MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
05/28/2004
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 711 - FRIDAY, MAY 28TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (19-28) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (31-16) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 X 6 8 0
Cubs Dumped, 6-2, by Pittsburgh
The first-place Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Chicago Cubs in front of a spirited crowd.

The Pittsburgh Pirates dumped the Chicago Cubs, 6-2, in large part due to second baseman Marcus Giles. On the day, Giles was 3-4 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Pirates. The Pirates saw their record improve to 31-16.

San Diego, California native Marcus Giles had a clutch at-bat in the bottom of the sixth for the Pirates. With Pittsburgh trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run single.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Giles, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Clayton SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .311 3 12
F. Tatis 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .214 5 16
L. Berkman RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .306 10 35
G. Jenkins CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .222 7 28
M. Lowell 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .308 6 30
E. Hinske LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 6 25
F. Vina 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .292 0 13
H. Blanco C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .192 1 16
J. Contreras P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .118 0 3
   J. Witasick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Torres PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310 2 7
   T. Gordon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. Buchholz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Dunn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 7 15
Totals 32 2 7 2 5 7 22      
a - A. Torres pinch hit for J. Witasick in the 7th
b - A. Dunn pinch hit for T. Buchholz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Tatis (8, 3rd Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Lowell (17, 4th Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hinske (12, 8th Inning off O. Daal, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Clayton , F. Tatis 2 , L. Berkman , M. Lowell 2 , E. Hinske 2 , H. Blanco , A. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clayton , M. Lowell , H. Blanco
GIDP: G. Jenkins
Sac Fly: F. Vina
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Nunez SS 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .241 2 15
M. Giles 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .317 7 31
B. Bonds LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .361 23 48
A. Soriano RF 4 0 1 2 0 3 3 .283 11 38
L. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .268 8 25
T. Glaus 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .239 12 35
N. McLouth CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 5 23
   a-J. Payton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 2 11
E. Diaz C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 4
C. Lee P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 1 5
   B. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Knoblauch PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .438 3 9
   C. Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
   O. Daal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Hasegawa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6 2 10 12      
a - J. Payton substituted for N. McLouth in the 1st
b - C. Knoblauch pinch hit for B. Jones in the 6th
c - N. Perez pinch hit for C. Morton in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Soriano (13, 6th Inning off J. Contreras, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Nunez , M. Giles 3 , B. Bonds , A. Soriano 2 , T. Glaus , E. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gonzalez , E. Diaz
Sac Bunt: A. Nunez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Nunez-Giles-Gonzalez)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras L (1-4) 5.1 5 5 5 2 7 0 94 6.27   
J. Witasick 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 9.41   
T. Gordon 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 28 3.70   
T. Buchholz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 43
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 24, J. Witasick 2, T. Gordon 6, T. Buchholz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 5-5, J. Witasick 1-0, T. Gordon 1-1, T. Buchholz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 94-59, J. Witasick 8-5, T. Gordon 28-15, T. Buchholz 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Witasick 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee 5.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 101 5.07   
B. Jones W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.81   
C. Morton 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.86   
O. Daal 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 30 4.78   
S. Hasegawa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 54
Batters Faced: C. Lee 23, B. Jones 3, C. Morton 4, O. Daal 8, S. Hasegawa 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 6-4, B. Jones 2-1, C. Morton 0-1, O. Daal 2-2, S. Hasegawa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 101-60, B. Jones 16-9, C. Morton 21-15, O. Daal 30-14, S. Hasegawa 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hasegawa 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcus Giles
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 37029
Special Notes: CF Nate McLouth was injured while throwing the ball.
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