Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
5
Chicago Cubs
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run seventh inning and Jason Grilli retired Emilio Bonifacio on a bases-loaded grounder to end the game, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
P Alvarez homered to center (446 feet), S Marte and A McCutchen scored.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
T Snider homered to center (414 feet), N Walker scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
W Castillo singled to left, S Castro scored, W Castillo to third advancing on throw.
N Schierholtz scored, S Castro to second on wild pitch by G Cole.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
S Castro singled to shallow left, A Rizzo scored, N Schierholtz to third.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
E Bonifacio stole second, E Bonifacio scored on throwing error by catcher T Sanchez.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
End of the 9th
E Bonifacio grounded out to first.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
E Bonifacio batting
D Barney walked, R Sweeney to third, S Castro to second.
Pitch 6: ball 4
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Barney batting
W Castillo struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
W Castillo batting
L Valbuena struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
L Valbuena batting
L Valbuena hit for H Rondon.
S Castro singled to left, R Sweeney to second.
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PIT wins series 2-1
Emilio Bonifacio3B27
Ryan KalishLF51
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Junior LakeCF48
Starlin CastroSS13
Mike Olt3B25
Welington CastilloC20
Travis WoodP19
Ryan SweeneyPH26
Justin GrimmP46
Hector RondonP28
Luis ValbuenaPH18
Brian SchlitterP99
James RussellP88
Darwin Barney2B20
Starling MarteLF0
Jose TabataRF31
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Gaby Sanchez1B35
Tony SanchezC56
Neil Walker2B12
Clint BarmesSS12
Gerrit ColeP45
Jordy MercerSS27
Tony WatsonP56
Mark MelanconP34
Jason GrilliP37
Travis SniderRF27
Travis Ishikawa1B64
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