Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs - Box Score - May 25, 2009

Scores for May 25, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 5/25)

(21-24, 10-15 away)

(21-22, 12-8 home)

8:05 PM ET, May 25, 2009

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

L: N. Cotts (0-2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
N Morgan LF	5	2	1	0	1	2	26	.287	.370	.365
F Sanchez 2B	6	4	6	3	0	0	24	.320	.358	.503
N McLouth CF	4	1	1	2	1	1	26	.269	.371	.476
Ad LaRoche 1B	5	1	2	2	1	0	24	.227	.319	.454
B Moss RF	5	0	1	1	1	1	22	.264	.321	.380
An LaRoche 3B	5	0	3	1	0	0	22	.298	.365	.418
J Jaramillo C	5	1	3	0	0	1	21	.288	.405	.409
J Wilson SS	5	1	1	1	0	0	16	.257	.290	.376
P Maholm P	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.105	.227	.263
a-C Monroe PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.259	.317	.448
T Gorzelanny P	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000
E Meek P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Chavez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-D Young PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.319	.396	.383
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Capps P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	43	10	18	10	5	5	203
a-flied out to center for P Maholm in the 5th b-walked for J Chavez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: F Sanchez (17, R Dempster); J Jaramillo (8, R Dempster); Ad LaRoche (14, N Cotts); An LaRoche (11, N Cotts) 3B: N Morgan (4, A Heilman) HR: F Sanchez (4, 4th inning off R Dempster 1 on, 2 Out); N Mclouth (8, 6th inning off N Cotts 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Ad LaRoche 2 (22), B Moss (11), J Wilson (16), F Sanchez 3 (16), N McLouth 2 (31), An LaRoche (21) S: P Maholm 2-out RBI: Ad LaRoche, F Sanchez 3, An LaRoche GIDP: J Wilson, An LaRoche Pirates RISP: 6-17 (J Wilson 1-2, Ad LaRoche 1-2, B Moss 0-3, C Monroe 0-1, An LaRoche 1-2, F Sanchez 2-2, N McLouth 0-1, N Morgan 0-2, J Jaramillo 1-2) Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING SB: F Sanchez (4, 2nd base off A Heilman/G Soto)
FIELDING DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-Ad LaRoche).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Maholm	4.0	7	7	7	3	2	1	93-59	4.11
T Gorzelanny (W, 2-1)	2.0	0	1	1	2	2	0	27-14	5.40
E Meek (H, 3)	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	12-6	2.87
J Chavez (H, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-5	1.83
J Grabow (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	4.71
M Capps (H, 1)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	6.46
S Burnett (S, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	3.00
Totals	9.0	10	8	8	7	6	1	168-103
PITCHING T Gorzelanny pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: P Maholm First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Maholm 12/23; T Gorzelanny 4/8; E Meek 2/4; J Chavez 0/1; J Grabow 1/3; M Capps 2/2; S Burnett 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Maholm 14-4-22-19; T Gorzelanny 2-5-3-4; E Meek 2-0-1-3; J Chavez 1-2-2-0; J Grabow 1-0-0-3; M Capps 3-0-2-2; S Burnett 3-1-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 5-6; T Gorzelanny 3-1; E Meek 2-0; J Chavez 0-0; J Grabow 1-2; M Capps 0-1; S Burnett 1-0 Game Scores: P Maholm 19

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Soriano LF	3	2	0	0	2	1	30	.253	.325	.511
R Theriot SS	5	2	3	2	0	0	17	.273	.339	.455
M Bradley RF	5	2	2	4	0	0	13	.198	.319	.376
R Johnson CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	18	.238	.319	.333
G Soto C	3	0	2	1	2	0	19	.214	.331	.277
M Hoffpauir 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	20	.267	.326	.465
R Freel 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	16	.154	.214	.154
A Miles 2B	5	1	1	0	0	2	21	.204	.257	.265
R Dempster P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.091	.130	.136
a-B Scales PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.257	.381	.457
J Ascanio P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
N Cotts P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Heilman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-C Zambrano PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.238	.273	.429
D Patton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	36	8	10	8	7	6	168
a-flied out to right for R Dempster in the 4th b-struck out swinging for A Heilman in the 7th
BATTING 2B: R Theriot 3 (11, P Maholm 3); M Bradley (3, P Maholm) HR: M Bradley (5, 4th inning off P Maholm 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Theriot 2 (20), M Bradley 4 (13), G Soto (11), R Freel (1) S: R Freel 2-out RBI: R Theriot, M Bradley 2, R Freel GIDP: M Hoffpauir Cubs RISP: 5-15 (J Ascanio 0-1, R Johnson 0-2, C Zambrano 0-1, G Soto 1-1, R Theriot 1-1, A Miles 0-2, M Hoffpauir 0-2, R Freel 1-2, M Bradley 2-3) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING E: R Dempster (2, throw) DP: 2 (R Freel-A Miles-M Hoffpauir, R Dempster-G Soto-M Hoffpauir).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster	4.0	7	6	6	3	3	1	94-53	4.99
J Ascanio	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21-14	4.05
N Cotts (L, 0-2; B, 1)	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	1	25-18	7.36
A Heilman	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	28-18	5.49
D Patton	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	35-23	6.91
Totals	9.0	18	10	10	5	5	2	203-126
PITCHING WP: R Dempster HBP: N McLouth (By R Dempster) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Dempster 14/21; J Ascanio 3/6; N Cotts 5/7; A Heilman 5/7; D Patton 7/9 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Dempster 20-5-14-14; J Ascanio 6-1-1-6; N Cotts 9-0-3-6; A Heilman 5-4-3-6; D Patton 8-3-5-7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 7-2; J Ascanio 1-2; N Cotts 2-0; A Heilman 2-1; D Patton 3-2 Game Scores: R Dempster 24

			PIT	CHC
	1st	Ad LaRoche singled to left center, F Sanchez scored.	1	0
	1st	R Theriot doubled to left, A Soriano scored.	1	1
	3rd	Ad LaRoche walked, N Morgan scored, F Sanchez to third, N McLouth to second.	2	1
	3rd	B Moss walked, F Sanchez scored, N McLouth to third, Ad LaRoche to second.	3	1
	3rd	M Bradley doubled to deep left, A Soriano and R Theriot scored.	3	3
	3rd	G Soto singled to center, M Bradley scored.	3	4
	4th	J Wilson singled to shallow right, J Jaramillo scored.	4	4
	4th	F Sanchez homered to left center, J Wilson scored.	6	4
	4th	R Theriot doubled to deep left, A Miles scored.	6	5
	4th	M Bradley homered to left center, R Theriot scored.	6	7
	6th	N McLouth homered to right, F Sanchez scored.	8	7
	6th	An LaRoche doubled to right, Ad LaRoche scored.	9	7
	7th	F Sanchez reached on infield single to shortstop, N Morgan scored.	10	7
	7th	R Freel singled to center, R Johnson scored.	10	8
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PIRATES PITCHER MATT CAPPS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT HAND INJURY.

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	38,942 (94.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:36
Weather	53 degrees, cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Tim Tschida

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