MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/03/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1612 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (38-49) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 8 13 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (34-51) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 1
Cubs Score Late, Top Pirates, 8-4
The Chicago Cubs relied on the hitting of third baseman Jedd Gyorko to stop the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4. For the game, Gyorko went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Masahiro Tanaka was the winning pitcher. Over 7 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 9 hits, with no walks and 6 strikeouts. Chicago's record now stands at 38-49, placing them third in the National League Central Division.

With no one out in the top of the eighth, Willson Contreras had a game-changing hit. The Cubs pinch hitter slammed a 2-run double off Taylor Rogers, making the score 6-4, Chicago.

Contreras called the triumph "a good team win."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .212 11 37
S. Piscotty RF 5 1 2 2 0 3 1 .213 8 45
C. Bellinger 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .249 22 55
J. Upton LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .215 16 43
B. Lowe 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .265 6 19
J. Gyorko 3B 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 .283 3 18
E. Adrianza SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .302 4 25
J. Castro C 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .213 2 8
M. Tanaka P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .138 0 1
   a-W. Contreras PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .244 12 34
   D. Otero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Lockett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8 3 15 19      
a - W. Contreras pinch hit for M. Tanaka in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Piscotty 2 (16, 5th Inning off R. Porcello, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Ottavino, 2 on, 1 out) J. Gyorko 2 (8, 5th Inning off R. Porcello, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Rogers, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Taylor (14, 1st Inning off R. Porcello, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Contreras (10, 8th Inning off T. Rogers, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bellinger , S. Piscotty 4 , J. Gyorko 5 , M. Taylor 2 , E. Adrianza 2 , B. Lowe , J. Castro 2 , W. Contreras 2
2-out RBI: B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Upton , M. Taylor , E. Adrianza
Sac Bunt: M. Tanaka
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Castro (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Gyorko-Lowe-Bellinger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .217 11 25
J. Kipnis SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 7 34
A. McCutchen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 6 25
F. Reyes RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255 19 47
R. Zimmerman 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .252 13 38
J. Lamb 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .208 12 31
R. Nunez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 6 18
R. Chirinos C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .179 7 31
R. Porcello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 2
   R. Pressly P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   B. Heller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   A. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Bradley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 2 6
   T. Rogers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Ottavino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Bush P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3 0 8 6      
a - B. Bradley pinch hit for A. Warren in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lamb (10, 2nd Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Buxton (15, 6th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Chirinos (8, 3rd Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Zimmerman (20, 6th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Reyes (19, 6th Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Reyes 5 , J. Lamb 2 , B. Buxton 2 , J. Kipnis 2 , R. Chirinos 2 , R. Zimmerman 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Nunez 2
GIDP: A. McCutchen
Sac Bunt: R. Porcello
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton (17)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Nunez (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka W (5-9) 7.0 9 4 4 0 6 1 100 69 5.53   
D. Otero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 2.25   
W. Lockett 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 49
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 28, D. Otero 3, W. Lockett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 8-5, D. Otero 2-1, W. Lockett 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 100-69, D. Otero 13-7, W. Lockett 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Porcello 4.1 8 4 3 2 7 0 101 62 3.52   
R. Pressly 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 15 1.84   
B. Heller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 1.67   
A. Warren 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 8 4.40   
T. Rogers L (1-2) 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 20 13 5.62   
A. Ottavino 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 8 3.78   
M. Bush 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Porcello 38
Batters Faced: R. Porcello 24, R. Pressly 4, B. Heller 1, A. Warren 3, T. Rogers 5, A. Ottavino 3, M. Bush 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Porcello 1-5, R. Pressly 0-1, B. Heller 0-0, A. Warren 0-1, T. Rogers 0-0, A. Ottavino 0-1, M. Bush 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Porcello 101-62, R. Pressly 23-15, B. Heller 4-3, A. Warren 9-8, T. Rogers 20-13, A. Ottavino 10-8, M. Bush 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pressly 1-0 , A. Ottavino 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jedd Gyorko
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 26564
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