MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/19/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1908 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (72-57) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (74-55) 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 6 14 0
Pirates Beat Cubs, 6-3
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at PNC Park, taking down the Chicago Cubs, 6-3. Starting pitcher Chris Sale was a big reason why. The winning pitcher was Sale, now 11-9. He tossed 6.1 innings of 2-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 8. Matt Moore was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 7 save opportunities.

The Pirates got a big at-bat from right fielder Bryce Harper. For the game, Harper was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 18th home run of the season gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead.

"Chris was pounding the zone," said Pittsburgh manager .

With the win, Pittsburgh pushed its record to 74-55.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tabata CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .293 5 45
E. Aybar 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .254 4 32
K. Youkilis 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .306 25 93
D. Ackley LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .252 20 76
E. Hinske DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .205 4 19
   a-J. Segura DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 4 35
R. Johnson RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .297 3 38
M. Carpenter 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 5 44
   b-J. Lowrie PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 8 33
J. Donald SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .136 0 1
B. Schneider C 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .197 4 9
   c-A. Ellis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 1 20
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 10 16      
a - J. Segura inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Lowrie pinch hit for M. Carpenter in the 8th
c - A. Ellis pinch hit for B. Schneider in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Donald (2, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Tabata 2 (25, 7th Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. Moore, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Tabata 4 , E. Aybar , D. Ackley , J. Segura , J. Donald 2 , B. Schneider , A. Ellis
2-out RBI: E. Aybar , D. Ackley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Aybar , K. Youkilis , R. Johnson , M. Carpenter , J. Lowrie
Hit by Pitch: J. Tabata , R. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Aybar (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Aybar-Donald-Youkilis, Youkilis-Donald-Escalona)
OF assists: 1 (Tabata(Votto at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Coghlan 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .261 9 36
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 23 63
B. Harper RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .279 18 65
J. Votto DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .268 14 65
B. McCann C 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .247 15 58
A. Cabrera SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .289 9 67
A. Hill 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .210 1 25
T. Colvin LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .223 14 51
   a-F. Pie LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371 0 4
M. Diaz CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .254 5 32
Totals 35 6 14 6 2 10 16      
a - F. Pie substituted for T. Colvin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Votto (36, 1st Inning off Y. Ventura, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Diaz (14, 2nd Inning off Y. Ventura, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Hill (18, 4th Inning off Y. Ventura, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Colvin (18, 6th Inning off J. Machi, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Harper (18, 1st Inning off Y. Ventura, 1 on, 1 out) , B. McCann (15, 4th Inning off Y. Ventura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Coghlan , B. Harper 4 , J. Votto 3 , B. McCann 6 , A. Cabrera 2 , A. Hill 2 , T. Colvin 2 , M. Diaz 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Coghlan , B. Harper , A. Cabrera , M. Diaz
GIDP: C. Coghlan , A. Hill
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cabrera (9)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Ventura L (8-8) 5.0 9 5 5 1 8 2 99 4.29   
J. Machi 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.79   
F. Carmona 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 3.77   
S. Escalona 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Ventura 36
Batters Faced: Y. Ventura 24, J. Machi 3, F. Carmona 7, S. Escalona 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Ventura 4-2, J. Machi 1-0, F. Carmona 1-2, S. Escalona 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Ventura 99-63, J. Machi 15-10, F. Carmona 31-18, S. Escalona 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Machi 2-2 , F. Carmona 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale W (11-9) 6.1 2 1 1 3 8 0 103 3.83   
W. Chen 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 38 4.15   
M. Moore SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 70
Batters Faced: C. Sale 25, W. Chen 9, M. Moore 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-5, W. Chen 1-3, M. Moore 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 103-64, W. Chen 38-24, M. Moore 20-13
WP: W. Chen
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale , W. Chen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 38342
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