Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 13, Pittsburgh 9
Sunday, September 16, 2012 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Sunday, September 16, 2012
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Sam Holbrook
Attendance: 33559
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Pittsburgh 0300330009141
Chi. Cubs 10004503-13151
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 73-72 42-30 31-42 L1
Chi. Cubs 58-88 36-35 22-53 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 36-35 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 31-42 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeff Beliveau pitched 0.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.50. Jared Hughes took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Joe Mather, Anthony Rizzo (2) hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Pedro Alvarez (2), Rod Barajas hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Jeff Locke Player Chris Volstad
Loss W/L Loss
4.1 IP 4.2
2 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 10
10.38 ERA 11.57
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Starling Marte Player Anthony Rizzo
3 Hits 3
1 RBI 6
0 HR 2
5 TB 10
.500 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 14 3 25 .368 8 9 8 4 1
Chi. Cubs 15 3 26 .385 7 13 4 1 1
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 .386 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Pirates have a W/L % of .493 after a win and .514 after a loss.