Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Chi. Cubs 3
Friday, September 5, 2014 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Friday, September 5, 2014
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Dan Bellino, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Attendance: 35541
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1002000002592
Chi. Cubs 0020100000372
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 72-68 44-28 28-40 W1
Chi. Cubs 64-77 35-34 29-43 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 35-34 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 28-40 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cubs have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Mark Melancon pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.07. John Holdzkom closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Wesley Wright took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Vance Worley Player Tsuyoshi Wada
Loss W/L Loss
4.2 IP 3.1
6 Strikeouts 2
5 Hits 3
3.86 ERA 5.40
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Josh Harrison Player Chris Valaika
4 Hits 3
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
6 TB 4
.667 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 9 0 13 .231 11 4 6 1 2
Chi. Cubs 7 0 9 .175 15 2 6 1 2
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Cubs have a W/L % of .431 after a win and .474 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Pirates have a W/L % of .528 after a win and .500 after a loss.