Pirates 3, Cubs 0

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
L Rivas 2B	5	0	2	0	0	2	4	.257
D Mientkiewicz 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.276
N McLouth CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.277
R Doumit C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333
A LaRoche 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.206
B Moss RF	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.000
J Michaels LF	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	.252
J Wilson SS	4	0	3	1	0	1	1	.284
J Karstens P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
D Bautista P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
a-J Bautista PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	3	9	3	1	8	14
a-struck out looking for S Burnett in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Wilson (13, J Marquis) HR: J Michaels (6, 6th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Michaels 2 (31), J Wilson (14) S: J Karstens 2 2-out RBI: J Michaels GIDP: D Mientkiewicz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Doumit 1, J Karstens 1, L Rivas 4 Team LOB: 8
FIELDING DP: 4 (B Moss-D Mientkiewicz, J Wilson-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz, L Rivas-J Wilson-D Mientkiewicz, A LaRoche-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz). Outfield Assist: B Moss (K Fukudome at 1st base).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens (W, 1-0)	6.0	5	0	0	4	2	0	101-62	0.00
D Bautista (H, 3)	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	24-12	3.15
S Burnett (H, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-2	4.25
J Grabow (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10-6	3.13
Totals	9.0	5	0	0	7	4	0	139-82
PITCHING Batters faced: J Karstens 25; D Bautista 6; S Burnett 1; J Grabow 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 9-6; D Bautista 2-1; S Burnett 2-0; J Grabow 2-0 Game Scores: J Karstens 60

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Soriano LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.290
K Fukudome RF	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.280
D Lee 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.290
A Ramirez 3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.277
J Edmonds CF	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	.240
b-R Johnson PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.284
G Soto C	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.275
M Fontenot 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.288
c-M DeRosa PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271
R Cedeno SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
J Samardzija P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Marmol P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-H Blanco PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289
J Marquis P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.175
N Cotts P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-R Theriot PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.318
Totals	28	0	5	0	7	4	15
a-struck out looking for N Cotts in the 7th b-grounded to shortstop for J Edmonds in the 8th c-walked for M Fontenot in the 9th d-grounded to second for C Marmol in the 9th
BATTING GIDP: R Cedeno, R Johnson, H Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Fontenot 2, G Soto 2, K Fukudome 1 Team LOB: 8
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Lee-R Cedeno-J Marquis).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Marquis (L, 6-7)	6.0	8	3	3	1	2	1	102-63	4.68
N Cotts	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-11	2.66
J Samardzija	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22-13	3.00
C Marmol	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	16-10	3.64
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	1	8	1	156-97
PITCHING HBP: R Doumit (By J Marquis) Batters faced: J Marquis 27; N Cotts 4; J Samardzija 3; C Marmol 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 8-8; N Cotts 1-1; J Samardzija 1-0; C Marmol 0-0 Game Scores: J Marquis 45

Scoring Summary
			PIT	CHC
	2nd	J Michaels singled to right, R Doumit scored, A LaRoche to third.	1	0
	2nd	J Wilson singled to left, A LaRoche scored, J Michaels to second.	2	0
	6th	J Michaels homered to left.	3	0
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Game Information
Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	41,340 (100.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:47
Weather	80 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Brian Knight, Third Base - Ed Montague

Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 8/1)

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Chi Cubs	0

Oakland	1	Final
Boston	2	in 12

LA Angels	1	Final
NY Yankees	0

Colorado	5	Final
Florida	2

Detroit	2	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Milwaukee	9	Final
Atlanta	0

Cincinnati	2	Final
Washington	5

Toronto	8	Final
Texas	9

NY Mets	3	Final
Houston	7

Chi White Sox	4	Final
Kansas City	2

Cleveland	1	Final
Minnesota	4

Philadelphia	3	Final
St. Louis	6

San Francisco	3	Final
San Diego	2	in 10

Baltimore	10	Final
Seattle	5

Arizona	2	Final
LA Dodgers	1

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