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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 30, 2009
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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 September 30, 2009 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 30, 2009 |
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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 | September 30, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Morton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Lilly |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 34,362 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: James Hoye 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Jim Wolf 3B: Bill Welke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Andy LaRoche | Third Baseman |
Garrett Jones | Right Fielder |
Lastings Milledge | Left Fielder |
Steve Pearce | First Baseman |
Jason Jaramillo | Catcher |
Brian Bixler | Second Baseman |
Luis Cruz | Shortstop |
Charlie Morton | Pitcher |
John Russell | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Kosuke Fukudome | Center Fielder |
Jeff Baker | Third Baseman |
Micah Hoffpauir | First Baseman |
Jake Fox | Left Fielder |
Bobby Scales | Right Fielder |
Geovany Soto | Catcher |
Andres Blanco | Second Baseman |
Ted Lilly | Pitcher |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 30, 2009
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Lilly
McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Lilly
LaRoche hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lilly
Jones takes first base on ball four. McCutchen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Milledge vs. Lilly
Milledge hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. McCutchen moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Pearce vs. Lilly
Pearce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco fields it and throws to second for the out. McCutchen scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Jaramillo vs. Lilly
Jaramillo hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Fox picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Fox. Jones scores. Pearce goes all the way around to score. Jaramillo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bixler vs. Lilly
Bixler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jaramillo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Lilly
There goes Bixler. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Bixler steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Lilly
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Morton
Theriot strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fukudome vs. Morton
Fukudome strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Morton
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Lilly
Morton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Lilly
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Lilly
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Morton
Hoffpauir hits a popup towards third. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Morton
Fox hits a popup towards first. Pearce settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scales vs. Morton
Scales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Morton
Soto is hit by the pitch. Scales moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Blanco vs. Morton
Blanco hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lilly
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoffpauir scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Milledge vs. Lilly
Milledge strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Lilly
Pearce hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jaramillo vs. Lilly
Jaramillo hits a fly ball into right field. Scales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Morton
Lilly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pearce settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Morton
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pearce fields the ball and throws to Morton covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Morton
Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bixler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Morton
Baker hits a line drive into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bixler vs. Lilly
Bixler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lilly
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Lilly
Morton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Morton
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into left field. Milledge settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Morton
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scales vs. Morton
Scales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bixler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Lilly
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Lilly
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Lilly
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Soto vs. Morton
Soto hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Morton
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pearce scoops it up and throws to first, with Morton covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lilly vs. Morton
Lilly strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Milledge vs. Lilly
Milledge hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Scales. Milledge reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pearce vs. Lilly
Pearce hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jaramillo vs. Lilly
There's a wild pitch. Milledge moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Jaramillo vs. Lilly
Jaramillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bixler vs. Lilly
Bixler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Morton
Theriot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Morton
Fukudome strikes out. There goes Theriot. The throw from Jaramillo to Cruz, and Theriot is out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Morton
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bixler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lilly
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Lilly
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Lilly
McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field. Scales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Morton
Hoffpauir takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Morton
Fox hits a line drive towards third. LaRoche reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Scales vs. Morton
Scales strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Morton
Soto strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Stevens
Jeff Stevens now pitching.
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stevens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Stevens
Jones hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Fukudome. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Milledge vs. Stevens
Milledge strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Pearce vs. Stevens
Pearce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jaramillo vs. Stevens
Jaramillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Morton
Blanco strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Morton
Sam Fuld pinch hits for Jeff Stevens.
Fuld hits a line drive into left field. Milledge settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Morton
Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fukudome vs. Morton
Fukudome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Theriot moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Morton
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bixler vs. Heilman
Aaron Heilman now pitching.
Bixler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Heilman
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Heilman
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heilman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hoffpauir vs. Morton
Hoffpauir hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Morton
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scales vs. Morton
Scales is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Soto vs. Morton
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Scales moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Soto vs. Morton
Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/30/2009, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI McCutchen A, cf 3 1 0 0 Theriot R, ss 4 0 3 0 LaRoche A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fukudome K, cf 4 0 1 0 Jones G, rf 3 1 1 0 Baker J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Milledge L, lf 4 0 2 0 Hoffpauir M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pearce S, 1b 3 1 1 1 Fox J, lf 3 0 0 0 Jaramillo J, c 4 1 1 2 Scales B, rf 2 0 0 0 Bixler B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Soto G, c 3 0 0 0 Cruz L, ss 4 0 0 0 Blanco A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Morton C, p 4 0 0 0 Lilly T, p 2 0 0 0 Stevens J, p 0 0 0 0 Fuld S, ph 1 0 0 0 Heilman A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 6 4 29 0 4 0 Pittsburgh 400 000 000 -- 4 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Morton C (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 8 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lilly T (L) 7.0 5 4 4 2 8 Stevens J 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Heilman A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Fox J DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 7 2B -- Jaramillo J, Milledge L, Jones G SB -- Bixler B CS -- Theriot R HBP -- by Morton C (Soto G), by Morton C (Scales B) WP -- Lilly T T -- 2:28 A -- 34362
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