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Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
March 31, 2014
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on March 31, 2014 at PNC Park.
Game Summary
Date | March 31, 2014 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | March 31, 2014 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Samardzija |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
Ballpark | PNC Park |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 39,833 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Bob Davidson 2B: James Hoye 3B: John Tumpane |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Emilio Bonifacio | Center Fielder |
Junior Lake | Left Fielder |
Starlin Castro | Shortstop |
Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
Mike Olt | Third Baseman |
Welington Castillo | Catcher |
Nate Schierholtz | Right Fielder |
Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
Jeff Samardzija | Pitcher |
Rich Renteria | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Starling Marte | Left Fielder |
Travis Snider | Right Fielder |
Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Pedro Alvarez | Third Baseman |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Neil Walker | Second Baseman |
Travis Ishikawa | First Baseman |
Jordy Mercer | Shortstop |
Francisco Liriano | Pitcher |
Clint Hurdle | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
March 31, 2014
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Liriano
Bonifacio hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Liriano
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Liriano
Lake hits a fly ball into right field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Liriano
Castro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonifacio moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Liriano
Rizzo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Samardzija
Marte hits a line drive into left field. Lake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Samardzija
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez hits a fly ball into left field. Lake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olt vs. Liriano
Olt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Liriano
Castillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schierholtz vs. Liriano
Schierholtz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Liriano
Barney hits a line drive into left field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Samardzija
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Samardzija
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ishikawa vs. Samardzija
Ishikawa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mercer vs. Samardzija
Mercer 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
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samardzija vs. Liriano
Samardzija strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Liriano
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Liriano
Lake strikes out. There goes Bonifacio. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Liriano
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Samardzija
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Samardzija
Marte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Samardzija
Snider hits a line drive towards center. Bonifacio catches it and throws to first to double up Marte. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Liriano
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olt vs. Liriano
Olt strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Liriano
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Samardzija
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schierholtz vs. Liriano
Schierholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Liriano
Barney takes first base on ball four. Schierholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Samardzija vs. Liriano
Samardzija bunts towards the mound. Liriano fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Samardzija attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Barney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Bonifacio vs. Liriano
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Samardzija
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops it up and throws to first, with Samardzija covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ishikawa vs. Samardzija
Ishikawa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mercer vs. Samardzija
Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ishikawa moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Liriano vs. Samardzija
Liriano 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
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Liriano
Lake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Liriano
Castro takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Liriano
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Olt vs. Liriano
Olt hits a popup towards short. Mercer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Castillo vs. Liriano
Castillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Samardzija
Marte hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bonifacio. Marte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Samardzija
Snider hits a fly ball into left field. Lake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
McCutchen vs. Samardzija
McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Samardzija
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schierholtz vs. Watson
Tony Watson now pitching.
Schierholtz hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Watson
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ishikawa scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barney for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Samardzija vs. Watson
Samardzija hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Walker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Samardzija
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Samardzija
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Lake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ishikawa vs. Samardzija
Ishikawa strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Melancon
Mark Melancon now pitching.
Bonifacio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marte. Bonifacio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Melancon
Lake bunts towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonifacio moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Castro vs. Melancon
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker has Bonifacio trapped. There's the throw to Martin and over to Alvarez, who tags Bonifacio for the out. Castro moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Melancon
Rizzo hits a popup towards third. Alvarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mercer vs. Strop
Pedro Strop now pitching.
Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Olt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Strop
Josh Harrison pinch hits for Mark Melancon.
Harrison strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Strop
Marte hits a fly ball into center field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching. Luis Valbuena pinch hits for Mike Olt.
Valbuena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Grilli
Castillo bunts in front of the plate. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Valbuena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Schierholtz vs. Grilli
Schierholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Grilli
Ryan Sweeney pinch hits for Darwin Barney.
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Grimm
Emilio Bonifacio now playing second base. Luis Valbuena now playing third base. Ryan Sweeney now playing center field. Justin Grimm now pitching.
Snider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCutchen vs. Grimm
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Russell
James Russell now pitching.
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Russell
Martin hits a line drive into left field. Lake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kalish vs. Morris
Bryan Morris now pitching. Ryan Kalish pinch hits for James Russell.
Kalish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ishikawa scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kalish for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Morris
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Morris
Morris fires to first and picks off Bonifacio. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Morris
Lake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Villanueva
Carlos Villanueva now pitching. Ryan Kalish now playing left field.
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 3/31/2014 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Bonifacio E, cf-2b 5 0 4 0 Marte S, lf 3 0 1 0 Lake J, lf 4 0 1 0 Snider T, rf 3 0 0 0 Villanueva C, p 0 0 0 0 McCutchen A, cf 3 0 1 0 Castro S, ss 3 0 0 0 Alvarez P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rizzo A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Martin R, c 4 0 1 0 Olt M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Walker N, 2b 4 1 1 1 Valbuena L, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Ishikawa T, 1b 3 0 2 0 Castillo W, c 2 0 0 0 Mercer J, ss 3 0 0 0 Schierholtz N, rf 4 0 1 0 Liriano F, p 2 0 0 0 Barney D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Watson T, p 0 0 0 0 Sweeney R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Melancon M, p 0 0 0 0 Samardzija J, p 3 0 0 0 Harrison J, ph 1 0 0 0 Strop P, p 0 0 0 0 Grilli J, p 0 0 0 0 Grimm J, p 0 0 0 0 Morris B, p 0 0 0 0 Russell J, p 0 0 0 0 Kalish R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 0 6 0 30 1 6 1 Chicago 000 000 000 0 -- 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 1 -- 1 0 outs when winning run was scored. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Samardzija J 7.0 5 0 0 2 3 Strop P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Grimm J 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 Russell J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Villanueva C (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Liriano F 6.0 4 0 0 3 10 Watson T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Melancon M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Grilli J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Morris B (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Ishikawa T DP -- Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Marte S, Bonifacio E HR -- Walker N SB -- Bonifacio E SH -- Lake J, Castillo W T -- 3:16 A -- 39833
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