Final
Chi Cubs leads 2-1 (as of 9/16)
| 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 16, 2012
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: J. Beliveau (1-0)
L: J. Hughes (2-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Marte lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen walked. | 0 | 0 |
| G Jones reached on infield single to second, A McCutchen to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sanchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeff Locke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Mather flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Barney grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rizzo doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Soriano singled to center, A Rizzo scored. | 0 | 1 |
| S Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Volstad pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| C Barmes singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| R Barajas homered to left (379 feet), C Barmes scored. | 2 | 1 |
| J Locke grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| S Marte singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| S Marte stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| N Walker walked. | 2 | 1 |
| A McCutchen singled to left, S Marte scored, N Walker to second. | 3 | 1 |
| G Jones flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Locke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| W Castillo hit by pitch. | 3 | 1 |
| D Sappelt flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| L Valbuena struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| C Volstad singled to center, W Castillo to second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Mather grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Volstad pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| G Sanchez lined out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| C Barmes singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| R Barajas walked, C Barmes to second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Locke grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Locke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| D Barney walked. | 3 | 1 |
| A Rizzo grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, D Barney out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| A Soriano lined out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Volstad pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Marte struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| N Walker singled to right center. | 3 | 1 |
| A McCutchen singled to right center, N Walker thrown out at third. | 3 | 1 |
| A McCutchen stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| G Jones lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Locke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| S Castro flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| W Castillo safe at first on error by shortstop C Barmes. | 3 | 1 |
| D Sappelt popped out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Volstad pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| G Sanchez singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| P Alvarez homered to left center (415 feet), G Sanchez scored. | 5 | 1 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| R Barajas walked. | 5 | 1 |
| J Locke grounded out to pitcher, R Barajas to second. | 5 | 1 |
| A Cabrera relieved C Volstad. | 5 | 1 |
| S Marte singled to left, R Barajas scored. | 6 | 1 |
| S Marte stole second, S Marte safe at third on throwing error by catcher W Castillo. | 6 | 1 |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Locke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Vitters hit for A Cabrera. | 6 | 1 |
| J Vitters grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| J Mather homered to left center (402 feet). | 6 | 2 |
| D Barney singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| A Rizzo homered to center (408 feet), D Barney scored. | 6 | 4 |
| A Soriano singled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| C Resop relieved J Locke. | 6 | 4 |
| S Castro grounded out to second, A Soriano to second. | 6 | 4 |
| W Castillo singled to center, A Soriano scored, W Castillo to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 5 |
| D Sappelt struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Socolovich pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| M Socolovich relieved A Cabrera. | 6 | 5 |
| A McCutchen walked. | 6 | 5 |
| G Jones struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| G Sanchez singled to right, A McCutchen to second. | 6 | 5 |
| J Beliveau relieved M Socolovich. | 6 | 5 |
| P Alvarez homered to left center (449 feet), A McCutchen and G Sanchez scored. | 9 | 5 |
| C Barmes walked. | 9 | 5 |
| R Barajas flied out to center. | 9 | 5 |
| J Harrison hit for C Resop. | 9 | 5 |
| J Harrison struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick VandenHurk pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| R VandenHurk relieved C Resop. | 9 | 5 |
| L Valbuena singled to left. | 9 | 5 |
| B LaHair hit for J Beliveau. | 9 | 5 |
| B LaHair singled to right, L Valbuena to second. | 9 | 5 |
| L Valbuena to third, B LaHair to second on wild pitch by R VandenHurk. | 9 | 5 |
| J Mather walked. | 9 | 5 |
| J Hughes relieved R VandenHurk. | 9 | 5 |
| D Barney singled to left, L Valbuena scored, B LaHair to third, J Mather to second. | 9 | 6 |
| A Rizzo homered to right center (432 feet), B LaHair, J Mather and D Barney scored. | 9 | 10 |
| C Qualls relieved J Hughes. | 9 | 10 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 9 | 10 |
| S Castro grounded out to third. | 9 | 10 |
| W Castillo walked. | 9 | 10 |
| D Sappelt grounded into fielder's choice to third, W Castillo out at second. | 9 | 10 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jaye Chapman pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| J Chapman relieved J Beliveau. | 9 | 10 |
| S Marte tripled to deep right. | 9 | 10 |
| N Walker lined out to second. | 9 | 10 |
| A McCutchen struck out looking. | 9 | 10 |
| G Jones walked. | 9 | 10 |
| S Marte caught stealing home, pitcher to catcher. | 9 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Leroux pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| C Leroux relieved C Qualls. | 9 | 10 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to second. | 9 | 10 |
| A Cardenas hit for J Chapman. | 9 | 10 |
| A Cardenas grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 10 |
| J Mather struck out swinging. | 9 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Camp pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| D DeJesus in right field. | 9 | 10 |
| S Camp relieved J Chapman. | 9 | 10 |
| G Sanchez flied out to right. | 9 | 10 |
| P Alvarez flied out to center. | 9 | 10 |
| J Clement hit for C Barmes. | 9 | 10 |
| J Clement flied out to left. | 9 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Leroux pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Mercer at shortstop. | 9 | 10 |
| D Barney walked. | 9 | 10 |
| A Rizzo struck out swinging. | 9 | 10 |
| A Soriano doubled to deep right, D Barney scored. | 9 | 11 |
| T Campana ran for A Soriano. | 9 | 11 |
| S Castro reached on infield single to second, T Campana to third. | 9 | 11 |
| W Castillo struck out swinging. | 9 | 11 |
| J Wilson relieved C Leroux. | 9 | 11 |
| S Castro stole second. | 9 | 11 |
| D DeJesus singled to right, T Campana and S Castro scored, D DeJesus to second advancing on throw. | 9 | 13 |
| L Valbuena flied out to left. | 9 | 13 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Marmol pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| J Mather in left field. | 9 | 13 |
| T Campana in center field. | 9 | 13 |
| C Marmol relieved S Camp. | 9 | 13 |
| B Holt hit for R Barajas. | 9 | 13 |
| B Holt walked. | 9 | 13 |
| T Snider hit for J Wilson. | 9 | 13 |
| T Snider struck out swinging. | 9 | 13 |
| S Marte grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Holt out at second. | 9 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||