Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8, Chi. Cubs 1
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 39°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Lance Barrett, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 30634
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Gregory Polanco RF 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 .278
Jordy Mercer SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .197
Andrew McCutchen CF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .194
Neil Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288
Starling Marte LF 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 .247
Pedro Alvarez 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 .224
     Mark Melancon RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jung-ho Kang 3B 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .269
Chris Stewart C 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .263
Gerrit Cole SP 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .167
     Andrew Lambo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .043
     Arquimedes Caminero RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Tony Watson RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Sean Rodriguez PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Totals 40 8 14 7 5 11 23  
Batting
2B - Pedro Alvarez (3), Jung-ho Kang (2), Chris Stewart (1)
3B - Andrew McCutchen (1)
TB - Gregory Polanco, Jordy Mercer 2, Andrew McCutchen 4, Neil Walker, Starling Marte, Pedro Alvarez 2, Jung-ho Kang 4, Chris Stewart 3, Gerrit Cole
RBI - Jordy Mercer (4), Andrew McCutchen 2 (13), Starling Marte 2 (17), Jung-ho Kang 2 (6)
2-Out RBI - Jordy Mercer (2), Andrew McCutchen 2 (5), Starling Marte 2 (9), Jung-ho Kang (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Gregory Polanco (8), Starling Marte (10), Pedro Alvarez 3 (8), Chris Stewart (3)
GIDP - Sean Rodriguez (1)
Team LOB - 11
Baserunning
SB - Starling Marte (3, 2nd off Hendricks/Montero), Jung-ho Kang (1, 2nd off Jackson/Montero)
Fielding
E - Pedro Alvarez (4), Pedro Alvarez (4)
Outfield Assists - Andrew McCutchen (Rizzo at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Gerrit Cole (W 4-0) 6.0 3 1 0 1 8 0 1.76
Arquimedes Caminero 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.38
Tony Watson 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.77
Mark Melancon 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.23
HBP - Anthony Rizzo (by Cole)
Pitches-Strikes - Gerrit Cole 95-59, Arquimedes Caminero 13-10, Tony Watson 26-19, Mark Melancon 20-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gerrit Cole 5-1, Arquimedes Caminero 0-0, Tony Watson 1-0, Mark Melancon 1-0
Batters Faced - Gerrit Cole 20, Arquimedes Caminero 4, Tony Watson 5, Mark Melancon 4
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Dexter Fowler CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299
Jorge Soler RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247
Anthony Rizzo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324
Kris Bryant 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .318
Miguel Montero C 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .261
Starlin Castro SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .325
Chris Coghlan LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228
Kyle Hendricks SP 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125
     Chris Denorfia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
     Gonzalez Germen RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Edwin Jackson RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     David Ross PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
     Phil Coke RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jonathan Herrera 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
Totals 31 1 7 1 1 14 10  
Batting
TB - Dexter Fowler 2, Anthony Rizzo, Miguel Montero 3, Jonathan Herrera
RBI - Miguel Montero (10)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Soler (6), Starlin Castro (5), Kyle Hendricks (3)
GIDP - Jorge Soler (3)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
CS - Anthony Rizzo (1, 2nd by Cole/Stewart)
Fielding
E - Kris Bryant (3), Miguel Montero (2)
Outfield Assists - Jorge Soler (Polanco at 1st)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kyle Hendricks (L 0-1) 5.0 5 2 2 3 6 0 5.23
Gonzalez Germen 1.0 4 4 4 2 2 0 8.31
Edwin Jackson 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Phil Coke 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 7.50
WP - Edwin Jackson
HBP - Neil Walker (by Hendricks)
IBB - Gregory Polanco (by Germen)
Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Hendricks 96-54, Gonzalez Germen 31-18, Edwin Jackson 38-23, Phil Coke 10-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Hendricks 7-1, Gonzalez Germen 0-0, Edwin Jackson 0-1, Phil Coke 2-0
Batters Faced - Kyle Hendricks 24, Gonzalez Germen 9, Edwin Jackson 8, Phil Coke 5