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Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 15, 2015
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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 September 15, 2015 at PNC Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 2015 |
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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 | September 15, 2015 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jason Hammel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gerrit Cole |
Ballpark | PNC Park |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 31,488 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chad Fairchild 1B: Toby Basner 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Greg Gibson |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dexter Fowler | Center Fielder |
Kyle Schwarber | Left Fielder |
Chris Coghlan | Right Fielder |
Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
Kris Bryant | Third Baseman |
Miguel Montero | Catcher |
Starlin Castro | Second Baseman |
Jason Hammel | Pitcher |
Addison Russell | Shortstop |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gregory Polanco | Right Fielder |
Neil Walker | Second Baseman |
Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Jung Ho Kang | Third Baseman |
Pedro Alvarez | First Baseman |
Travis Snider | Left Fielder |
Jordy Mercer | Shortstop |
Chris Stewart | Catcher |
Gerrit Cole | Pitcher |
Clint Hurdle | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 15, 2015
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Cole
Fowler 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: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Schwarber vs. Cole
Schwarber hits a fly ball into right field. Polanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Coghlan vs. Cole
There goes Fowler. The throw from Stewart and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Coghlan vs. Cole
Coghlan hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fowler tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Cole
Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Hammel
Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hammel
Walker is hit by the pitch. Polanco moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCutchen vs. Hammel
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polanco scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kang vs. Hammel
Kang hits a popup towards first. Rizzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Alvarez vs. Hammel
Alvarez takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. McCutchen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Snider vs. Hammel
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker scores. McCutchen scores. Alvarez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Mercer vs. Hammel
Mercer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Stewart vs. Hammel
Stewart hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Castro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Cole
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Montero vs. Cole
Montero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Cole
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hammel vs. Cole
Hammel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Cole, and towards Mercer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Hammel
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cole for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Hammel
Polanco hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hammel
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cole
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fowler vs. Cole
Fowler hits a line drive into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schwarber vs. Cole
Schwarber hits a fly ball into right field. Polanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coghlan vs. Cole
Coghlan is hit by the pitch. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Cole
Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Hammel
McCutchen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kang vs. Hammel
Kang strikes out. There goes McCutchen. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alvarez vs. Hammel
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Hammel
Snider is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mercer vs. Hammel
Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Cole
Bryant strikes out. Stewart drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bryant out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Montero vs. Cole
Montero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cole fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Cole
Castro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Hammel
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Hammel
Cole hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Hammel
There's a wild pitch. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Polanco vs. Hammel
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cole moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Hammel
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Coghlan. Walker reaches second base with a double. Cole scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McCutchen vs. Cahill
Trevor Cahill now pitching.
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cahill vs. Cole
Cahill hits a line drive for an out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cole
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Cole
Fowler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kang vs. Cahill
Kang hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alvarez vs. Cahill
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Cahill
There's a wild pitch. Kang moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Cahill
Snider strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Mercer vs. Cahill
Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schwarber vs. Cole
Schwarber strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coghlan vs. Cole
Coghlan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Cole
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Cahill
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Cahill
Cole strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Rosscup
Zach Rosscup now pitching.
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polanco for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Cole
Starling Marte now playing left field.
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Montero vs. Cole
Montero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alvarez fields the ball and throws to Cole covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Cole
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cole fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Montero moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
La Stella vs. Cole
Tommy La Stella pinch hits for Zach Rosscup.
La Stella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marte. La Stella reaches second base with a double. Montero scores. Castro moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Russell hits a line drive towards short. Mercer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fowler vs. Soria
There's a wild pitch. Castro scores. La Stella moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Fowler vs. Soria
Fowler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Schwarber vs. Soria
There's a wild pitch. La Stella scores. Fowler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Schwarber vs. Soria
Schwarber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Strop
Pedro Strop now pitching.
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Strop
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kang vs. Strop
Kang hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Watson
Tony Watson now pitching. Austin Jackson pinch hits for Chris Coghlan.
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Polanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Watson
Rizzo hits a fly ball into right field. Polanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Watson
Bryant hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Grimm
Kyle Schwarber now playing right field. Austin Jackson now playing left field. Justin Grimm now pitching.
Alvarez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marte vs. Grimm
Pedro Florimon pinch runs for Pedro Alvarez.
There goes Florimon. The throw from Montero and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Marte vs. Grimm
Marte hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Florimon tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mercer vs. Grimm
Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Grimm
Stewart strikes out. Montero drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stewart out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montero vs. Melancon
Sean Rodriguez now playing first base. Mark Melancon now pitching.
Montero strikes out. Stewart drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Montero out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
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 -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Melancon
Javier Baez pinch hits for Justin Grimm.
Baez strikes out. Stewart drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Baez out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/2015, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Fowler D, cf 3 1 1 0 Polanco G, rf 3 1 0 0 Schwarber K, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Walker N, 2b 3 1 1 1 Coghlan C, rf 1 0 0 1 McCutchen A, cf 4 1 2 1 Jackson A, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Kang J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rizzo A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Alvarez P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Bryant K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Florimon P, pr 0 1 0 0 Montero M, c 4 1 2 0 Rodriguez S, 1b 0 0 0 0 Castro S, 2b 4 1 1 0 Snider T, lf 2 0 1 2 Hammel J, p 1 0 0 0 Marte S, lf 0 0 0 1 Cahill T, p 1 0 0 0 Mercer J, ss 4 0 0 0 Rosscup Z, p 0 0 0 0 Stewart C, c 4 0 0 0 La Stella T, ph 1 1 1 1 Cole G, p 3 1 1 0 Strop P, p 0 0 0 0 Soria J, p 0 0 0 0 Grimm J, p 0 0 0 0 Watson T, p 0 0 0 0 Baez J, ph 1 0 0 0 Melancon M, p 0 0 0 0 Russell A, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 6 2 29 5 6 5 Chicago 100 000 300 -- 4 Pittsburgh 300 100 01x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Hammel J 3.2 5 4 4 3 5 Cahill T 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 Rosscup Z 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Strop P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Grimm J (L) 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Cole G 6.1 6 4 3 0 8 Soria J 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Watson T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Melancon M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Stewart C, Montero M LOB -- Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Walker N, La Stella T SB -- Fowler D, McCutchen A, Florimon P SF -- Coghlan C, Marte S HBP -- by Hammel J (Walker N), by Cole G (Coghlan C) WP -- Hammel J, Cahill T, Soria J 2 T -- 2:51 A -- 31488
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