Pittsburgh 8, Chi. Cubs 4
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Bill Welke, 1B -
Chris Guccione, 2B -
Tim Tschida, 3B -
Jeff Nelson
Attendance:
33014
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 27-24 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 27-28 record on the road.
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Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Jeff Karstens pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.70. Travis Wood took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
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Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Starling Marte, Michael McKenry hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Jeff Karstens |
Player |
Travis Wood
|
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
1.80 |
ERA |
3.60 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Garrett Jones
| Player |
Jeff Baker |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
3 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
4 |
|
1.000 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Pittsburgh
|
13 |
2 |
21 |
.333 |
13 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
11 |
2 |
21 |
.289 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against LA Dodgers. The Cubs have a W/L % of .432 after a win and .407 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Pirates have a W/L % of .542 after a win and .622 after a loss.
