Chi. Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 5
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 5, 2006
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
83°
Umpires:
Home -
Fieldin Culbreth, 1B -
Bill Welke, 2B -
Marty Foster, 3B -
Tom Hallion
Attendance:
41007
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 24-31 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 14-41 record on the road.
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Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Mark Prior pitched 5.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.64. Ryan Dempster closed out the game to get the save and has 21 saves for the season. Zach Duke took the loss for Pittsburgh.
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Angel Pagan, Matt Murton hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Nate McLouth, Ronny Paulino hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Zach Duke
|
Player |
Mark Prior |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.2 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
9 |
Hits |
5 |
|
7.50 |
ERA |
3.18 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
8 |
2 |
15 |
.235 |
16 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
11 |
2 |
18 |
.379 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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