Final
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 7/30)
| Game 1: Monday, July 30 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 14 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 31 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 1 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | |
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8:05 PM ET, July 30, 2012
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: J. Germano (1-1)
L: E. Bedard (5-12)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Germano pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Presley bunt grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| R Johnson struck out swinging, R Johnson safe at first on wild pitch by E Bedard. | 0 | 0 |
| S Castro doubled to deep left, R Johnson scored. | 0 | 1 |
| A Rizzo popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Baker struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Germano pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| G Jones flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| N Walker flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| G Soto struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| D Barney struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J Mather flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Germano pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| M McKenry struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| C Barmes singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| E Bedard sacrificed to third, C Barmes to second. | 0 | 1 |
| S Marte singled to left, C Barmes scored. | 1 | 1 |
| A Presley flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Germano struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| R Johnson grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| S Castro walked. | 1 | 1 |
| A Rizzo flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Germano pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| A McCutchen walked. | 1 | 1 |
| G Jones reached on infield single to third, A McCutchen to second. | 1 | 1 |
| N Walker grounded out to shortstop, A McCutchen to third, G Jones to second. | 1 | 1 |
| P Alvarez walked. | 1 | 1 |
| M McKenry grounded into fielder's choice to third, A McCutchen scored, P Alvarez out at second, G Jones to third. | 2 | 1 |
| C Barmes popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Baker singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| G Soto walked, J Baker to second. | 2 | 1 |
| D Barney homered to left center (414 feet), J Baker and G Soto scored. | 2 | 4 |
| J Mather grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| J Germano struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Germano pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| E Bedard flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| S Marte reached on bunt single to third. | 2 | 4 |
| A Presley flied into double play, center to shortstop to first, S Marte doubled off first. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| R Johnson safe at first on error by third baseman P Alvarez. | 2 | 4 |
| S Castro singled to center, R Johnson to second. | 2 | 4 |
| A Rizzo homered to right center (412 feet), R Johnson and S Castro scored. | 2 | 7 |
| A Soriano singled to left. | 2 | 7 |
| J Baker struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| G Soto singled to center, A Soriano to second. | 2 | 7 |
| C Resop relieved E Bedard. | 2 | 7 |
| D Barney singled to right, A Soriano scored, G Soto to third. | 2 | 8 |
| J Mather singled to left, G Soto scored, D Barney to second. | 2 | 9 |
| J Germano sacrificed to catcher, D Barney to third, J Mather to second. | 2 | 9 |
| D DeJesus hit for R Johnson. | 2 | 9 |
| D DeJesus reached on infield single to first, D Barney and J Mather scored. | 2 | 11 |
| S Castro homered to center (420 feet), D DeJesus scored. | 2 | 13 |
| A Rizzo grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 13 |
| 9 Runs, 8 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Beliveau pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| D DeJesus in center field. | 2 | 13 |
| J Beliveau relieved J Germano. | 2 | 13 |
| A McCutchen reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 13 |
| G Jones grounded into fielder's choice to second, A McCutchen out at second. | 2 | 13 |
| N Walker reached on infield single to shortstop, G Jones to second. | 2 | 13 |
| G Jones to third, N Walker to second on wild pitch by J Beliveau. | 2 | 13 |
| P Alvarez walked. | 2 | 13 |
| M McKenry singled to center, G Jones scored, N Walker to third, P Alvarez to second. | 3 | 13 |
| C Barmes walked, N Walker scored, P Alvarez to third, M McKenry to second. | 4 | 13 |
| C McGehee hit for C Resop. | 4 | 13 |
| M Corpas relieved J Beliveau. | 4 | 13 |
| C McGehee grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Barmes out at second. | 4 | 13 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tony Watson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| T Watson relieved C Resop. | 4 | 13 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 4 | 13 |
| J Baker flied out to center. | 4 | 13 |
| S Clevenger hit for G Soto. | 4 | 13 |
| S Clevenger grounded out to second. | 4 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Manny Corpas pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Clevenger catching. | 4 | 13 |
| S Marte singled to left. | 4 | 13 |
| A Presley grounded into fielder's choice to second, S Marte out at second. | 4 | 13 |
| A Presley caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 4 | 13 |
| A McCutchen flied out to left. | 4 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Watson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Harrison at second base. | 4 | 13 |
| D Barney tripled to deep right center. | 4 | 13 |
| J Mather doubled to deep left center, D Barney scored. | 4 | 14 |
| M Corpas struck out looking. | 4 | 14 |
| D DeJesus flied out to right, J Mather to third. | 4 | 14 |
| S Castro struck out swinging. | 4 | 14 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Manny Corpas pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| T Campana in left field. | 4 | 14 |
| G Jones popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 14 |
| J Harrison grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 14 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Harrison at third base. | 4 | 14 |
| J Hughes relieved T Watson. | 4 | 14 |
| D Sutton at second base. | 4 | 14 |
| A Rizzo walked. | 4 | 14 |
| T Campana grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Rizzo out at second. | 4 | 14 |
| J Baker grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Campana out at second. | 4 | 14 |
| S Clevenger singled to left, J Baker to second. | 4 | 14 |
| D Barney struck out looking. | 4 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Maine pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Maine relieved M Corpas. | 4 | 14 |
| M McKenry flied out to right. | 4 | 14 |
| C Barmes popped out to first. | 4 | 14 |
| D Sutton struck out swinging. | 4 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||