Final
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 9/14)
| Game 1: Friday, September 14 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 15 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 16 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 13 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, September 17 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | |
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2:20 PM ET, September 14, 2012
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Rusin pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| B Holt grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Marte struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| D DeJesus doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| L Valbuena flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rizzo walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Soriano flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S Castro popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| G Jones grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sanchez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M McKenry struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| S Clevenger flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Jackson flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Barney singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Rusin singled to left center, D Barney to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D DeJesus flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Barmes hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| C Barmes to second on passed ball by S Clevenger. | 0 | 0 |
| J McDonald struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Holt grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| L Valbuena doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rizzo grounded out to second, L Valbuena to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Castro singled to center, L Valbuena scored. | 0 | 1 |
| S Clevenger flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Marte safe at first on error by shortstop S Castro. | 0 | 1 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| S Marte caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| G Jones grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| B Jackson struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Barney walked. | 0 | 1 |
| C Rusin flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| D DeJesus walked, D Barney to second. | 0 | 1 |
| L Valbuena walked, D Barney to third, D DeJesus to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Wilson relieved J McDonald. | 0 | 1 |
| A Rizzo doubled to right, D Barney and D DeJesus scored, L Valbuena to third. | 0 | 3 |
| C Leroux relieved J Wilson. | 0 | 3 |
| A Soriano reached on infield single to shortstop, L Valbuena scored, A Rizzo to third. | 0 | 4 |
| S Castro grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| G Sanchez doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 4 |
| M McKenry struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| P Alvarez singled to left center, G Sanchez scored. | 1 | 4 |
| C Barmes popped out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| J Tabata hit for C Leroux. | 1 | 4 |
| J Tabata singled to right, P Alvarez to third. | 1 | 4 |
| B Holt grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle McPherson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| K McPherson relieved C Leroux. | 1 | 4 |
| S Clevenger flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| B Jackson struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| D Barney doubled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| C Rusin flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Rusin pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Marte singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| J Chapman relieved C Rusin. | 1 | 4 |
| S Marte stole second. | 1 | 4 |
| A McCutchen grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| G Jones reached on infield single to third, S Marte to third. | 1 | 4 |
| G Sanchez singled to right, S Marte scored, G Jones to second. | 2 | 4 |
| M McKenry walked, G Jones to third, G Sanchez to second. | 2 | 4 |
| J Russell relieved J Chapman. | 2 | 4 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to first, G Jones scored, G Sanchez to third, M McKenry to second. | 3 | 4 |
| C Barmes walked. | 3 | 4 |
| N Walker hit for K McPherson. | 3 | 4 |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tony Watson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| T Watson relieved K McPherson. | 3 | 4 |
| D DeJesus struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| L Valbuena walked. | 3 | 4 |
| A Rizzo flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| J Hughes relieved T Watson. | 3 | 4 |
| A Soriano hit by pitch, L Valbuena to second. | 3 | 4 |
| S Castro homered to left (390 feet), L Valbuena and A Soriano scored. | 3 | 7 |
| S Clevenger grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Russell pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| B Holt popped out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| M Corpas relieved J Russell. | 3 | 7 |
| S Marte grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| A McCutchen homered to right (369 feet). | 4 | 7 |
| G Jones singled to center. | 4 | 7 |
| G Sanchez grounded out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| C Qualls relieved J Hughes. | 4 | 7 |
| B Jackson safe at second on throwing error by third baseman P Alvarez. | 4 | 7 |
| D Barney sacrificed to pitcher, B Jackson to third. | 4 | 7 |
| B LaHair hit for M Corpas. | 4 | 7 |
| B LaHair grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Jackson out at home. | 4 | 7 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Camp pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Camp relieved M Corpas. | 4 | 7 |
| M McKenry grounded out to third. | 4 | 7 |
| P Alvarez flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| T Snider hit for C Barmes. | 4 | 7 |
| T Snider struck out looking. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Morris pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Mercer at shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| B Morris relieved C Qualls. | 4 | 7 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to first. | 4 | 7 |
| A Rizzo flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| A Soriano grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Marmol pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| T Campana in left field. | 4 | 7 |
| C Marmol relieved S Camp. | 4 | 7 |
| A Presley hit for B Morris. | 4 | 7 |
| A Presley hit by pitch. | 4 | 7 |
| B Holt flied out to right. | 4 | 7 |
| J Clement hit for S Marte. | 4 | 7 |
| J Clement grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, A Presley out at second. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||