MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/30/2032
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2540 - MONDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Cubs (70-61) 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 8 12 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (52-79) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Chicago Gets 8-3 Win
The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, at PNC Park. The win was due in part to left fielder Steve Lucchesi, who went 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times. The win puts Chicago at 70-61 this season.

Chicago used the clutch hitting of Alexis Hernandez to capture the win. The first baseman drilled a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to give the Cubs the lead, 5-3. For the game, Hernandez had 1 single and 1 double in 5 at-bats.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Hernandez said.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Drew 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .320 3 62
D. Vargas SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .242 30 83
S. Lucchesi LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .480 1 3
B. Davis RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .232 30 75
C. Knapczyk 3B 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .263 3 29
A. Hernandez 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .295 6 38
T. Casas DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .224 17 54
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .194 8 33
R. Perez C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .248 12 38
Totals 36 8 12 8 7 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Vargas (23, 5th Inning off C. Seifert, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Hernandez (23, 6th Inning off J. Bridgman, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Drew (59, 7th Inning off J. Bridgman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Davis (17, 7th Inning off J. Bridgman, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Perez (18, 8th Inning off Y. Del Rosario, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Crow-Armstrong (8, 3rd Inning off C. Seifert, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Casas (17, 5th Inning off C. Seifert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Drew 3 , D. Vargas 3 , S. Lucchesi 2 , B. Davis 2 , A. Hernandez 3 , T. Casas 4 , P. Crow-Armstrong 4 , R. Perez 2
2-out RBI: D. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Drew , S. Lucchesi , A. Hernandez , P. Crow-Armstrong , R. Perez
GIDP: A. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: C. Knapczyk
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Hernandez (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Vargas-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Johnson 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .271 7 43
C. Williams SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .245 3 20
L. Angulo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314 10 68
T. Bazzana 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249 12 48
   a-C. Hartman PR, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 0 1
A. Baddoo CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .243 9 30
D. Esqueda LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .235 11 47
B. Chandler 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .181 5 18
H. Davis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 8 40
E. Holliday DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .239 9 29
Totals 32 3 6 3 5 5 10      
a - C. Hartman pinch ran for T. Bazzana in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: T. Johnson (32, 1st Inning off N. Bitsko, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Williams (11, 2nd Inning off N. Bitsko, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Davis (16, 9th Inning off R. Tiedemann, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: T. Bazzana (3, 1st Inning off N. Bitsko, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Holliday (9, 4th Inning off N. Bitsko, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Johnson 3 , C. Williams 2 , T. Bazzana 3 , H. Davis 2 , E. Holliday 4
2-out RBI: C. Williams , T. Bazzana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Johnson , L. Angulo , B. Chandler , H. Davis
GIDP: L. Angulo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Johnson (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Davis-Hartman)
OF assists: 1 (Baddoo(Vargas at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Bitsko W (5-2) 5.0 5 3 3 5 2 1 97 3.55   
R. Tiedemann H (2) 3.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 4.30   
J. Alvarez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Bitsko 42
Batters Faced: N. Bitsko 24, R. Tiedemann 12, J. Alvarez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Bitsko 5-7, R. Tiedemann 4-4, J. Alvarez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Bitsko 97-50, R. Tiedemann 32-26, J. Alvarez 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Seifert L (9-10) 5.0 5 4 4 3 4 2 91 3.62   
J. Bridgman 1.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 48 5.76   
Y. Del Rosario 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.46   
J. Sturghill 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 24 2.28   
T. Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Seifert 42
Batters Faced: C. Seifert 21, J. Bridgman 10, Y. Del Rosario 5, J. Sturghill 5, T. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Seifert 5-4, J. Bridgman 1-1, Y. Del Rosario 1-2, J. Sturghill 1-0, T. Rogers 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Seifert 91-47, J. Bridgman 48-33, Y. Del Rosario 21-14, J. Sturghill 24-11, T. Rogers 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bridgman 1-1 , Y. Del Rosario 1-0 , J. Sturghill 1-0 , T. Rogers 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bridgman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Lucchesi
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 18667
Special Notes: 1B Travis Bazzana was injured while running the bases.
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