Chi. Cubs 13, Pittsburgh 9
Sunday, September 16, 2012 2:20 PM
Location -
Wrigley Field
Temperature -
79°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Rob Drake,
First Base -
Joe West,
Second Base -
Mike Muchlinski,
Third Base -
Sam Holbrook,
Attendance -
33559
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
9
|
14 |
1 |
|
Chi. Cubs
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
|
|
13
|
15 |
1 |
Team Records
Recap
Cubs 13, Pirates 9: Anthony Rizzo homered twice and drove in six runs as host Chicago rallied from a 6-1 deficit to beat reeling Pittsburgh.
Rizzo delivered a grand slam off Jared Hughes (2-2) during a five-run sixth as the Cubs jumped ahead 10-9. His two-run homer in the fifth began the comeback. Jeff Beliveau (1-0) got the final two outs of the sixth to earn his first major-league victory.
Pittsburgh’s Pedro Alvarez hit his 28th and 29th homers -- a two-run homer in the fifth and a three-run shot in the sixth – and drove in five runs. Rod Barajas hit a two-run homer, his 10th, for the Pirates, who dropped to 73-72 and have lost 12 of their past 15 games to fall three behind St. Louis in the wild-card chase.
Chicago starter Chris Volstad allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings as the Pirates built a 6-1 advantage. Joe Mather’s fifth homer of the season, a solo homer with one out in the fifth, started a four-run inning that brought the Cubs within 6-5.
Alvarez’s second homer made it 9-5 in the sixth before the Cubs scored five in the bottom of the frame. Darwin Barney hit a RBI single to left before Rizzo’s grand slam to right-center on a 3-1 pitch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The two teams combined for 29 hits (Chicago 15, Pittsburgh 14). … Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano finished with three hits and two RBIs. … The Cubs have won seven of their past nine, with five of those victories coming against the Pirates.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Jeff Locke
|
Player |
Chris Volstad |
|
No Decision
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
4.1 |
IP |
4.2 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
7 |
Hits |
10 |
|
10.38 |
ERA |
11.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
14 |
3 |
25 |
.368 |
16 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
15 |
3 |
26 |
.385 |
15 |
7 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Chi. Cubs
will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh.
The
Cubs
have a W/L % of
.414
after a win and
.386
after a loss.
-
Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs.
The
Pirates
have a W/L % of
.493
after a win and
.514
after a loss.