Cubs 5, 
Pirates 2
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| N Morgan LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .286 | .365 |
| D Young 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .294 | .379 |
| N McLouth CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .257 | .360 |
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .228 | .328 |
| An LaRoche 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .297 | .370 |
| B Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .263 | .319 |
| R Vazquez SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .224 | .354 |
| J Jaramillo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .271 | .386 |
| Z Duke P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .250 | .304 |
J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
a-F Sanchez PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .326 | .365 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 161 | ||
| a-walked for S Burnett in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING RBI: R Vazquez (7) 2-out RBI: R Vazquez Pirates RISP: 2-10 (R Vazquez 2-2, D Young 0-2, B Moss 0-2, An LaRoche 0-1, Z Duke 0-1, N McLouth 0-1, J Jaramillo 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Young (1, throw) DP: 1 (An LaRoche-D Young-Ad LaRoche). | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Duke | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 105-69 | 2.75 |
| J Chavez (L, 0-2) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-6 | 2.70 |
| S Burnett | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.32 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 132-87 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Duke 18/30; J Chavez 2/3; S Burnett 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Duke 18-7-19-25; J Chavez 1-0-2-3; S Burnett 3-2-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 10-8; J Chavez 0-1; S Burnett 0-2 Game Scores: Z Duke 54 | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Soriano LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .253 | .322 |
| R Theriot SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .287 | .349 |
| M Bradley RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .200 | .333 |
| D Lee 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .242 | .313 |
| R Johnson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .239 | .316 |
| G Soto C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .216 | .328 |
| R Freel 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .211 |
M Fontenot 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .223 | .309 |
| A Blanco 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .250 |
| C Zambrano P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .261 | .292 |
A Guzman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
a-M Hoffpauir PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .333 |
C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
b-J Fox PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
K Gregg P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 132 | ||
| a-popped out to second for A Guzman in the 7th b-doubled to deep right center for C Marmol in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Soriano (10, Z Duke); A Blanco (1, S Burnett); J Fox (1, S Burnett) 3B: M Bradley (1, Z Duke) HR: R Johnson (2, 8th inning off J Chavez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Bradley (14), R Johnson 2 (10), A Blanco (1), J Fox (1) S: R Theriot 2-out RBI: A Blanco, J Fox GIDP: D Lee Cubs RISP: 1-8 (R Johnson 0-2, J Fox 1-1, G Soto 0-1, D Lee 0-2, A Soriano 0-1, M Bradley 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Soriano (4, bobble) DP: 1 (M Bradley-A Blanco-D Lee). Outfield Assist: M Bradley (F Sanchez at 1st base). | |||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Zambrano | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 114-70 | 4.22 |
| A Guzman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.05 |
| C Marmol (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.43 |
| K Gregg (S, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 5.12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 161-99 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Zambrano IBB: Ad LaRoche (By C Zambrano) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Zambrano 17/29; A Guzman 0/2; C Marmol 2/4; K Gregg 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Zambrano 23-5-23-19; A Guzman 1-2-0-2; C Marmol 2-2-4-3; K Gregg 5-2-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 6-7; A Guzman 0-2; C Marmol 0-2; K Gregg 0-1 Game Scores: C Zambrano 56 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | CHC | |||
 | 1st | M Bradley tripled to deep right, R Theriot scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | R Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Bradley scored, D Lee out at second, R Johnson to second on throwing error by second baseman D Young. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | R Vazquez singled to left, Ad LaRoche scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | N Morgan scored on C Zambrano's wild pitch. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | R Johnson homered to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | A Blanco doubled to right, G Soto scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 8th | J Fox doubled to deep right center, A Blanco scored. | 2 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| CUBS PITCHER CARLOS ZAMBRANO WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE MARK CARLSON IN THE TOP OF THE 7TH INNING FOR ARGUING A CALL AT HOME PLATE. |
| CUBS THIRD BASEMAN RYAN FREEL LEFT THE GAME IN THETOP OF THE 5TH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEG INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 38,314 (93.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, May 27th
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Toronto | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 12 | in 11 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Texas | 2 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| San Diego | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |