first for D Marte in the 8th c-singled to left for M Capps in the 10th d-popped out to first for P Dumatrait in the 15th
BATTING 2B: N McLouth (6, C Marmol); C Gomez (2, S Marshall) HR: J Bay (1, 9th inning off K Wood 0 on, 0 Out); A Laroche (1, 14th inning off K Hart 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: N McLouth (10), J Bay (1), A LaRoche 2 (2) 2-out RBI: N McLouth Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Sanchez 1, N McLouth 1, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: F Osoria (1, catch) DP: 2 (B Bixler-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, L Rivas-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Z Duke	7.0	8	1	1	1	6	0	116-76	2.13
F Osoria	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	14-6	5.40
D Marte	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	14.73
J Grabow	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	0.00
M Capps	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	5.79
T Yates	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	33-17	1.17
P Dumatrait (L, 0-1)	3.0	3	4	4	4	2	1	62-34	4.50
Totals	15.0	14	6	5	8	11	1	253-152
PITCHING WP: P Dumatrait IBB: A Soriano 2 (By T Yates; P Dumatrait) HBP: R Johnson (By Z Duke) Batters faced: Z Duke 30; F Osoria 5; D Marte 1; J Grabow 3; M Capps 3; T Yates 8; P Dumatrait 16 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 9-6; F Osoria 0-2; D Marte 0-1; J Grabow 1-0; M Capps 0-1; T Yates 5-1; P Dumatrait 5-2 Game Scores: Z Duke 62

Scoring Summary
			CHC	PIT
	3rd	R Johnson singled to center, R Cedeno scored, A Soriano to second.	1	0
	8th	D Ward safe at first on error by pitcher F Osoria, A Ramirez scored, G Soto to third.	2	0
	8th	N McLouth doubled to deep right, J Bautista scored.	2	1
	9th	J Bay homered to center.	2	2
	14th	A Ramirez homered to left, D Lee scored.	4	2
	14th	A LaRoche homered to right, J Bay scored.	4	4
	15th	F Pie singled to left center, K Hart and R Theriot scored, A Soriano to second.	6	4
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Game Information
Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	9,735 (25.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:20
Weather	69 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez

Chicago leads 2-0 (as of 4/9)

Cleveland	5	Final
LA Angels	9

LA Dodgers	3	Final
Arizona	4

Detroit	7	Final
Boston	2

Chi Cubs	6	Final
Pittsburgh	4	in 15

Oakland	6	Final
Toronto	3

Philadelphia	2	Final
NY Mets	8

Florida	10	Final
Washington	4

Seattle	7	Final
Tampa Bay	1

Cincinnati	12	Final
Milwaukee	4

Baltimore		Postponed
Texas

St. Louis	6	Final
Houston	4

NY Yankees	0	Final
Kansas City	4

Minnesota	12	Final
Chi White Sox	5

Atlanta	6	Final
Colorado	12

San Diego	0	Final
San Francisco	1

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