With win, Pirates take 1-game edge over Reds in wild card
Gerrit Cole threw six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates took over the NL wild-card lead, beating the Chicago Cubs 8-2 Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
8
Chicago Cubs
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wrigley Field · 34,138 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
A McCutchen singled to left, S Marte scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
S Marte doubled to shallow left, F Pie scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Rizzo grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Sweeney scored, S Castro to third, J Lake safe at second on error by shortstop J Mercer.
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Error 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
P Alvarez doubled to left, A McCutchen and M Byrd scored, G Sanchez to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
S Castro singled to shallow center, L Watkins scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Mercer homered to left center (409 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 8-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
J Lake struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
J Lake batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
S Castro walked, R Sweeney to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
S Castro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
R Sweeney singled to right.
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Single 8-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
R Sweeney batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
L Watkins grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 8-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
L Watkins batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
B Bogusevic flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
B Bogusevic batting
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Play Result 8-2
K Farnsworth relieved B Morris.
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Start Inning 8-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Starlin CastroSS13
Junior LakeLF48
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Dioner NavarroC17
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Donnie Murphy3B
Brian BogusevicRF17
Logan Watkins2B
Chris RusinP52
Substitutes
Blake ParkerP53
Luis ValbuenaPH18
Alberto CabreraP66
Darnell McDonaldPH54
Zac RosscupP58
Brooks RaleyP43- Chang-Yong LimP12
Ryan SweeneyCF26
PIT
Starling MarteLF0
Jordy MercerSS27
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Marlon ByrdRF6
Gaby Sanchez1B35
Russell MartinC55
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Josh Harrison2B4
Gerrit ColeP45
Substitutes
Travis SniderPH27
Bryan MorrisP57
Kyle FarnsworthP44
Neil Walker2B12
Justin WilsonP32
Garrett JonesPH33
Félix PiePR26
Clint BarmesSS12
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