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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 8, 2019
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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 April 8, 2019 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 8, 2019 |
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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 | April 8, 2019 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jameson Taillon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 40,692 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bruce Dreckman 1B: Manny Gonzalez 2B: Mike Estabrook 3B: Paul Emmel |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Adam Frazier | Second Baseman |
Starling Marte | Center Fielder |
Francisco Cervelli | Catcher |
Josh Bell | First Baseman |
Jung Ho Kang | Third Baseman |
Melky Cabrera | Right Fielder |
Pablo Reyes | Left Fielder |
Kevin Newman | Shortstop |
Jameson Taillon | Pitcher |
Clint Hurdle | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ben Zobrist | Right Fielder |
Kris Bryant | Third Baseman |
Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
Javier Baez | Shortstop |
Kyle Schwarber | Left Fielder |
Willson Contreras | Catcher |
Daniel Descalso | Second Baseman |
Jason Heyward | Center Fielder |
Jon Lester | Pitcher |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 8, 2019
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Lester
Frazier strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Lester
Marte strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cervelli vs. Lester
Cervelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lester
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Taillon
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Taillon
Bryant hits a line drive towards short. Newman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Taillon
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Taillon
Baez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kang vs. Lester
Kang strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Lester
Cabrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Lester
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Lester
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schwarber vs. Taillon
Schwarber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Taillon
Contreras strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Taillon
Descalso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Newman. Descalso moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Heyward vs. Taillon
Heyward is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lester vs. Taillon
Lester hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marte. Lester reaches second base with a double. Descalso scores. Heyward moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Zobrist vs. Taillon
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Heyward scores. Lester scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Taillon
Bryant is hit by the pitch. Zobrist moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Taillon
Rizzo hits a line drive towards the mound. Taillon can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Zobrist scores. Bryant moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Baez vs. Taillon
Baez hits a line drive beyond short. Newman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Bryant scores. Rizzo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Schwarber vs. Taillon
Schwarber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman misplays the ball. That's an error on Newman. Rizzo scores. Baez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Contreras vs. Taillon
Contreras strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brault vs. Lester
Steven Brault pinch hits for Jameson Taillon.
Brault hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Lester
Frazier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brault moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Marte vs. Brach
Brad Brach now pitching.
Marte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brault moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Cervelli vs. Brach
Cervelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Brault
Steven Brault now pitching.
Descalso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reyes. Descalso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Heyward vs. Brault
Heyward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Brach vs. Brault
Brach bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Descalso moves to third. Heyward moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Zobrist vs. Brault
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Descalso scores. Heyward moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bryant vs. Brault
Bryant hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cabrera. Bryant reaches second base with a double. Heyward scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Brault
Rizzo strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Brach
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops it up and throws to first, with Brach covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kang vs. Brach
Kang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Brach
Cabrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kang moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Brach
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Brach
Newman strikes out. Contreras drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Newman out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Brault
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Schwarber vs. Brault
Schwarber 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, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Brault
Contreras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Brault
Descalso hits a line drive into center field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Brault
Heyward hits a line drive towards first. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brault vs. Kintzler
David Bote now playing second base. Brandon Kintzler now pitching.
Brault strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Kintzler
Frazier hits a line drive into left field. Schwarber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Kintzler
Marte is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stallings vs. Kintzler
Jacob Stallings pinch hits for Francisco Cervelli.
Stallings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bote vs. Brault
Jacob Stallings now catching. Jason Martin now playing left field. Pablo Reyes now playing right field.
Bote hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Brault
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Brault
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kang fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Brault
Rizzo strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kintzler
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kang vs. Kintzler
Kang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops it up and throws to first, with Kintzler covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kintzler
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Liriano
Colin Moran now playing third base. Francisco Liriano now pitching.
Baez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schwarber vs. Liriano
Schwarber hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Liriano
Contreras strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Rosario
Mark Zagunis now playing right field. Albert Almora now playing center field. Randy Rosario now pitching.
Reyes hits a fly ball into right field. Zagunis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Rosario
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Rosario
Moran hits a line drive towards first. Rizzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Rosario
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosario fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Almora vs. Liriano
Almora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moran juggles the ball. That's an error on Moran. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Zagunis vs. Liriano
Zagunis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moran fields it and throws to first for the out. Almora moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bote vs. Liriano
Bote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Almora moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Rosario vs. Liriano
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Rosario
Victor Caratini now playing first base.
Marte strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallings vs. Rosario
Stallings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rosario
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rosario
Erik Gonzalez pinch hits for Francisco Liriano.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosario fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Burdi
Nick Burdi now pitching.
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caratini vs. Burdi
Caratini strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Burdi
Baez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Strop
Pedro Strop now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Shuck vs. Strop
J.B. Shuck pinch hits for Pablo Reyes.
Shuck takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Strop
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Strop
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/8/2019 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Frazier A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Zobrist B, rf 2 1 1 2 Marte S, cf 3 0 0 0 Rosario R, p 1 0 0 0 Cervelli F, c 1 0 0 0 Strop P, p 0 0 0 0 Stallings J, ph-c 2 0 1 0 Bryant K, 3b 4 1 1 1 Bell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rizzo A, 1b 4 1 1 1 Kang J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Caratini V, 1b 1 0 0 0 Liriano F, p 0 0 0 0 Baez J, ss 5 1 2 1 Gonzalez E, ph 1 0 0 0 Schwarber K, lf 4 1 1 2 Burdi N, p 0 0 0 0 Contreras W, c 4 0 0 0 Cabrera M, rf 2 0 2 0 Descalso D, 2b 3 2 1 0 Martin J, lf 2 0 1 0 Kintzler B, p 0 0 0 0 Reyes P, lf-rf 3 0 0 0 Almora A, cf 1 0 0 0 Shuck J, ph 0 0 0 0 Heyward J, cf 1 2 0 0 Newman K, ss 4 0 1 0 Zagunis M, rf 1 0 0 0 Taillon J, p 0 0 0 0 Lester J, p 1 1 1 1 Brault S, ph-p 2 0 1 0 Brach B, p 0 0 0 0 Moran C, 3b 2 0 0 0 Bote D, 2b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 7 0 34 10 8 8 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 062 200 00x -- 10 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Taillon J (L) 2.0 4 6 0 2 4 Brault S 3.0 4 4 4 2 2 Liriano F 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Burdi N 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lester J* 2.0 3 0 0 1 4 Brach B (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 Kintzler B 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Rosario R 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Strop P 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd E -- Newman K 3, Moran C DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Chicago 6 2B -- Lester J, Descalso D, Bryant K HR -- Schwarber K SH -- Brach B HBP -- by Taillon J (Bryant K), by Kintzler B (Marte S) T -- 3:12 A -- 40692
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