Samardzija Brilliant, Even Marmol Good In Cubs Win Over Pirates
The Cubs got a nearly perfect eight-inning outing from Jeff Samardzija and Carlos Marmol's best outing in weeks in defeating the Pirates.
| Final - 7.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Johnson, 8,9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .314 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Tony Campana, pr,7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Jeff Baker, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| David DeJesus, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .189 |
| Joe Mather, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .223 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Jeff Samardzija, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .156 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
Batting
Doubles - Soriano 2
Team LOB - 6
Doubles - Soriano 2
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija (W, 7-8) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 99-71 |
| Carlos Marmol (S, 1-2; S,12) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.22 | 0 | 13-11 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Presley, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Neil Walker, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .373 |
| Garrett Jones, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Casey McGehee, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Rod Barajas, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Josh Harrison, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Erik Bedard, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 |
| Chris Resop, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Evan Meek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew Sutton, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Caught Stealing - McCutchen
Team LOB - 2
Fielding
Errors - Watson
Caught Stealing - McCutchen
Team LOB - 2
Fielding
Errors - Watson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Bedard (L, 5-11) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 113-67 |
| Chris Resop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 | 0 | 16-14 |
| Tony Watson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.60 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Evan Meek | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 0 | 15-7 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: C.Resop pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Joe West, First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Duration: 2:53
Pitching notes: C.Resop pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Joe West, First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Duration: 2:53
