Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/15)
| 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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1:05 PM ET, September 15, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Berken pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Marte hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| S Marte safe at third on throwing error by catcher W Castillo. | 0 | 0 |
| T Snider struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen walked. | 0 | 0 |
| G Jones hit sacrifice fly to left, S Marte scored. | 1 | 0 |
| N Walker grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Mather flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| D Barney flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Rizzo struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Berken pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| P Alvarez singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Barmes singled to right, P Alvarez to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Barajas singled to deep left, P Alvarez scored, C Barmes to third. | 2 | 0 |
| W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, R Barajas to second. | 2 | 0 |
| S Marte grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| T Snider grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| A Soriano flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| S Castro walked. | 2 | 0 |
| W Castillo singled to center, S Castro to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Vitters grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, W Castillo out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Berken pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| A McCutchen homered to left (408 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| G Jones flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| P Alvarez flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| D Sappelt singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| J Berken struck out bunting foul. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mather grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Sappelt out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| D Barney singled to left, J Mather to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mather stole third. | 3 | 0 |
| A Rizzo singled to right, J Mather scored, D Barney to third. | 3 | 1 |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Berken pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| C Barmes safe at second on throwing error by third baseman J Vitters. | 3 | 1 |
| R Barajas grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| W Rodriguez grounded out to second, C Barmes to third. | 3 | 1 |
| S Marte tripled to deep center, C Barmes scored. | 4 | 1 |
| T Snider singled to right, S Marte scored. | 5 | 1 |
| A McCutchen singled to center, T Snider to second. | 5 | 1 |
| G Jones doubled to left, T Snider scored, A McCutchen to third. | 6 | 1 |
| N Walker flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| S Castro singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| W Castillo struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| J Vitters grounded into double play, shortstop to first, S Castro out at second. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Dolis pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| R Dolis relieved J Berken. | 6 | 1 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| C Barmes grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| R Barajas struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| D Sappelt reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| B Jackson hit for R Dolis. | 6 | 1 |
| B Jackson grounded into fielder's choice to center, D Sappelt safe at third on throwing error by pitcher W Rodriguez. | 6 | 1 |
| J Mather grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Sappelt scored, B Jackson out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| D Barney grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Mather out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| A Rizzo singled to right, D Barney to second. | 6 | 2 |
| A Soriano singled to right, D Barney scored, A Rizzo to third. | 6 | 3 |
| S Castro popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Beliveau pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| J Beliveau relieved R Dolis. | 6 | 3 |
| W Rodriguez grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| S Marte doubled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| T Snider popped out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| A McCutchen intentionally walked. | 6 | 3 |
| G Jones flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| W Castillo flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| J Vitters singled to right. | 6 | 3 |
| D Sappelt flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| A Recker hit for J Beliveau. | 6 | 3 |
| A Recker struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alberto Cabrera pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| A Cabrera relieved J Beliveau. | 6 | 3 |
| N Walker flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| C Barmes homered to left (375 feet). | 7 | 3 |
| R Barajas struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Watson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| T Watson relieved W Rodriguez. | 7 | 3 |
| J Mather struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| D Barney walked. | 7 | 3 |
| A Rizzo grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Barney out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| J Hughes relieved T Watson. | 7 | 3 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alberto Cabrera pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| B Holt hit for J Hughes. | 7 | 3 |
| B Holt walked. | 7 | 3 |
| S Marte sacrificed to pitcher, B Holt to second. | 7 | 3 |
| T Snider grounded out to second, B Holt to third. | 7 | 3 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Tabata in right field. | 7 | 3 |
| J Grilli relieved J Hughes. | 7 | 3 |
| S Castro doubled to right. | 7 | 3 |
| W Castillo struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| L Valbuena hit for J Vitters. | 7 | 3 |
| L Valbuena singled to center, S Castro scored. | 7 | 4 |
| D Sappelt continues to bat after dropped foul ball by catcher R Barajas. | 7 | 4 |
| D Sappelt fouled out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| D DeJesus hit for A Cabrera. | 7 | 4 |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Bowden pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| L Valbuena at third base. | 7 | 4 |
| M Bowden relieved A Cabrera. | 7 | 4 |
| G Jones struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| N Walker grounded out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| P Alvarez walked. | 7 | 4 |
| C Barmes popped out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Hanrahan pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Hanrahan relieved J Grilli. | 7 | 4 |
| G Sanchez at first base. | 7 | 4 |
| J Mather doubled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| D Barney walked. | 7 | 4 |
| A Rizzo flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| A Soriano singled to left, J Mather scored, D Barney to second. | 7 | 5 |
| T Campana ran for A Soriano. | 7 | 5 |
| S Castro flied out to center, D Barney to third. | 7 | 5 |
| T Campana stole second. | 7 | 5 |
| W Castillo walked. | 7 | 5 |
| L Valbuena walked, D Barney scored, T Campana to third, W Castillo to second. | 7 | 6 |
| J Samardzija ran for W Castillo. | 7 | 6 |
| D Sappelt struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||