Gerrit Cole pitches seven strong innings as Pirates emerge
Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and got home run help from Marlon Byrd and Jose Tabata, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
1
Pittsburgh Pirates
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
M Byrd homered to right (392 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
J Tabata homered to center (428 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
N Schierholtz doubled to deep right center, S Castro scored, A Rizzo thrown out at home, N Schierholtz to third advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 1-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
W Castillo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Bogusevic out at second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
W Castillo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
B Bogusevic struck out swinging, B Bogusevic safe at first on wild pitch by M Melancon.
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Wild Pitch 1-2
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Wild Pitch; Runner Reached 1-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
B Bogusevic batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
R Sweeney grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
R Sweeney batting
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Play Result 1-2
S Marte in left field.
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Play Result 1-2
M Melancon relieved T Watson.
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Start Inning 1-2
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-2
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A McCutchen grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
A McCutchen batting
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Play Result 1-2
B Parker relieved Z Rosscup.
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
N Walker singled to center, S Marte to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Single 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
N Walker batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
G Sanchez flied out to center.
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Head to Head
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Jose TabataLF31
Neil Walker2B12
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Justin Morneau1B44
Marlon ByrdRF6
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Russell MartinC55
Jordy MercerSS27
Gerrit ColeP45
Substitutes
Tony WatsonP56
Garrett JonesPH33
Gaby SanchezPH35
Mark MelanconP34
Félix PieLF26
Travis SniderPH27
Starling MarteLF0
CHC
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis Valbuena3B18
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Ryan SweeneyCF26
Brian BogusevicLF17
Welington CastilloC20
Darwin Barney2B20
Scott BakerP30
Substitutes
Donnie Murphy3B
Dioner NavarroPH17
James RussellP88
Carlos Manuel VillanuevaP91
Zac RosscupP58
Blake ParkerP53
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