Pirates' 7 Straight Hits In 8th Key 8-4 Victory
The Pirates beat the Cubs 8-4 Wednesday afternoon in a game that featured tons of scoring in the last two innings. Jeff Karstens gave up a solo homer to Starlin Castro on a hanging breaking pitch...
| Final - 8.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starling Marte, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Josh Harrison, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .373 |
| Gaby Sanchez, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| Garrett Jones, ph,3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Travis Snider, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Michael McKenry, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 |
| Jeff Karstens, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 |
| Chris Resop, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jared Hughes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alex Presley, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Jason Grilli, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joel Hanrahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Marte, McKenry
Doubles - McCutchen, Jones
Grounded into DP - Snider
Stolen Bases - Alvarez
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Marte, McKenry
Doubles - McCutchen, Jones
Grounded into DP - Snider
Stolen Bases - Alvarez
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Karstens (W, 4-2) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.70 | 0 | 93-63 |
| Chris Resop (, 1-3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Tony Watson (, 5-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 14-8 |
| Jared Hughes (, 2-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.95 | 0 | 4-2 |
| Jason Grilli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.82 | 0 | 12-10 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.76 | 0 | 26-17 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| Bryan LaHair, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Jeff Baker, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .197 |
| Travis Wood, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Manuel Corpas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alberto Cabrera, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adrian Cardenas, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Castro, Castillo
Triples - Baker
Doubles - LaHair 2
Stolen Bases - 2 Baker
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Castro, Castillo
Triples - Baker
Doubles - LaHair 2
Stolen Bases - 2 Baker
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wood (L, 4-7) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.90 | 0 | 98-58 |
| Manuel Corpas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 0 | 19-12 |
| James Russell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Shawn Camp | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.54 | 0 | 20-13 |
| Alberto Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10-8 |
| Carlos Marmol | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.86 | 0 | 17-14 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: S.Camp pitched to 7 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke, First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione, Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Duration: 3:24
Pitching notes: S.Camp pitched to 7 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Welke, First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione, Second Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Duration: 3:24
