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Chi. Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 3
Sunday, May 18, 2008 2:20 PM
Location - Wrigley Field
Temperature - 51°
Umpires - Home Plate - Edward Montague, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Jim Wolf,
Attendance - 41321
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 200001000350
Chi. Cubs 002110000441
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 21-23 12-8 9-15 L1
Chi. Cubs 27-17 19-8 8-9 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 19-8 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 9-15 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Marquis pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.96. Kerry Wood closed out the game to get the save and has 10 saves for the season. Phil Dumatrait took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Adam LaRoche had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Phil Dumatrait Player Jason Marquis
Loss W/L Win
4.2 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 3
4 Hits 4
7.71 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Adam LaRoche Player Mark DeRosa
2 Hits 1
3 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 1
.500 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 5 1 9 .161 14 8 3 3 0 0
Chi. Cubs 4 0 4 .160 11 7 4 7 2 1
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Cubs have a W/L % of .593 after a win and .647 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Pirates have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .522 after a loss.