Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8, Chi. Cubs 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 50°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 33299
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789XRHE
Pittsburgh 10300030108120
Chi. Cubs 0110000000270
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2
Chi. Cubs 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 0-0 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeff Karstens pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Carlos Zambrano took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Ryan Doumit had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Jeff Karstens Player Carlos Zambrano
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 6.0
1 Strikeouts 6
5 Hits 6
3.60 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Ryan Doumit Player Derrek Lee
4 Hits 2
4 RBI 0
1 HR 0
8 TB 2
1.000 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 12 1 18 .316 18 8 8 6 2 0
Chi. Cubs 7 0 9 .233 11 3 2 2 0 0