Pittsburgh 10, Chi. Cubs 4
When: 2:20 PM ET, Sunday, September 7, 2014
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
76°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Kellogg, 1B -
D.J. Reyburn, 2B -
Brian O'Nora, 3B -
Dan Bellino
Attendance:
33894
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Pirates 10, Cubs 4: Gerrit Cole struck out eight over six innings and hit one of four Pittsburgh home runs as the visiting Pirates completed a three-game sweep of Chicago.
Andrew McCutchen and Neil Walker both went deep among three hits and Jordy Mercer also homered as Pittsburgh moved a half-game ahead of Atlanta and Milwaukee for the second wild-card spot. Cole (8-5) gave up four runs (three earned) and nine hits to pick up his first win since July 4.
Cubs left-hander Travis Wood (8-12) was roughed up for seven runs and nine hits in 1 2/3 innings and has only one win in his last 15 starts. Mike Olt had a career-high three hits and drove in a run and Matt Szczur notched his first two major-league RBIs for Chicago.
Walker blasted a two-run shot to left in the first, and the Pirates broke it open in a five-run second. Pittsburgh collected six straight hits in the big inning, including back-to-back homers from Mercer and McCutchen and RBI singles from Starling Marte and Jose Tabata.
Gaby Sanchez's RBI single made it 8-0 in the fourth before Olt's run-scoring single snapped the Cubs' 19-inning scoreless streak an inning later, and Welington Castillo cut it to 8-2 with an RBI double in the sixth. Cole's two-run shot in the seventh restored the eight-run margin before Szczur's two-run single made it 10-4 in the bottom of the inning.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Pirates' 19 hits are their most since also recording 19 on June 29, 2012, against St. Louis, and match the most the Cubs have allowed this season. … Walker's blast was his 19th, tying Bill Mazeroski's franchise season record for a second baseman set in 1958. … Cole's homer was the first by a Pirates pitcher since Ross Ohlendorf went deep at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 15, 2011.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Chi. Cubs |
|
Gerrit Cole
|
Player |
Travis Wood
|
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
6.0 |
IP |
1.2 |
|
8 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
|
9 |
Hits |
9 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
37.80 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
19 |
4 |
34 |
.422 |
16 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
10 |
0 |
13 |
.303 |
17 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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