MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/07/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2124 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (51-53) 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 12 0
Chicago Cubs (58-46) 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 5 7 1
Cubs Deal Pirates 5-4 Setback
The Chicago Cubs overcame a good performance by Pittsburgh third baseman Nate D'Acquisto to knock off Pittsburgh, 5-4, at Wrigley Field. D'Acquisto went 4-5 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI. The winner was Chicago reliever John O'Brien, now 2-1. The loser was Gaby Juarbe Jr.. Mario Gomez collected his 25th save.

Chicago took a 5-4 lead on Derick Benjamin's 7th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Pittsburgh pitcher Gaby Juarbe Jr. in the bottom of the seventh.

"Good win for us," said Benjamin. "Now we'll focus on the next one."

Chicago has a record of 58-46, placing them second in the National League Central Division.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Wilson CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .271 10 38
   a-B. Dannemiller PR, CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 5 19
J. Noles RF 4 0 1 0 2 3 4 .245 20 54
N. D'Acquisto 3B 5 0 4 2 1 0 0 .260 4 41
Z. Gugliotta 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 10 .222 13 58
R. Munoz DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .207 9 35
C. Flores 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .211 7 45
T. Schuller LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .265 9 29
E. Jamison C 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .262 1 7
V. Johannsen SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .186 0 18
Totals 40 4 12 4 9 14 30      
a - B. Dannemiller pinch ran for R. Wilson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Jamison (3, 3rd Inning off J. Cease, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. D'Acquisto (26, 4th Inning off J. Cease, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Wilson (26, 7th Inning off T. Linden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wilson 3 , J. Noles , N. D'Acquisto 5 , Z. Gugliotta , R. Munoz , C. Flores , E. Jamison 3
2-out RBI: R. Wilson , N. D'Acquisto , R. Munoz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Noles , Z. Gugliotta 3 , R. Munoz , T. Schuller 2 , V. Johannsen
Team LOB: 18

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Noles-Johannsen)
OF assists: 1 (Noles(Fairchild at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valenzuela CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .302 1 30
E. Fairchild LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .286 22 69
K. Luzzo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 19 66
E. Castro 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .236 7 33
I. Perez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 8 22
A. Shaw DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .269 13 54
B. Griffin SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 47
   a-D. Conley PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 24
J. Tillman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 20 61
D. Benjamin C 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .225 7 18
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 6 8      
a - D. Conley pinch hit for B. Griffin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Fairchild (30, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Castro (7, 4th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Benjamin (7, 7th Inning off G. Juarbe Jr., 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Valenzuela , E. Fairchild 2 , E. Castro 4 , I. Perez 2 , D. Conley , D. Benjamin 4
2-out RBI: E. Castro , D. Benjamin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Castro
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Valenzuela (71) , E. Fairchild (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Tillman (9)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams 5.1 4 2 2 1 4 1 87 3.77   
K. Gaines H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
G. Juarbe Jr. L (2-6), BS (2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 23 6.55   
S. Obuch 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 55
Batters Faced: J. Williams 20, K. Gaines 2, G. Juarbe Jr. 5, S. Obuch 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 5-6, K. Gaines 1-1, G. Juarbe Jr. 0-1, S. Obuch 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 87-55, K. Gaines 7-5, G. Juarbe Jr. 23-13, S. Obuch 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Gaines 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gonzales 2.1 5 2 2 2 4 0 65 3.98   
J. Cease 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 41 6.11   
J. Karr 1.1 1 0 0 3 3 0 30 5.40   
T. Linden 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 28 5.46   
J. O'Brien W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 2.53   
M. Gomez SV (25) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gonzales 37
Batters Faced: R. Gonzales 15, J. Cease 9, J. Karr 8, T. Linden 7, J. O'Brien 4, M. Gomez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gonzales 0-3, J. Cease 3-1, J. Karr 1-0, T. Linden 1-1, J. O'Brien 0-0, M. Gomez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gonzales 65-38, J. Cease 41-24, J. Karr 30-17, T. Linden 28-17, J. O'Brien 22-12, M. Gomez 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Karr 1-1 , T. Linden 1-0 , J. O'Brien 2-0 , M. Gomez 1-0
WP: R. Gonzales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate D'Acquisto
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 25846
Special Notes: SP Rodrigo Gonzales was injured while pitching. CF Randy Wilson was injured while running the bases.
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