Gerrit Cole leads surging Pirates over Cubs 7-3
Gerrit Cole leads surging Pirates over Cubs 7-3
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
3
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
N Walker singled to center, A McCutchen scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
J Mercer singled to right center, C Stewart and J Harrison scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
W Castillo singled to center, C Coghlan scored, L Valbuena to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
I Davis hit sacrifice fly to left, J Tabata scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-3
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
A Alcantara homered to right (397 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
J Mercer singled to shallow center, T Snider scored, J Harrison to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 3: in play
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End Inning 3-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
M Szczur struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-7
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
M Szczur batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
L Watkins bunt grounded out to pitcher.
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Bunt Ground Out 3-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
L Watkins batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
A Alcantara struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
A Alcantara batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
M Olt doubled to deep right.
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Double 3-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
M Olt batting
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Play Result 3-7
J Axford relieved T Watson.
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Start Inning 3-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-7
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Lineup Change 3-7
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End Inning 3-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
G Polanco grounded out to first.
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
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
Josh Harrison3B4
Jordy MercerSS27
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Neil Walker2B12
Jose TabataRF31
Gaby Sanchez1B35
Travis SniderLF27
Chris StewartC12
Gerrit ColeP45
Substitutes
Gregory PolancoRF25
Ike Davis1B24
Andrew LamboPH15
John HoldzkomP43
Brent MorelPH53
Tony WatsonP56
John AxfordP59
CHC
Chris CoghlanLF7
Javier BaezSS28
Luis Valbuena3B18
Welington CastilloC20
Ryan KalishRF51
Mike Olt1B25
Arismendy AlcantaraCF29
Logan Watkins2B
Tsuyoshi WadaP18
Substitutes
Chris ValaikaPH16
Brian SchlitterP99
Justin GrimmP46
Blake ParkerP53
Raffy LopezPH55
Zac RosscupP58
Matt SzczurRF36
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