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Chi Cubs leads 2-0 (as of 8/2)

Game 1: Monday, August 1
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 2
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 3
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Game 4: Thursday, August 4
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Cubs 11

(45-65, 20-34 away)

Pirates 6

(54-54, 26-27 home)

7:05 PM ET, August 2, 2011

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

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CHC 143200100 11 21 1
PIT 200000031 6 10 0

W: R. Wells (3-4)

L: K. Correia (12-9)

Chicago Cubs
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
S Castro SS51311228.305.334.420
D Barney 2B61300024.290.320.363
A Ramirez 3B41240012.288.331.505
a-J Baker PH-3B
2000005.292.313.396
C Pena 1B50000219.216.334.430
M Byrd CF42210014.313.355.452
c-T Campana PH-CF
1010003.261.301.284
G Soto C51220016.245.330.418
A Soriano LF52220223.246.283.470
0000000.000.000.000
T Colvin RF52310118.130.188.259
R Wells P31200013.182.182.182
1000001.320.363.537
0000000.000.000.000
d-B DeWitt PH-LF
1010001.265.286.371
Totals4711211117177   
a-flied out to right for A Ramirez in the 7th
b-flied out to center for R Wells in the 7th
c-reached on infield single to pitcher for M Byrd in the 8th
d-singled to right for R Ortiz in the 9th
BATTING
2B: T Colvin (5, J Beimel)
HR: T Colvin (3, 2nd inning off K Correia 0 on, 1 Out); A Ramirez (20, 2nd inning off K Correia 2 on, 2 Out); G Soto (10, 3rd inning off K Correia 1 on, 0 Out); A Soriano 2 (19, 3rd inning off K Correia 0 on, 0 Out; 4th inning off T Watson 0 on, 2 Out); M Byrd (6, 4th inning off T Watson 0 on, 1 Out)
RBI: A Ramirez 4 (67), T Colvin (10), G Soto 2 (32), A Soriano 2 (52), M Byrd (19), S Castro (46)
2-out RBI: A Ramirez 3, A Soriano, S Castro
GIDP: A Soriano
Cubs RISP: 4-15 (C Pena 0-1, J Baker 0-2, R Johnson 0-1, G Soto 0-1, A Soriano 0-1, A Ramirez 2-3, S Castro 1-2, D Barney 1-3, M Byrd 0-1)
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: S Castro (12, 2nd base off K Correia/M McKenry)
FIELDING
E: G Soto (10, throw)
Chicago Cubs
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
R Wells
(W, 3-4)		6.0522171109-735.89
R Ortiz2.033312232-217.79
J Grabow1.021101017-125.16
Totals9.010662103158-106 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Wells 16/24; R Ortiz 8/10; J Grabow 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Wells 18-12-28-15; R Ortiz 3-6-5-7; J Grabow 2-4-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Wells 4-7; R Ortiz 1-3; J Grabow 1-1
Game Scores: R Wells 60
Pittsburgh Pirates
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
A McCutchen CF31100017.274.377.472
0000000.000.000.000
2010003.269.301.339
G Jones RF42240119.236.319.428
N Walker 2B41200119.283.344.412
0000000.000.000.000
c-E Fryer PH
1000017.269.345.269
D Lee 1B30000010.286.2861.143
1000003.234.282.299
R Ludwick LF20001114.235.300.368
0000000.000.000.000
0000000.0001.000.000
b-B Wood PH-2B
1112002.226.293.369
P Alvarez 3B40100220.204.279.309
R Cedeno SS40100115.249.302.338
M McKenry C41100214.256.282.360
K Correia P1000002.095.116.143
0000000.000.000.000
0000000.000.000.000
a-X Paul PH-CF
20001113.255.287.321
Totals366106210158   
a-struck out swinging for J Grilli in the 5th
b-homered to left for J Veras in the 8th
c-struck out swinging for J Hanrahan in the 9th
BATTING
2B: P Alvarez (8, R Wells); M McKenry (7, J Grabow)
HR: G Jones 2 (12, 1st inning off R Wells 1 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out); B Wood (6, 8th inning off R Ortiz 1 on, 1 Out)
RBI: G Jones 4 (42), B Wood 2 (21)
SF: G Jones
Pirates RISP: 2-6 (G Jones 1-1, M Diaz 1-1, K Correia 0-1, R Cedeno 0-1, M McKenry 0-1, X Paul 0-1)
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
DP: 1 (P Alvarez-S Pearce).
Pittsburgh Pirates
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
K Correia
(L, 12-9)		2.0108802459-414.71
T Watson2.032211241-262.55
J Grilli1.010001021-141.86
C Resop1.00000107-53.26
J Beimel1.031101018-124.35
J Veras1.020000013-93.44
J Hanrahan1.020001018-121.13
Totals9.0211111176177-119 
PITCHING
K Correia pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Correia 11/16; T Watson 5/10; J Grilli 2/4; C Resop 2/3; J Beimel 4/6; J Veras 1/4; J Hanrahan 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Correia 9-4-14-14; T Watson 9-2-8-7; J Grilli 1-1-9-3; C Resop 1-1-1-2; J Beimel 2-3-2-5; J Veras 2-3-0-4; J Hanrahan 2-1-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Correia 3-1; T Watson 0-5; J Grilli 0-2; C Resop 0-2; J Beimel 0-2; J Veras 3-0; J Hanrahan 1-1
Game Scores: K Correia 6

Scoring Summary

CHCPIT
1stA Ramirez singled to left, S Castro scored, D Barney to second.10
1stG Jones homered to center (421 feet), A McCutchen scored.12
2ndT Colvin homered to right (424 feet).22
2ndA Ramirez homered to center (428 feet), R Wells and D Barney scored.52
3rdG Soto homered to center (424 feet), M Byrd scored.72
3rdA Soriano homered to left (418 feet).82
4thM Byrd homered to left (353 feet).92
4thA Soriano homered to left (396 feet).102
7thS Castro singled to center, T Colvin scored.112
8thG Jones homered to right (391 feet).113
8thB Wood homered to left (384 feet), N Walker scored.115
9thG Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, M McKenry scored.116
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Game Notes

GEOVANY SOTO AND ALFONSO SORIANO OF THE CUBS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING.

Game Information

StadiumPNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance26,109 (68.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:10
Weather86 degrees, cloudy
Wind11 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Lance Barrett, Third Base - Brian Knight