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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Day

Game Played on Sunday, September 22, 2002 (D) at PNC Park

CHI N    2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  0
PIT N    0  0  1    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bellhorn ss                   4   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
Hermansen cf                  5   2   2   1       0   1       2   0
Sosa rf                       3   0   1   0       1   0       4   0
McGriff 1b                    4   1   1   2       0   2       3   0
  Alfonseca p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Alou lf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Orie 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Stynes 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
  Patterson ph                1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Girardi c                     3   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
  Hundley ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Benes p                       2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Borowski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Beltran p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Brown ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Cunnane p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Choi 1b                     1   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4       3   6      24   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Orie-Stynes-McGriff.
BATTING - 
HR: McGriff (30,1st inning off Benson 1 on 2 out); Hermansen (8,5th inning
off Benson 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Girardi (10,off Benson).
Team LOB: 7.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Reese 2b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       3   3
J. Wilson ss                  2   3   1   1       2   0       3   2
Giles lf                      3   0   2   1       0   0       1   0
Ramirez 3b                    3   0   0   1       0   1       0   0
  Boehringer p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  M. Williams p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mackowiak rf                  3   0   1   1       0   1       1   0
  Arroyo p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Rios ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Benjamin 3b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
C. Wilson 1b                  3   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
  Young 1b                    1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Alvarez cf,rf                 4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Cota c                        4   0   1   0       0   1       7   0
Benson p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Brown ph,cf                 3   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Totals                       31   5  10   4       3   5      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. J. Wilson-Reese-C. Wilson.
BATTING - 
2B: Reese (24,off Benes).
SF: Ramirez (11,off Benes); Giles (5,off Benes).
GDP: Ramirez (16,off Cunnane).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: J. Wilson (5,2nd base off Borowski/Girardi); Alvarez (1,2nd base off Beltran/Girardi);
Brown (9,2nd base off Beltran/Girardi).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Benes L(2-2)                  4.1   7   4   4   1   3   0  21
Borowski                      0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Beltran                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Cunnane                       1     1   1   1   2   1   0   5
Alfonseca                     1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8    10   5   5   3   5   0  36
WP: Beltran (2).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Borowski 1-1.
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Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Benson W(9-6)                 5     5   3   3   2   2   2  21
Arroyo                        2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7
Boehringer                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
M. Williams SV(44)            1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9     9   4   4   3   6   2  38

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh
Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 25026
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Bellhorn            ss        Reese               2b
2. Hermansen           cf        J. Wilson           ss
3. Sosa                rf        Giles               lf
4. McGriff             1b        Ramirez             3b
5. Alou                lf        Mackowiak           rf
6. Orie                3b        C. Wilson           1b
7. Stynes              2b        Alvarez             cf
8. Girardi             c         Cota                c
9. Benes               p         Benson              p

CUBS 1ST: Bellhorn popped to shortstop; Hermansen singled to
center; Sosa grounded out (first unassisted) [Hermansen to
second]; McGriff homered to right-center [Hermansen scored];
Alou popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Reese singled to left; J. Wilson popped to first;
Giles popped to catcher; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Orie popped to shortstop; Stynes popped to shortstop;
Girardi grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Mackowiak flied to left; C. Wilson singled to
center; Alvarez flied to center; Cota singled to right [C.
Wilson to third]; Benson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Benes singled to center; Bellhorn walked [Benes to
second]; Hermansen grounded out (first to second to pitcher)
[Benes to third, Bellhorn to second]; Sosa walked; McGriff
struck out; Alou flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Reese flied to right; J. Wilson walked; Giles
singled to right [J. Wilson to third]; Ramirez hit a sacrifice
fly to right [J. Wilson scored]; Mackowiak struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 4TH: Orie popped to second; Stynes singled to left; Girardi
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stynes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 4TH: C. Wilson flied to left; Alvarez flied to right;
Cota popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 5TH: Benes struck out; Bellhorn flied to right; Hermansen
homered to center; Sosa popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: BROWN BATTED FOR BENSON; Brown singled to center;
Reese doubled to left [Brown to third]; J. Wilson singled to
right [Brown scored, Reese to third]; Giles hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Reese scored]; BOROWSKI REPLACED BENES (PITCHING);
Ramirez popped to shortstop; J. Wilson stole second; Mackowiak
singled to right [J. Wilson scored]; C. Wilson flied to left; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

CUBS 6TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ALVAREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ARROYO REPLACED MACKOWIAK (PITCHING);
McGriff struck out; Alou flied to center; Orie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: BELTRAN REPLACED BOROWSKI (PITCHING); Alvarez
singled to left; Alvarez stole second; Cota grounded out (second
to first) [Alvarez to third]; Brown reached on a fielder's
choice [Alvarez out at home (second to catcher)]; Brown stole
second; Beltran threw a wild pitch [Brown to third]; Reese flied
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

CUBS 7TH: YOUNG REPLACED C. WILSON (PLAYING 1B); Stynes flied to
right; Girardi was called out on strikes; BROWN BATTED FOR
BELTRAN; Brown walked; Bellhorn grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: CUNNANE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); J. Wilson
walked; Giles singled to left [J. Wilson to third]; Ramirez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [J.
Wilson scored, Giles out at second]; RIOS BATTED FOR ARROYO;
Rios walked; Young was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

CUBS 8TH: BENJAMIN REPLACED RIOS (PLAYING 3B); BOEHRINGER
REPLACED RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Hermansen struck out; Sosa singled
to right; McGriff lined to center; Alou flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: CHOI REPLACED CUNNANE (PLAYING 1B); ALFONSECA
REPLACED MCGRIFF (PITCHING); Alvarez grounded out (third to
first); Cota struck out; Brown grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 5.

CUBS 9TH: M. WILLIAMS REPLACED BOEHRINGER (PITCHING); Orie
grounded out (third to first); PATTERSON BATTED FOR STYNES;
Patterson singled to center; HUNDLEY BATTED FOR GIRARDI; Hundley
popped to third; Choi singled to right [Patterson to third];
Bellhorn singled to center [Patterson scored, Choi to third];
Hermansen forced Bellhorn (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             4   9   0    7
 Pirates          5  10   0    7
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