Pittsburgh 6, Chi. Cubs 3
When: 2:20 PM ET, Friday, April 1, 2011
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
41°
Umpires:
Home -
Tom Hallion, 1B -
Bill Miller, 2B -
Phil Cuzzi, 3B -
James Hoye
Attendance:
41358
By SportsDirect Inc.
Neil Walker's grand slam with two out in the top of the fifth inning lifted Pittsburgh to a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon.
The Cubs had grabbed a 2-0 lead with runs in the first and third innings before Walker ripped a 3-2 pitch from Ryan Dempster (0-1) over the right-field fence to put the Pirates ahead for good. Andrew McCutchen added a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to chase Dempster.
Kevin Correia (1-0) got the victory for Pittsburgh, allowing seven hits and two earned runs in six-plus innings of work.
Kosuke Fukudome cut the margin to 6-3 in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single, but Chicago could get no closer against the Pirates' bullpen. Joel Hanrahan allowed a pair of runners with one out in the ninth but struck out Marlon Byrd and got Aramis Ramirez to ground into a fielder's choice for the final out.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
7 |
2 |
16 |
.219 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
11 |
0 |
11 |
.289 |
24 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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