Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 4
Friday, September 14, 2012 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Friday, September 14, 2012
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Mike Muchlinski, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 26946
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 000012100481
Chi. Cubs 00130300-791
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 72-71 42-30 30-41 L7
Chi. Cubs 57-87 35-34 22-53 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 35-34 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 30-41 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Christopher Rusin pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.06. Carlos Marmol closed out the game to get the save and has 20 saves for the season. James McDonald took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Starlin Castro had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs. Andrew McCutchen had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
James McDonald Player Christopher Rusin
Loss W/L Win
3.2 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 6
5 Hits 4
9.82 ERA 3.60
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Garrett Jones Player Darwin Barney
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 8 1 12 .235 8 4 2 1 1
Chi. Cubs 9 1 16 .273 4 7 5 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Cubs have a W/L % of .421 after a win and .379 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Pirates have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .507 after a loss.