Pirates 7, Cubs 6
Catcher Ronny Paulino tags out Geovany Soto at the plate in the third inning. (Paul Beaty/AP)
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
After dropping their first seven meetings against the Cubs, the Pirates ended their season-long drought in a dramatic way, as Nate McLouth put the Bucs ahead to stay with a two-run home run in the ninth inning.
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Pittsburgh 7, Chi Cubs 6
Today's Boxes 5/17/08
NYM 7, NYY 4
STL 9, TB 8
CIN 4, CLE 2
LAD 6, LAA 3
BOS 5, MIL 3
OAK 5, ATL 4
TEX 6, HOU 2
TOR 6, PHI 3
BAL 6, WSH 5
FLA 7, KC 3
COL 3, MIN 2
DET 3, ARI 2
BOS 7, MIL 6
CWS 3, SF 1
SEA 4, SD 2
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Standings thru 5/17/08 | Recap: PIT | CHC | Gameday | Pirates stats | Cubs stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sanchez, F , 2B5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .254
McLouth , CF5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .312
Bay , LF4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .264
LaRoche , 1B5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .199
Nady , RF3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .316
Mientkiewicz , 3B3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .242
Paulino , C4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227
Bixler , SS4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .181
Duke , P2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .105
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marte , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Michaels , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216
Capps , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 7 11 7 3 10 13
BATTING 2B : Sanchez, F (10, Zambrano), LaRoche (6, Zambrano).HR : McLouth (12, 9th inning off Marmol, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Sanchez, F 4; McLouth 6; LaRoche 3; Mientkiewicz; Paulino; Bixler.RBI : Bixler (2), Mientkiewicz (8), McLouth 3 (36), LaRoche (17), Nady (36).2-out RBI : Bixler.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : LaRoche 2; Duke.SF : Nady.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Bixler (6, fielding), Bay (1, fielding).Outfield assists : Bay (Soto at home).DP : (Duke-Bixler-LaRoche).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF5 3 5 3 0 0 0 .295
Theriot , SS5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .331
Lee , 1B5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
Ramirez , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .280
Fukudome , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314
Soto , C3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .328
DeRosa , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .299
Marmol , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson , CF4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .258
Zambrano , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
Wuertz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eyre , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Cedeno , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
Lieber , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fontenot , 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Totals 37 6 11 5 2 5 10
BATTING 2B : Soto (14, Duke), DeRosa (9, Duke), Soriano (7, Capps).HR : Soriano 2 (10, 4th inning off Duke, 0 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Yates, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Soriano 12; Theriot 2; Soto 2; DeRosa 3; Johnson.RBI : Johnson (18), Soriano 3 (25), Theriot (12).2-out RBI : Soriano 2; Theriot.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lee.GIDP : Theriot.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING PB : Soto 2 (3).DP : (Lee).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Duke 6.1 8 4 4 1 4 1 4.23
Yates (BS, 2)0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.38
Marte (W, 3-0)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
Capps (S, 10)1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.75
Pitches-strikes : Duke 106-69, Yates 13-7, Marte 7-4, Capps 22-16, Zambrano 73-40, Wuertz 23-18, Eyre 4-3, Lieber 20-14, Marmol 15-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Duke 10-4, Yates 2-0, Marte 2-1, Capps 0-2, Zambrano 3-6, Wuertz 3-3, Eyre 0-0, Lieber 0-0, Marmol 0-1.Batters faced : Duke 27, Yates 4, Marte 3, Capps 5, Zambrano 22, Wuertz 8, Eyre 1, Lieber 4, Marmol 5.Inherited runners-scored : Marte 1-0, Wuertz 3-1, Eyre 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.Weather : 66 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, L to R.T : 2:44.Att : 41,686.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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