Fred Hornkohl

TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING Grabow in to pitch for Pittsburgh Murton struck out swinging Cedeno bunted out to the pitcher , 1-3 Lee, pinch hitting for Mabry, singled to left field Pierre singled to left field , Lee to second Theriot singled to left field , Lee scored, Pierre to second Torres in to pitch for Pittsburgh Ramirez flied out to right field 1 runs 3 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 7 14 1 Pittsburgh 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 7 12 1 Home runs: CUBS: none Pittsburgh: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Mateo 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 53 Aardsma 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 Walrond 1.7 4 3 3 2 1 0 40 Novoa 1.3 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 Wuertz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Santos 5.7 9 5 3 0 4 0 89 Marte 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Bayliss 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17 Grabow 0.7 3 1 1 0 1 0 16 Torres 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Torres in to pitch for Pittsburgh

Theriot singled to left field , Lee scored, Pierre to second

TOP OF THE FIRST INNING Pierre flied out to left field Theriot blooped a single to right field Ramirez blooped a single to center field , Theriot to third Nevin grounded an IF single to third base , Theriot scored, Ramirez to second Jones grounded an IF single to first base , Ramirez to third, Nevin to second Barrett popped out (foul) to the catcher Murton singled to left field , Ramirez & Nevin scored, Jones to second Cedeno struck out swinging 3 runs 5 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING Duffy grounded an IF single to shortstop , safe at second on a throwing error, E6 Bautista singled to center field , Duffy scored Sanchez grounded into a FC, 5-4, Bautista out at second Bay grounded into a FC, 5-4, Sanchez out at second Burnitz struck out swinging 1 runs 2 hits 1 errors 1 men left on base BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING Santos doubled to right field Santos took third base on a wild pitch Duffy walked Bautista grounded an IF single to the pitcher , Santos holding third, Duffy to second Aardsma in to pitch for the CUBS Sanchez singled to center field , Santos & Duffy scored, Bautista out at third, 8-3-5 Bay singled to left field , Sanchez to third Burnitz flied out to center field , Sanchez scored after the catch Nady singled to left field , Bay to second Doumit struck out (called) 3 runs 5 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING Walrond in to pitch for the CUBS Castillo doubled to right center field Santos sacrificed, safe at first on a FC, 2-5, Castillo to third Duffy flied out to left field , Castillo scored after the catch Bautista flied out to center field Sanchez walked , Santos to second Bay struck out swinging 1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING Burnitz singled to right field Nady flied out to deep center field Doumit walked , Burnitz to second Castillo singled to center field , Burnitz scored, Doumit to third Santos bunted for an IF single to the pitcher , Doumit scored, Castillo to second Duffy lined out to second base Novoa in (4th) to pitch, Mabry in (9th) at 1b for the CUBS Bautista struck out swinging 2 runs 3 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING Jones grounded to shortstop , safe at first on a throwing error, E6 Barrett grounded out to second, 4-3 , Jones to second Murton grounded out to short, 6-3 , Jones holding second Cedeno doubled to left field , Jones scored Marte in to pitch for Pittsburgh Mabry singled to left center field , Cedeno scored Pierre grounded into a FC, 4-6, Mabry out at second 1 runs 1 hits 1 errors 1 men left on base TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING Bayliss in to pitch for Pittsburgh Theriot doubled to right center field Ramirez walked Bynum, pinch hitting for Novoa, sacrificed, 5-4, Theriot to third, Ramirez to second Jones grounded out to short, 6-3 , Theriot scored, Ramirez to third Barrett popped out to third base 1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

Pierre singled to left field , Lee to second

Lee, pinch hitting for Mabry, singled to left field

Cedeno bunted out to the pitcher , 1-3

Murton struck out swinging

through 7 innings........ CUBS Pittsburgh P/PA 3.45 4.31 RBI% 0.32 0.29 R/BR 0.50 0.44 BA 0.355 0.400 OBP 0.375 0.500 SLG 0.452 0.467 OPS 0.827 0.967 ERA 9.00 4.50 WHIP 2.14 1.50 BB/9 3.86 1.13 K/9 10.29 4.50

Grabow in to pitch for Pittsburgh

CUBS are 7-65 when they trail by 1 run or more at the end of 7 innings. Go CUBS !!

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS Nady singled to center field Nady stole second base Doumit hit by pitch Castillo grounded into a FC, 6-4, Doumit out at second Randa, pinch hitting for Bayliss, flied out (foul) to right field Duffy grounded out to third, 5-3 0 runs 1 hits 0 errors 2 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 11 1 Pittsburgh 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 7 12 1 Home runs: CUBS: none Pittsburgh: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Mateo 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 53 Aardsma 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 Walrond 1.7 4 3 3 2 1 0 40 Novoa 1.3 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 Wuertz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Santos 5.7 9 5 3 0 4 0 89 Marte 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Bayliss 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17

Randa, pinch hitting for Bayliss, flied out (foul) to right field

Castillo grounded into a FC, 6-4, Doumit out at second

CUBS are 17-31 when they hit an opposing batter.... 37-46 when they don't Go CUBS !!

Doumit hit by pitch

CUBS are 17-43 when the opponent steals a base.... 37-35 when they don't Go CUBS !!

Nady stole second base

Nady singled to center field

Is it just me... or would it have made more sense to have Bynum up to try and hit earlier... and Z up now to sacrifice? You and your sense & logic. Next thing, you're gonna be telling us some crap like we're actually supposed to try and win these games. Harumpf !!

Wuertz in to pitch for the CUBS

TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING Bayliss in to pitch for Pittsburgh Theriot doubled to right center field Ramirez walked Bynum, pinch hitting for Novoa, sacrificed, 5-4, Theriot to third, Ramirez to second Jones grounded out to short, 6-3 , Theriot scored, Ramirez to third Barrett popped out to third base 1 runs 1 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CUBS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 11 1 Pittsburgh 1 0 3 1 2 0 7 11 1 Home runs: CUBS: none Pittsburgh: none CUBS IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Mateo 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 0 53 Aardsma 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 Walrond 1.7 4 3 3 2 1 0 40 Novoa 1.3 0 0 0 0 4 0 21 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB K HR PIT Santos 5.7 9 5 3 0 4 0 89 Marte 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 Bayliss 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17

CUBS have scored exactly 6 runs in each of their last 4 games. 0-3 and trailing here. Go CUBS !!

Jones grounded out to short, 6-3 , Theriot scored, Ramirez to third

CUBS are 31-22 when they execute a sac bunt.... 23-55 when they don't Go CUBS !!