Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 1, Chi. Cubs 0
When: 1:05 PM ET, Monday, March 31, 2014
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 54°
Umpires: Home - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - John Tumpane
Attendance: 39833
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Emilio Bonifacio CF-2B 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 .800
Junior Lake LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250
     Carlos Villanueva RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Starlin Castro SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000
Anthony Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000
Mike Olt 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
     Luis Valbuena PH-3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Welington Castillo C 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000
Nate Schierholtz RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
Darwin Barney 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
     Ryan Sweeney PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jeff Samardzija SP 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
     Pedro Strop RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Justin Grimm RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     James Russell RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Ryan Kalish PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 0 6 0 4 11 20  
Batting
2B - Emilio Bonifacio (1)
TB - Emilio Bonifacio 5, Junior Lake, Nate Schierholtz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Emilio Bonifacio (1), Starlin Castro (1), Anthony Rizzo 2 (2), Welington Castillo (1), Ryan Sweeney (1)
S - Junior Lake (1), Welington Castillo (1)
GIDP - Jeff Samardzija (1)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Emilio Bonifacio (1, 2nd off Liriano/Martin)
PO - Emilio Bonifacio (1st by Morris)
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Emilio Bonifacio (Marte at 1st)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jeff Samardzija 7.0 5 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
Pedro Strop 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Justin Grimm 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
James Russell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Carlos Villanueva (L 0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Samardzija 89-54, Pedro Strop 14-9, Justin Grimm 10-4, James Russell 7-4, Carlos Villanueva 8-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Samardzija 8-5, Pedro Strop 1-1, Justin Grimm 0-0, James Russell 0-0, Carlos Villanueva 0-0
Batters Faced - Jeff Samardzija 25, Pedro Strop 3, Justin Grimm 2, James Russell 2, Carlos Villanueva 1
Inherited Runners-Scored - James Russell 1-0
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Starling Marte LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Travis Snider RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Andrew McCutchen CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333
Pedro Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000
Russell Martin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Neil Walker 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Travis Ishikawa 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .667
Jordy Mercer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Francisco Liriano SP 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
     Tony Watson RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Mark Melancon RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Josh Harrison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
     Jason Grilli RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Bryan Morris RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 1 6 1 3 6 12  
Batting
2B - Starling Marte (1)
HR - Neil Walker (1)
TB - Starling Marte 2, Andrew McCutchen, Russell Martin, Neil Walker 4, Travis Ishikawa 2
RBI - Neil Walker (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Francisco Liriano (1)
GIDP - Pedro Alvarez (1), Neil Walker (1)
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
E - Travis Ishikawa (1)
PO - Bryan Morris (Bonifacio at 1st)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Francisco Liriano 6.0 4 0 0 3 10 0 0.00
Tony Watson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Mark Melancon 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jason Grilli 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Bryan Morris (W 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Francisco Liriano 104-60, Tony Watson 10-9, Mark Melancon 10-8, Jason Grilli 17-10, Bryan Morris 13-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Francisco Liriano 4-1, Tony Watson 1-1, Mark Melancon 2-0, Jason Grilli 1-1, Bryan Morris 1-0
Batters Faced - Francisco Liriano 24, Tony Watson 3, Mark Melancon 4, Jason Grilli 4, Bryan Morris 3