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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 23, 2002 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 2002 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 2002 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kris Benson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Clement |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 37,578 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gary Cederstrom 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Alfonso Marquez 3B: Tim Welke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chad Hermansen | Center Fielder |
Jack Wilson | Shortstop |
Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
Aramis Ramirez | Third Baseman |
Rob Mackowiak | Right Fielder |
Jason Kendall | Catcher |
Kevin Young | First Baseman |
Pokey Reese | Second Baseman |
Kris Benson | Pitcher |
Lloyd McClendon | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Corey Patterson | Center Fielder |
Bobby Hill | Second Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
Mark Bellhorn | Third Baseman |
Robert Machado | Catcher |
Augie Ojeda | Shortstop |
Matt Clement | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 2002
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hermansen vs. Clement
Hermansen hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clement
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clement
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Clement
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Benson
Patterson hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Benson
Hill hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Benson
Sosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Benson
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mackowiak vs. Clement
Mackowiak hits a line drive towards short. Ojeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Clement
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Clement
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ojeda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Benson
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Benson
Bellhorn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Machado vs. Benson
Machado strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ojeda vs. Benson
There goes Bellhorn. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Bellhorn steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ojeda vs. Benson
Ojeda hits a fly ball into right field. Mackowiak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Clement
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benson vs. Clement
Benson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hermansen vs. Clement
Hermansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill misplays the ball. That's an error on Hill. Benson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Clement
Wilson bunts in front of the plate. Machado fields it and throws to first for the out. Benson moves to third. Hermansen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Giles vs. Clement
Giles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Clement
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clement vs. Benson
Clement hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mackowiak. Clement reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patterson vs. Benson
Patterson bunts towards third. Ramirez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clement moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Benson
Hill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clement scores. Patterson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Benson
Sosa hits a fly ball into right field. Mackowiak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Benson
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patterson scores. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Benson
The ball gets by Kendall for a passed ball. Hill moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Benson
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bellhorn vs. Benson
Bellhorn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Machado vs. Benson
Machado hits a fly ball into right field. Mackowiak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mackowiak vs. Clement
Mackowiak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Clement
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Clement
Young strikes out. There goes Kendall. The throw from Machado to second, and Kendall is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Benson
Ojeda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mackowiak. Ojeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Clement vs. Benson
Clement bunts towards the mound. Benson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ojeda moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Patterson vs. Benson
Patterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ojeda scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Benson
Hill hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Benson
Sosa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Benson
McGriff hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Benson
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Beimel
Bill Mueller pinch hits for Mark Bellhorn. Craig Wilson now playing first base. Joe Beimel now pitching.
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Machado vs. Beimel
Machado takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Ojeda vs. Beimel
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Clement
Bill Mueller now playing third base.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clement
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermansen vs. Clement
Hermansen hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clement vs. Beimel
Clement hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Beimel
Patterson hits a line drive into center field. Hermansen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Beimel
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clement
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clement
Giles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Giles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Clement
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mackowiak vs. Clement
Mackowiak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Clement
Kendall hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Patterson. Kendall reaches second base with a double. Giles scores. Mackowiak goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Clement
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Joe Beimel.
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Lowe
Sean Lowe now pitching.
Sosa hits a line drive towards short. Wilson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Lowe
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lowe
Alou hits a fly ball towards center. Hermansen settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hermansen. McGriff moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Lowe
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Machado vs. Lowe
Machado hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mackowiak. Machado reaches second base with a double. McGriff scores. Alou scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Ojeda vs. Lowe
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Clement vs. Lowe
Clement strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Clement
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Clement
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hermansen vs. Clement
Hermansen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Hermansen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Clement
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Lowe
Keith Osik now playing first base. Craig Wilson now catching.
Patterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Lowe
Hill hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hermansen who is chasing the ball. Hill reaches third base with a triple. Patterson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Sosa vs. Lowe
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hill scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Lowe
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lowe
Alou takes first base on ball four. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Lowe
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Hermansen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Machado vs. Lowe
Machado hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Mahay
Roosevelt Brown now playing right field. Ron Mahay now pitching.
Giles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Giles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Mahay
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mackowiak vs. Mahay
Mackowiak hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Osik vs. Mahay
Osik strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Mahay
Mike Benjamin pinch hits for Sean Lowe.
Benjamin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Borowski
Joe Borowski now pitching.
Reese hits a popup towards short. Ojeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Borowski
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ojeda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ojeda vs. Villone
Ron Villone now pitching.
Ojeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Villone
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Villone
Patterson hits a line drive into center field. Hermansen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hermansen vs. Borowski
Hermansen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Borowski
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Borowski
Giles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Borowski
Ramirez is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/2002 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hermansen C, cf 5 0 1 0 Patterson C, cf 6 3 3 1 Wilson J, ss 4 0 0 0 Hill B, 2b 5 2 3 4 Giles B, lf 3 3 3 1 Sosa S, rf 5 1 2 1 Ramirez A, 3b 5 1 1 2 Mahay R, p 0 0 0 0 Mackowiak R, rf 4 2 2 1 Borowski J, p 0 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 3 0 2 2 McGriff F, 1b 4 2 3 3 Osik K, 1b 1 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 4 1 1 0 Young K, 1b 2 0 0 0 Bellhorn M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Beimel J, p 0 0 0 0 Mueller B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Brown A, ph 1 0 0 0 Machado R, c 4 0 1 2 Lowe S, p 0 0 0 0 Ojeda A, ss 5 1 1 0 Benjamin M, ph 0 0 0 0 Clement M, p 3 1 1 0 Villone R, p 0 0 0 0 Brown R, rf 1 0 0 0 Reese P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Benson K, p 1 0 1 0 Wilson C, 1b-c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 6 38 11 15 11 Pittsburgh 000 002 031 -- 6 Chicago 002 502 20x -- 11 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Benson K (L) 3.1 11 7 7 3 3 Beimel J 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 Lowe S 2.0 4 4 3 3 1 Villone R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Clement M (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 7 Mahay R 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 Borowski J 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 E -- Hill B, Hermansen C DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 11 2B -- Clement M, Ojeda A, Giles B 2, Kendall J, Machado R, Hermansen C 3B -- Hill B HR -- Hill B, McGriff F, Ramirez A, Mackowiak R, Giles B SB -- Bellhorn M SH -- Wilson J, Clement M PB -- Kendall J T -- 3:19 A -- 37578
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