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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

Posted on September 22, 2013 at 12:07 PM.

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Series Preview | September 23-25, 2013

Pittsburgh Pirates
(90-66, 42-33 Away)

Chicago Cubs
(59-97, 29-49 Home)

Team Comparison
.265	AVG	.243
.276	OBP	.297
.428	SLG	.367
2.56	ERA	4.28

Pitching Probables
Rodriguez (14-11, 2.41)	Game 1	Baker (10-13, 3.29)
McDonald (15-8, 2.00)	Game 2	Wood (6-13, 4.01)
Liriano (10-7, 2.52)	Game 3	Jackson (11-8, 4.36)

Game Notes
- The Pirates, 7-3 in their last ten games, are on a two game winning streak. The Pirates won their first NL Central Championship since the formation of the division in 1995. - The Cubs, 2-8 in their last ten games, are three loses away from their 100th loss on the season, their second consecutive 100 loss season. - The Pirates currently sit 4.5 games back of the Diamondbacks for the National League's best record.

Regular Season Game 156: Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 22, 2013 at 10:48 AM.

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September 22, 1:35PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 74�, Cloudy
Attendance: 34,172

Game #156: Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 22, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (80-76)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Pittsburgh (90-66)	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	X	4	11	0
W: A.J. Burnett (14-6) L: Mat Latos (8-5) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CIN	PIT
PIT	3rd	Andrew McCutchen homered to center.	0	1
PIT	5th	Neil Walker homered to center.	0	2
PIT	7th	Marlon Byrd lined to left for a single. Andrew McCutchen scored.	0	3
PIT	8th	Clint Barmes homered to center.	0	4

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: B. Phillips (28), Z. Cozart (15)

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Latos (L, 8-5)	6.0	8	2	2	1	7	3.59
L. Ondrusek	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	9.00
N. Masset	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	3.20
TOTALS	8.0	11	4	4	2	9

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: A. McCutchen (35), R. Martin (13) HR: A. McCutchen (44), C. Barmes (9), N. Walker (7) RBI: A. McCutchen (90), M. Byrd (62), C. Barmes (27), N. Walker (25)
BASERUNNING SB: S. Marte (25)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Burnett (W, 14-6)	9.0	7	0	0	0	9	2.53
TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	0	9

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 22, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	90	66	-	528	452
Cincinnati	80	76	10.0	682	691
St. Louis	79	77	11.0	643	609
Milwaukee	65	90	24.5	564	673
Chicago	59	97	31.0	555	697

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Regular Season Game 155: Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 21, 2013 at 07:25 PM.

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September 21, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 50�, Clear
Attendance: 34,983

Game #155: Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 21, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (80-75)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
Pittsburgh (89-66)	1	0	2	0	0	2	3	0	X	8	16	0
W: Gerrit Cole (8-5) L: Bronson Arroyo (14-13) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CIN	PIT
PIT	1st	Andrew McCutchen homered to center.	0	1
CIN	3rd	Zack Cozart homered to left.	1	1
PIT	3rd	Neil Walker homered to left. Gerrit Cole scored.	1	3
PIT	6th	Russell Martin homered to center. Garrett Jones scored.	1	5
PIT	7th	Andrew McCutchen homered to center. Neil Walker scored.	1	7
PIT	7th	Garrett Jones homered to center.	1	8

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: Z. Cozart (15) RBI: Z. Cozart (49) GIDP: C. Heisey 2
FIELDING E: R. Hanigan (4), Y. Rodriguez (1)

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
B. Arroyo (L, 14-13)	5.1	11	4	4	0	3	4.40
C. Hensley	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	2.77
J. Broxton	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	4.78
S. Le Cure	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.21
TOTALS	8.0	16	8	8	0	6
PITCHING WP: B. Arroyo (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: A. McCutchen 2 (43), G. Jones (33), R. Martin (25), N. Walker (6) RBI: A. McCutchen 3 (89), G. Jones (71), R. Martin 2 (56), N. Walker 2 (24) GIDP: A. Cabrera
BASERUNNING SB: A. Cabrera (13), J. Tabata (13)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
G. Cole (W, 8-5)	9.0	5	1	1	1	10	1.73
TOTALS	9.0	5	1	1	1	10	1.73

Cole, McCutchen Send Pirates to NL Central Title

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 21, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	89	66	-	524	452
Cincinnati	80	74	9.0	682	687
St. Louis	79	76	10.0	640	604
Milwaukee	64	90	24.5	559	670
Chicago	59	96	30.0	554	692

Regular Season Game 154: Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 21, 2013 at 06:13 PM.

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September 20, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 47�, Clear
Attendance: 33,164

Game #154: Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 20, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Cincinnati (80-74)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	7	14	4
Pittsburgh (88-66)	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	11	0
W: Sam Le Cure (2-6) L: Brian Wilson (0-1) S: Aroldis Chapman

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CIN	PIT
CIN	2nd	Ryan Ludwick flied to right for a single. Jay Bruce scored.	1	0
CIN	2nd	Ryan Hanigan grounded to left for a single. Todd Frazier scored.	2	0
PIT	3rd	Asdrubal Cabrera doubled to left. Russell Martin scored.	2	1
PIT	3rd	Neil Walker reached first on a throwing error by Todd Frazier. Asdrubal Cabrera scored.	2	2
PIT	3rd	Andrew McCutchen lined to center for a single. Francisco Liriano and Neil Walker scored.	2	4
PIT	6th	Marlon Byrd doubled to center. Pedro Alvarez scored.	2	5
CIN	9th	Chris Heisey hit a sacrifice fly to Marlon Byrd. Jay Bruce scored.	3	5
CIN	9th	Xavier Paul grounded to center for a single. Todd Frazier scored.	4	5
CIN	9th	Shin Soo Choo grounded to center for a single. Rodriguez scored.	5	5
CIN	10th	Jay Bruce homered to center. Brandon Phillips scored.	7	5
PIT	10th	Andrew McCutchen homered to center.	7	6

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Bruce (29), Z. Cozart (14) HR: J. Bruce (31) RBI: J. Bruce 2 (96), S. Choo (68), R. Ludwick (54), R. Hanigan (47), C. Heisey (47), X. Paul (1) SF: C. Heisey SAC: D. Corcino GIDP: N. Soto
FIELDING E: B. Phillips 2 (15), T. Frazier 2 (9)

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
D. Corcino	5.1	7	5	3	0	4	4.02
M. Parra	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	4.76
L. Ondrusek	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	8.44
S. Le Cure (W, 2-6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.26
A. Chapman (S, 46)	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1.41
TOTALS	10.0	11	6	4	0	10

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: A. Cabrera (24), M. Byrd (22), F. Liriano (2) HR: A. McCutchen (41) RBI: A. McCutchen 3 (86), M. Byrd (61), A. Cabrera (36)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
F. Liriano	8.0	8	4	4	1	3	2.52
J. Grilli (BS, 7)	1.0	3	1	1	0	2	1.42
B. Wilson (L, 0-1)	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	5.79
TOTALS	10.0	14	7	7	1	7

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 20, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	88	66	-	516	451
Cincinnati	80	74	8.0	681	679
St. Louis	79	75	9.0	637	600
Milwaukee	63	90	24.5	555	667
Chicago	59	95	29.0	551	683

Friday, September 20, 2013

The Hunt for October: 9/20/2013

Posted on September 20, 2013 at 04:52 PM.

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The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 22, 2013
AL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Toronto Blue Jays	84	69	-	718	686
Boston Red Sox	83	71	1.5	684	681
Tampa Rays	82	70	1.5	674	629
New York Yankees	68	85	16.0	663	728
Baltimore Orioles	64	88	19.5	616	700
AL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
x-Detroit Tigers	90	63	-	684	623
Chicago White Sox	80	73	10.0	688	697
Kansas City Royals	76	76	13.5	695	692
Cleveland Indians	76	77	14.0	742	688
Minnesota Twins	60	92	29.5	592	720
AL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
z-Los Angeles Angels	98	54	-	712	557
Oakland Athletics	91	62	7.5	708	615
Texas Rangers	74	78	24.0	707	630
Seattle Mariners	69	84	29.5	605	652
Houston Astros	56	97	42.5	582	761
AL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Oakland Athletics	91	62	-
Boston Red Sox	83	71	-
Tampa Rays	82	70	-
Chicago White Sox	80	73	2.5
Kansas City Royals	76	76	6.0
Cleveland Indians	76	77	6.5
Texas Rangers	74	78	8.0
Seattle Mariners	69	84	13.5
New York Yankees	68	85	14.5
Baltimore Orioles	64	88	18.0
Minnesota Twins	60	92	22.0
Houston Astros	56	97	26.5
NL EAST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
x-Washington Nationals	89	64	-	714	600
Atlanta Braves	78	74	10.5	654	569
Philadelphia Phillies	74	78	14.5	571	631
New York Mets	67	87	23.5	555	640
Miami Marlins	53	100	36.0	502	706
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	65	-	510	444
Cincinnati Reds	79	74	9.0	674	673
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	10.0	629	599
Milwaukee Brewers	63	89	24.5	554	659
Chicago Cubs	59	94	29.0	548	679
NL WEST	W	L	GB	RS	RA
z-Arizona Diamondbacks	93	59	-	656	524
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	65	5.5	675	533
Colorado Rockies	82	72	12.0	652	615
San Diego Padres	78	74	15.0	580	601
San Francisco Giants	72	81	21.5	597	609
NL WILD CARD RACE	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	65	-
Colorado Rockies	82	72	-
Cincinnati Reds	79	74	2.5
San Diego Padres	78	74	3.0
Atlanta Braves	78	74	3.0
St. Louis Cardinals	78	75	3.5
Philadelphia Phillies	74	78	7.0
San Francisco Giants	72	81	9.5
New York Mets	65	87	16.0
Milwaukee Brewers	63	89	18.0
Chicago Cubs	59	94	22.5
Miami Marlins	53	100	28.5

Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 20, 2013 at 04:38 PM.

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Series Preview | September 20-22, 2013

Cincinnati Reds
(79-74, 41-37 Away)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(88-65, 46-32 Home)

Team Comparison
.260	AVG	.264
.324	OBP	.275
.417	SLG	.424
4.01	ERA	2.56

Pitching Probables
Corcino (10-12, 3.99)	Game 1	Liriano (10-7, 2.42)
Arroyo (14-12, 4.34)	Game 2	Cole (7-5, 1.78)
Latos (8-4, 3.62)	Game 3	Burnett (13-6, 2.64)

Game Notes
- The Pirates, 7-3 in their last ten games, are on a two game losing streak. Currently, the Pirates hold a 9.0 game lead over the Reds and a 10.0 game lead over the Cardinals for first place in the NL Central. - The Reds, 5-5 in their last ten games, trail the Pirates by 9.0 games in the NL Central and trail the Rockies by 2.5 games for the second Wild Card position. - This series with the Reds concludes the Pirates 2013 regular season home stand.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Regular Season Game 153: San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 19, 2013 at 06:40 PM.

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September 19, 12:35PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 70�, Overcast
Attendance: 22,153

Game #153: San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 19, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (78-74)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4	7	0
Pittsburgh (88-65)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
W: Andrew Cashner (10-12) L: James McDonald (15-8) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	PIT
SDG	5th	Jesus Guzman doubled to center. Will Venable scored.	1	0
SDG	8th	Yasmani Grandal homered to right. Alonso and Headley scored.	4	0

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: J. Guzman (11) HR: Y. Grandal (11) RBI: Y. Grandal 3 (64), J. Guzman (44)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Cashner (W, 10-12)	6.1	4	0	0	1	7	3.83
T. Ross (H, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
L. Gregerson (H, 19)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	3.15
J. Thatcher	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.98
TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	1	11

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: A. McCutchen (34)
BASERUNNING SB: A. McCutchen 2 (44)
FIELDING E: J. McDonald (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. McDonald (L, 15-8)	8.0	7	4	3	1	11	2.00
J. Hughes	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.28
TOTALS	9.0	7	4	3	1	12

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 19, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	88	65	-	510	444
Cincinnati	79	74	9.0	674	673
St. Louis	78	75	10.0	629	599
Milwaukee	63	89	24.5	554	659
Chicago	59	94	29.0	548	679

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Regular Season Game 152: San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 18, 2013 at 07:00 PM.

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September 18, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 49�, Clear
Attendance: 20,024

Game #152: San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 18, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (77-74)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	13	0
Pittsburgh (88-64)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
W: Cory Luebke (11-7) L: Wandy Rodriguez (14-11) S: Huston Street (45)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	PIT
SDG	4th	Jimmy Rollins homered to left.	1	0
SDG	6th	Jesus Guzman hit a sacrifice fly to Alex Presley. Yasmani Grandal scored.	2	0
PIT	9th	Marlon Byrd lined to center for a single. Alex Presley scored.	2	1

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Y. Alonso (35), J. Gyorko (19) HR: J. Rollins (12) RBI: J. Rollins (63), J. Guzman (43) SF: J. Guzman
BASERUNNING SB: C. Denorfia (18) CS: C. Denorfia (6), J. Guzman (3)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C. Luebke (W, 11-7)	6.0	4	0	0	1	3	3.02
J. De Paula (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13.50
L. Gregorson (H, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18
H. Street (S, 45)	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	2.90
TOTALS	9.0	7	1	1	1	4

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 3B: A. Presley (2) RBI: M. Byrd (60) SAC: W. Rodriguez GIDP: R. Martin
BASERUNNING SB: S. Marte (24)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
W. Rodriguez (L, 14-11)	6.1	9	2	2	1	7	2.41
J. Gomez	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	3.45
J. Hughes	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	3.38
TOTALS	9.0	13	2	2	1	9

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 18, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	88	64	-	510	440
Cincinnati	79	74	9.5	674	673
St. Louis	77	75	11.0	622	595
Milwaukee	62	89	25.5	551	658
Chicago	59	93	29.0	547	676

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Regular Season Game 151: San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 11:54 PM.

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September 17, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 56�, Clear
Attendance: 20,777

Game #151: San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 17, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (76-74)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	5	6	0
Pittsburgh (88-63)	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	X	8	11	0
W: Christopher Leroux (5-0) L: Clayton Richard (8-7) S: Jason Grilli (52)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	PIT
PIT	1st	Josh Harrison homered to right. Starling Marte scored.	0	2
SDG	4th	Will Venable homered to left. Yasmani Grandal scored.	2	2
PIT	5th	Russell Martin homered to left.	2	3
PIT	5th	Josh Harrison doubled to center. Starling Marte scored.	2	4
PIT	6th	Russell Martin homered to left. Pedro Alvarez and Marlon Byrd scored.	2	7
SDG	8th	Yonder Alonso reached first on a fielder's choice. Mark Kotsay scored.	3	7
SDG	8th	Yasmani Grandal reached first on a fielder's choice. Cameron Maybin scored.	4	7
PIT	8th	Russell Martin grounded to center for a single. Garrett Jones scored.	4	8
SDG	9th	Chris Denorfia homered to left.	5	8

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: C. Maybin (15) HR: C. Denorfia (13), W. Venable (9) RBI: Y. Alonso (62), Y. Grandal (61), C. Denorfia (57), W. Venable 2 (48) HBP: M. Kotsay
BASERUNNING SB: J. Rollins (18)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C. Richard (L, 8-7)	5.0	5	4	4	0	5	3.22
J. Thatcher	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	4.03
J. Marquis	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	3.93
TOTALS	8.0	11	8	8	0	9
PITCHING WP: J. Marquis 2 (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: S. Marte (25), G. Jones (24), J. Harrison (3) HR: R. Martin 2 (24), J. Harrison (2) RBI: R. Martin 5 (54), J. Harrison 3 (5) HBP: J. Harrison

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Burnett	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	2.64
C. Leroux (W, 5-0)	4.0	1	2	2	2	5	2.47
S. Pimentel (H, 2)	3.0	3	3	3	0	3	6.75
J. Grilli (S, 52)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30
TOTALS	9.0	6	5	5	2	11

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 17, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	88	63	-	509	438
Cincinnati	79	73	9.5	673	671
St. Louis	77	74	11.0	616	583
Milwaukee	62	88	25.5	550	654
Chicago	58	93	30.0	543	675

Regular Season Game 150: San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 10:38 PM.

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September 16, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 56�, Clear
Attendance: 19,957

Game #150: San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 16, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego (76-73)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Pittsburgh (87-63)	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	X	7	15	1
W: Tony Watson (6-4) L: Joe Thatcher (5-6) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			SDG	PIT
PIT	2nd	Garrett Jones flied to center for a single. Pedro Alvarez scored.	0	1
SDG	5th	Jaff Decker grounded to right for a single. Will Venalbe scored.	1	1
SDG	5th	Cameron Maybin reached on a throwing error by Pedro Alvarez. Jaff Decker scored.	2	1
PIT	6th	Marlon Byrd doubled to left. Pedro Alvarez scored.	2	2
PIT	8th	Marlon Byrd lined to center for a single. Neil Walker scored.	2	3
PIT	8th	Garrett Jones grounded to right for a single. Andrew McCutchen scored.	2	4
PIT	8th	Michael McKenry lined to center for a single. Marlon Byrd scored.	2	5
PIT	8th	Alex Presley doubled to left. Garrett Jones scored.	2	6
PIT	8th	Neil Walker grounded to center for a single. Alex Presley scored.	2	7

San Diego Padres
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: A. Bass (1) RBI: C. Maybin (32), J. Decker (1)
BASERUNNING SB: W. Venable (17)

San Diego Padres
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Bass	6.0	7	2	2	0	8	4.32
J. Thatcher (L, 5-6)	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	3.72
J. De Paula	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	54.00
J. Wieland	0.2	3	1	1	1	0	9.00
TOTALS	8.0	15	7	7	1

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: P. Alvarez 2 (34), M. Byrd (21), A. Presley (2) 3B: J. Tabata (3) RBI: G. Jones 2 (70), M. Byrd 2 (59), N. Walker (22), M. McKenry (9), A. Presley (3)
FIELDING E: P. Alvarez (9)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
G. Cole	5.0	4	2	1	0	9	1.78
G. Perkins	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	2.81
T. Watson (W, 6-4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.61
M. Melancon	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	3.18
TOTALS	9.0	7	2	1	0	14

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 16, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	87	63	-	501	433
Cincinnati	78	73	9.5	666	667
St. Louis	76	74	11.0	613	582
Milwaukee	62	87	24.5	547	647
Chicago	57	93	30.0	536	672

Series Preview: San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 17, 2013 at 08:57 AM.

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Series Preview | September 16-19, 2013

San Diego Padres
(76-72, 35-39 Away)

Pittsburgh Pirates
(86-63, 44-30 Home)

Team Comparison
.252	AVG	.263
.321	OBP	.274
.378	SLG	.423
3.69	ERA	2.55

Pitching Probables
Bass (10-10, 4.37)	Game 1	Cole (7-5, 1.78)
Richard (8-6, 3.04)	Game 2	Burnett (13-6, 2.65)
Luebke (10-7, 3.12)	Game 3	Rodriguez (14-10, 2.40)
Cashner (9-12, 3.97)	Game 4	McDonald (15-7, 1.95)

Game Notes
- The Pirates, 8-2 in their last ten games, hold a 8.5 game lead over the Reds for first place in the NL Central. - The Padres, 4-6 in their last ten games, trail the Rockies by 3.0 games for the second Wild Card spot.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Regular Season Game 149: Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 16, 2013 at 11:59 PM.

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September 15, 1:35PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 83�, Cloudy
Attendance: 38,496

Game #149: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 15, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (57-92)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
Pittsburgh (86-63)	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	X	5	13	1
W: Francisco Liriano (10-7) L: Edwin Jackson (11-7) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CHC	PIT
PIT	2nd	Neil Walker homered to left.	0	1
PIT	4th	Russell Martin grounded into a double play. Garrett Jones scored.	0	2
PIT	6th	Russell Martin homered to center. Garrett Jones scored.	0	4
CHC	7th	Alfonso Soriano doubled to center. Jerry Hairston scored.	1	4
PIT	7th	Andrew McCutchen lined to right for a single. Alex Presley scored.	1	5

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: A. Soriano (14) RBI: A. Soriano (70) SAC: E. Jackson GIDP: D. Sappelt
BASERUNNING CS: S. Hairston (1)
FIELDING E: S. Castro (17)

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
E. Jackson (L, 11-7)	5.1	9	4	3	0	1	4.24
J. Russell	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	7.52
K. Fujikawa	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	4.62
A. Cabrera	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	1.08
TOTALS	8.0	13	5	4	0	2
PITCHING WP: E. Jackson (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: S. Marte (24), A. Cabrera (23) 3B: A. Presley (1) HR: R. Martin (22), N. Walker (5) RBI: A. McCutchen (83), R. Martin 2 (49), N. Walker (21) HBP: P. Alvarez SAC: F. Liriano GIDP: R. Martin 2, G. Jones
BASERUNNING SB: A. McCutchen (42), A. Cabrera (12)
FIELDING E: S. Marte (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
F. Liriano (W, 10-7)	8.0	6	1	1	1	10	2.42
D. Welker	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
TOTALS	9.0	6	1	1	1	11

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 15, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	86	63	-	494	431
Cincinnati	78	72	8.5	659	659
St. Louis	76	73	10.0	609	576
Milwaukee	61	87	24.5	545	646
Chicago	57	92	29.0	535	670

Regular Season Game 148: Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 16, 2013 at 10:18 PM.

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September 14, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 66�, Clear
Attendance: 38,496

Game #148: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 14, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (57-91)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	6	2
Pittsburgh (85-63)	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	X	6	12	0
W: James McDonald (15-7) L: Travis Wood (6-13) S: Jason Grilli (51)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CHC	PIT
CHC	2nd	Anthony Rizzo homered to right.	1	0
PIT	3rd	Alex Presley grounded to right for a single. Josh Harrison scored.	1	1
PIT	3rd	Neil Walker doubled to left. Clint Barmes and Alex Presley scored.	1	3
PIT	3rd	Andrew McCutchen doubled to center. Neil Walker scored.	1	4
CHC	6th	Starlin Castro doubled to center. David DeJesus scored.	2	4
CHC	6th	Anthony Rizzo lined to center for a single. Starlin Castro scored.	3	4
PIT	7th	Garrett Jones lined to center for a single. Josh Harrison scored.	3	5
PIT	7th	Andrew McCutchen flied to left for a single. Garrett Jones scored.	3	6
CHC	9th	Nate Schierholtz grounded out to Neil Walker. Starlin Castro scored.	4	6

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: S. Castro (34), D. DeJesus (20), J. Soler (15) HR: A. Rizzo (22) RBI: A. Rizzo 2 (75), S. Castro (72), N. Schierholtz (31)
FIELDING E: I. Stewart 2 (13)

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
T. Wood (L, 6-13)	4.0	8	4	3	0	0	4.04
S. Feldman	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.59
H. Rondon	1.1	3	2	2	0	2	5.17
C. Wade	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	4.32
A. Vizcaino	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	12	6	5	1	3
PITCHING WP: C. Wade (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: A. McCutchen (33), N. Walker (20) RBI: A. McCutchen 2 (82), G. Jones (68), N. Walker 2 (20), A. Presley (2) SAC: J. McDonald GIDP: R. Martin, J. Harrison
BASERUNNING SB: A. McCutchen (41), J. Harrison (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. McDonald (W, 15-7)	5.2	4	3	3	1	6	1.95
B. Morris (H, 3)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0.38
M. Melancon (H, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.26
J. Grilli (S, 51)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.32
TOTALS	9.0	6	4	4	1	10

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 14, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	85	63	-	489	430
Cincinnati	77	72	8.5	651	655
St. Louis	75	72	10.0	606	576
Milwaukee	61	86	23.5	541	638
Chicago	57	91	28.0	534	665

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Regular Season Game 147: Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 15, 2013 at 10:52 PM.

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September 13, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 57�, Clear
Attendance: 36,883

Game #147: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 13, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (57-90)	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	13	2
Pittsburgh (84-63)	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	X	5	12	0
W: Jeanmar Gomez (1-0) L: Alberto Cabrera (0-1) S: Jason Grilli (50)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CHC	PIT
PIT	2nd	Russell Martin reached first on a fielding error. Pedro Alvarez scored.	0	1
CHC	3rd	Anthony Rizzo doubled to right. Jorge Soler scored.	1	1
CHC	4th	Jorge Soler grounded to center for a single. Wellington Castillo and Josh Vitters scored.	3	1
CHC	6th	Jorge Soler lined to left for a single. Josh Vitters scored.	4	1
PIT	6th	Garrett Jones lined to center for a single. Andrew McCutchen scored.	4	2
PIT	7th	Andrew McCutchen grounded to right for a single. Asdrubal Cabrera scored.	4	3
PIT	7th	Marlon Byrd grounded to center for a single. Josh Harrison and Starling Marte scored.	4	5

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: S. Castro (33), A. Rizzo (27), A. Soriano (13), J. Vitters (1) RBI: A. Rizzo (73), J. Soler 3 (26) SAC: S. Baker 2
BASERUNNING SB: J. Soler (7)
FIELDING E: S. Castro 2 (16)

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
S. Baker	6.0	8	4	3	0	6	3.41
A. Cabrera (L, 0-1)	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	1.35
J. Russell	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	7.61
TOTALS	8.0	12	5	4	0	8
PITCHING WP: S. Baker (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: P. Alvarez 2 (32) RBI: A. McCutchen (80), G. Jones (67), M. Byrd 2 (57), R. Martin (47) GIDP: A. McCutchen
BASERUNNING SB: A. McCutchen (40)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
W. Rodriguez	5.0	10	3	3	0	7	2.40
J. Gomez (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	3.86
S. Pimentel (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
J. Grilli (S, 50)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	1.19
TOTALS	9.0	13	4	4	0	13

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 13, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	84	63	-	483	426
Cincinnati	77	71	7.5	650	653
St. Louis	75	72	9.0	600	566
Milwaukee	60	86	23.5	539	637
Chicago	57	90	27.0	530	659

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Regular Season Game 146: Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on September 14, 2013 at 01:19 PM.

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September 12, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 57�, Clear
Attendance: 38,496

Game #146: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 12, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (57-89)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0
Pittsburgh (83-63)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	1
W: Glen Perkins (2-3) L: Kyuji Fujikawa (9-3) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			CHC	PIT
CHC	1st	Starlin Castro singled to right. Darwin Barney scored.	1	0
PIT	6th	Starling Marte singled to left. Alex Presley scored.	1	1
PIT	9th	Jose Tabata homered to center.	1	2

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: W. Castillo (7) RBI: S. Castro (71)
BASERUNNING CS: D. DeJesus (3)

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Samardzija	7.0	5	1	1	0	2	4.31
A. Vizcaino	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
K. Fujikawa (L, 9-3)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	4.52
TOTALS	8.1	6	2	2	0	2
PITCHING WP: J. Samardzija (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: J. Tabata (1) RBI: S. Marte (26), J. Tabata (5) GIDP: P. Alvarez
BASERUNNING SB: A. Presley (1)
FIELDING E: F. Sanchez (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Burnett	6.0	8	1	1	1	4	2.65
C. Leroux	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	2.32
G. Perkins (W, 2-3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.93
TOTALS	9.0	8	1	1	1	8

Unlikely Hero: Tabata's Walk-Off Homer Sends Pirates to 2-1 Win

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 12, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	83	63	-	478	422
Cincinnati	76	71	7.5	639	649
St. Louis	74	72	9.0	598	565
Milwaukee	60	85	22.5	535	626
Chicago	57	89	26.0	526	654