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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 23, 2013
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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 23, 2013 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 2013 |
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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 23, 2013 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Morton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Samardzija |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 32,289 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike DiMuro 1B: Scott Barry 2B: Alfonso Marquez 3B: Ted Barrett |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Tabata | Left Fielder |
Neil Walker | Second Baseman |
Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Justin Morneau | First Baseman |
Marlon Byrd | Right Fielder |
Pedro Alvarez | Third Baseman |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Jordy Mercer | Shortstop |
Charlie Morton | Pitcher |
Clint Hurdle | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Starlin Castro | Shortstop |
Luis Valbuena | Third Baseman |
Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
Nate Schierholtz | Right Fielder |
Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
Brian Bogusevic | Left Fielder |
Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
Jeff Samardzija | Pitcher |
Dale Sveum | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 23, 2013
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Samardzija
Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Samardzija
Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Samardzija
Morneau hits a fly ball into right field. Schierholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Samardzija
There's a wild pitch. McCutchen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Samardzija
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Morton
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Morton
Valbuena hits a popup towards short. Mercer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Morton
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Samardzija
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mercer vs. Samardzija
Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena juggles the ball. That's an error on Valbuena. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Morton vs. Samardzija
Morton bunts towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and throws to home to get Martin. Mercer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Tabata vs. Samardzija
Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Morton
Navarro hits a line drive into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schierholtz vs. Morton
Schierholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Morton
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Morton
Bogusevic hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Byrd. Bogusevic reaches second base with a double. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Barney vs. Morton
Barney hits a line drive into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Samardzija
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field. Schierholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Samardzija
Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Samardzija vs. Morton
Samardzija strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Morton
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Morton
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Samardzija
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Samardzija
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. Alvarez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mercer vs. Samardzija
Mercer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Samardzija
Morton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Morton
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Morton
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schierholtz vs. Morton
Schierholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Samardzija
Tabata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Samardzija
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Morneau vs. Samardzija
The ball gets by Navarro for a passed ball. McCutchen moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Morneau vs. Samardzija
Morneau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. Samardzija
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Morton
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Morton
Bogusevic strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Morton
Barney is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Samardzija vs. Morton
Samardzija strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Samardzija
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mercer vs. Samardzija
Mercer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Samardzija
Morton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Tabata vs. Samardzija
Tabata strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Morton
Castro hits a line drive beyond first. Morneau can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Morton
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Castro for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Morton
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rizzo for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Villanueva
Carlos Villanueva now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Villanueva
McCutchen hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morneau vs. Villanueva
Morneau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Morton
Starling Marte now playing left field.
Navarro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schierholtz vs. Morton
Schierholtz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Morton
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards second. Walker fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Mercer covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Rondon
Hector Rondon now pitching.
Byrd hits a line drive towards first. Rizzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Rondon
Alvarez hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Rondon
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Melancon
Clint Barmes now playing shortstop. Mark Melancon now pitching.
Bogusevic hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Melancon
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melancon fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogusevic moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Melancon
Donnie Murphy pinch hits for Hector Rondon.
There's a wild pitch. Bogusevic moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Melancon
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bogusevic scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Melancon
Castro hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Melancon
Valbuena strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Gregg
Kevin Gregg now pitching.
Barmes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Gregg
Travis Snider pinch hits for Mark Melancon.
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Gregg
Marte hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gregg
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Watson
Tony Watson now pitching.
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
Navarro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schierholtz vs. Grilli
Logan Watkins pinch runs for Dioner Navarro.
Schierholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Grilli
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Schierholtz trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/23/2013 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Tabata J, lf 4 0 0 0 Castro S, ss 4 0 1 0 Marte S, lf 1 1 1 1 Valbuena L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Walker N, 2b 5 1 1 1 Rizzo A, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCutchen A, cf 3 0 1 0 Navarro D, c 3 0 1 0 Morneau J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Watkins L, pr 0 0 0 0 Byrd M, rf 4 0 0 0 Schierholtz N, rf 4 0 0 0 Alvarez P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sweeney R, cf 3 0 1 0 Martin R, c 3 0 1 0 Bogusevic B, lf 3 1 2 0 Mercer J, ss 2 0 0 0 Barney D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Barmes C, ss 1 0 0 0 Samardzija J, p 2 0 0 0 Morton C, p 3 0 1 0 Villanueva C, p 0 0 0 0 Melancon M, p 0 0 0 0 Rondon H, p 0 0 0 0 Snider T, ph 1 0 0 0 Murphy D, ph 1 0 1 1 Watson T, p 0 0 0 0 Gregg K, p 0 0 0 0 Grilli J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 6 2 30 1 6 1 Pittsburgh 100 000 001 -- 2 Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Morton C 7.0 3 0 0 1 5 Melancon M (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Watson T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Grilli J (S) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Samardzija J 6.0 5 1 1 4 7 Villanueva C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Rondon H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Gregg K (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 E -- Valbuena L DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Chicago 5 2B -- Bogusevic B HR -- Walker N, Marte S HBP -- by Morton C (Barney D) WP -- Samardzija J, Melancon M PB -- Navarro D T -- 2:41 A -- 32289
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