Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Chi. Cubs 2
When: 2:20 PM ET, Friday, September 25, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Phil Cuzzi
Attendance: 40432
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Gregory Polanco RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .254
Starling Marte LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .291
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .294
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253
     Keon Broxton PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Neil Walker 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Francisco Cervelli C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Michael Morse 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .242
     Sean Rodriguez PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
Josh Harrison 2B-3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282
Jordy Mercer SS 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .249
Gerrit Cole SP 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .155
     Pedro Alvarez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
     Tony Watson RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Mark Melancon RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 3 7 3 0 11 12  
Batting
2B - Aramis Ramirez (30), Jordy Mercer (20)
TB - Aramis Ramirez 2, Francisco Cervelli, Michael Morse 2, Jordy Mercer 2, Gerrit Cole, Pedro Alvarez
RBI - Starling Marte (79), Michael Morse (18), Gerrit Cole (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew McCutchen (33), Gerrit Cole (11)
S - Francisco Cervelli (4)
Team LOB - 4
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Gerrit Cole (W 18-8) 7.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 2.60
Tony Watson (H 41) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.99
Mark Melancon (SV 51) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1.95
Pitches-Strikes - Gerrit Cole 109-68, Tony Watson 14-8, Mark Melancon 18-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gerrit Cole 5-4, Tony Watson 2-0, Mark Melancon 0-0
Batters Faced - Gerrit Cole 26, Tony Watson 5, Mark Melancon 5
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Dexter Fowler CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
Kyle Schwarber LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .245
     Austin Jackson PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212
Kris Bryant 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .278
Anthony Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .282
Chris Coghlan RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .250
     Pedro Strop RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Travis Wood RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
     Fernando Rodney RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Chris Denorfia PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Addison Russell SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .237
     Miguel Montero C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
David Ross C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182
     Starlin Castro PH-2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265
     Quintin Berry PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jon Lester SP 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .051
     Jorge Soler PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
Tommy La Stella 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
     Javier Baez PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 12 17  
Batting
2B - Chris Denorfia (11)
3B - Starlin Castro (2)
TB - Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant 2, Anthony Rizzo, Chris Denorfia 2, Addison Russell, Starlin Castro 3
RBI - Addison Russell (51), Starlin Castro (64)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Anthony Rizzo (40), Jon Lester 2 (17), Javier Baez (12)
Team LOB - 7
Baserunning
CS - Kyle Schwarber (3, 2nd by Cole/Cervelli)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jon Lester (L 10-12) 7.0 5 2 2 0 6 0 3.43
Pedro Strop 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 3.05
Travis Wood 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03
Fernando Rodney 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.96
WP - Pedro Strop
Pitches-Strikes - Jon Lester 102-72, Pedro Strop 19-13, Travis Wood 4-4, Fernando Rodney 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Lester 5-3, Pedro Strop 1-0, Travis Wood 0-0, Fernando Rodney 0-0
Batters Faced - Jon Lester 25, Pedro Strop 5, Travis Wood 1, Fernando Rodney 3