Pirates @ Cubs
April 29, 2015

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 14 2
Cubs 1 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 8 14 2
Cubs 1 7 2

Starlin Castro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .329
OBP .000 .353
At Bats 3 82
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 12

Mark Melancon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 5
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Wrigley Field - April 29, 2015
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Strikeout
Mark Melancon
Chris Stewart
Sean Rodriguez
Neil Walker
Jung Ho Kang
Jordy Mercer
Starling Marte
Andrew McCutchen
Gregory Polanco
Starlin Castro
Miguel Montero

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 14 2 11
Chicago Cubs 1 7 2 5
Winning Pitcher Gerrit Cole
Losing Pitcher Kyle Hendricks
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Starling Marte
Attendance 30,634
Time of Game 3 hours 4 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Castro strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Montero moves to second.
Bottom 9 Montero hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Bryant strikes out. Stewart drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bryant out.
Bottom 9 Mark Melancon now pitching. Sean Rodriguez now playing first base. Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polanco for the out.
Top 9 Sean Rodriguez pinch hits for Tony Watson. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kang scores.
Top 9 Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kang moves to third.
Top 9 Kang hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Fowler. Kang reaches second base with a double. Alvarez scores.
Top 9 Phil Coke now pitching. Alvarez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fowler. Alvarez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Soler strikes out.
Bottom 8 Fowler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herrera moves to second.
Bottom 8 Herrera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 David Ross pinch hits for Edwin Jackson. Ross strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tony Watson now pitching. Coghlan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alvarez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coghlan for the out.
Top 8 Marte strikes out.
Top 8 Walker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herrera reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. McCutchen moves to second.
Top 8 McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bryant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Mercer hits a line drive into left field. Coghlan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castro hits a popup towards first. Alvarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Montero hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bryant strikes out.
Bottom 7 Arquimedes Caminero now pitching. Rizzo strikes out.
Top 7 Polanco strikes out.
Top 7 Andrew Lambo pinch hits for Gerrit Cole. Lambo strikes out.
Top 7 Stewart hits a fly ball into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Kang. The throw from Montero and he is safe. Kang steals second.
Top 7 Edwin Jackson now pitching. Kang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Soler hits a line drive towards short. Mercer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Herrera strikes out.
Top 6 Alvarez hits a popup towards third. Bryant settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCutchen scores. Walker moves to second.
Top 6 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McCutchen hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Fowler who is chasing the ball. McCutchen reaches third base with a triple. Polanco scores. Mercer scores.
Top 6 Mercer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stewart scores. Polanco moves to third. Mercer moves to second.
Top 6 Polanco is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Cole strikes out.
Top 6 Stewart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coghlan. Stewart reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Gonzalez Germen now pitching. Kang strikes out.
Bottom 5 Chris Denorfia pinch hits for Kyle Hendricks. Denorfia hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coghlan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kang fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Marte takes first base on ball four. Polanco scores. Mercer moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 5 Walker is hit by the pitch. Mercer moves to second.
Top 5 McCutchen strikes out.
Top 5 Mercer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polanco moves to third.
Top 5 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herrera fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cole hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bryant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Montero strikes out. There goes Rizzo. The throw from Stewart to Mercer, and Rizzo is out.
Bottom 4 Bryant strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rizzo is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kang hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marte scores.
Top 4 Alvarez strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Marte. The throw from Montero and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 4 Marte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Soler strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bryant juggles the ball. That's an error on Bryant.
Top 3 Polanco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cole strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hendricks strikes out.
Bottom 2 Coghlan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Castro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cole fires over to first and Alvarez drops the ball. That's an error on Alvarez. Montero moves to second.
Bottom 2 Montero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alvarez fields the ball and throws to Cole covering. Safe. Bryant scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Cole fires over to first and Alvarez drops the ball. That's an error on Alvarez. Bryant moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bryant takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Stewart strikes out.
Top 2 Kang takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marte moves to second.
Top 2 Marte takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Walker strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rizzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCutchen throws the ball in to Mercer who tags Rizzo trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Soler hits a ball on the ground towards second. Walker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Fowler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCutchen strikes out.
Top 1 Mercer hits a fly ball towards right. Soler catches it and throws to first to double up Polanco.
Top 1 Polanco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.