MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/20/2003
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 8201 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (78-77) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (95-60) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 X 10 10 1
5 Straight Wins for Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates took Chicago pitcher Freddy Garcia's best shot and still were able to claim a win at PNC Park. The final score had Pittsburgh getting past the Cubs, 10-4. Garcia went 6.2 innings and allowed 2 runs, striking out 4. Chuck Smith, now 6-0, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 2 and walking 0. Pittsburgh leads the NL Central Division by 16 games.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Damion Easley came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Chicago pitcher Ron Villone, he hit a 1-2 slider for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Pittsburgh on top, 5-4.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Easley told the Pittsburgh Daily.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .285 6 42
   b-C. Baerga PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 1 10
M. Alou LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .301 25 83
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .319 23 71
S. Green RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 33 100
M. Bellhorn 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .248 9 32
D. Ortiz 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .258 29 78
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274 11 54
V. Castilla SS 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .248 18 63
F. Garcia P 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .105 1 3
   R. Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Nix PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .178 6 14
Totals 34 4 6 4 3 16 13      
a - L. Nix pinch hit for J. Acevedo in the 9th
b - C. Baerga pinch hit for K. Lofton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Ortiz (27, 4th Inning off C. Schilling, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Castilla (18, 4th Inning off C. Schilling, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton , C. Jones , M. Bellhorn , D. Ortiz 2 , V. Castilla 4 , F. Garcia
2-out RBI: V. Castilla , F. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Baerga
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton (24)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Lofton (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. DaVanon CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .266 10 45
J. Varitek C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284 28 85
B. Bonds LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .320 58 115
J. Thome 3B, 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .276 28 91
E. Durazo 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .307 17 89
   e-A. Machado SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
B. Wilkerson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .276 19 82
D. Easley 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .229 8 47
C. Ransom SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182 1 3
   c-S. Burroughs PH, 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .314 1 35
C. Schilling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 4
   a-C. Singleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 3 28
   T. Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-T. Perez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 2 29
   C. Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. DeShields PH 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .175 2 21
   J. Smiley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 10 10 9 4 4 10      
a - C. Singleton pinch hit for C. Schilling in the 5th
b - T. Perez pinch hit for T. Adams in the 7th
c - S. Burroughs pinch hit for C. Ransom in the 8th
d - D. DeShields pinch hit for C. Smith in the 8th
e - A. Machado substituted for E. Durazo in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Bonds (58, 1st Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Thome (28, 3rd Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. DaVanon , J. Varitek , B. Bonds 4 , J. Thome 4 , E. Durazo 2 , B. Wilkerson , D. Easley , S. Burroughs , T. Perez
2-out RBI: J. Varitek , B. Bonds , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. DaVanon , B. Bonds , B. Wilkerson
Sac Bunt: C. Schilling
Hit by Pitch: J. Varitek
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Varitek (8)
CS: T. Perez (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. DaVanon (10)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Garcia 6.2 4 2 2 3 4 2 104 4.44   
R. Villone L (5-2), BS (2) 0.2 4 6 4 1 0 0 29 3.82   
J. Acevedo 0.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 21 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Garcia 59
Batters Faced: F. Garcia 27, R. Villone 7, J. Acevedo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Garcia 8-8, R. Villone 1-0, J. Acevedo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Garcia 104-61, R. Villone 29-15, J. Acevedo 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Villone 1-0 , J. Acevedo 3-3
Hit Batsmen: R. Villone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Schilling 5.0 5 4 3 0 9 1 88 3.77   
T. Adams 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 3.88   
C. Smith W (6-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.23   
J. Smiley 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 27 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Schilling 52
Batters Faced: C. Schilling 21, T. Adams 7, C. Smith 3, J. Smiley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Schilling 3-3, T. Adams 0-3, C. Smith 1-0, J. Smiley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Schilling 88-61, T. Adams 25-16, C. Smith 13-8, J. Smiley 27-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Freddy Garcia
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 38052
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