Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7, Chi. Cubs 6
Saturday, September 15, 2012 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2012
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 32774
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Pittsburgh 1113001007102
Chi. Cubs 0010200126132
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 73-71 42-30 31-41 W1
Chi. Cubs 57-88 35-35 22-53 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 35-35 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 31-41 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cubs have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Wandy Rodriguez pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.65. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 35 saves for the season. Jason Berken took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Andrew McCutchen, Clint Barmes hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Wandy Rodriguez Player Jason Berken
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 4.0
4 Strikeouts 2
9 Hits 8
1.50 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Andrew McCutchen Player Starlin Castro
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 3
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 10 2 20 .286 6 7 4 0 2
Chi. Cubs 13 0 15 .333 9 6 5 2 2
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Cubs have a W/L % of .414 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 .514 after a loss.