Pirates 6, Cubs 5
Luis Rivas went deep twice for his first career multi-homer game. (John Heller/AP)
By Chris Adamski / Special to MLB.com
After not having a walk-off hit in his career before Saturday, Jason Bay delivered his second straight game-winner in extra innings to lift the Pirates to their first series win against the Cubs this season.
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Chi Cubs
(29-21)
Lost 2
Pittsburgh 6, Chi Cubs 5
Today's Boxes 5/25/08
MIN 6, DET 1
NYY 6, SEA 5
TEX 2, CLE 1
TOR 3, KC 1
FLA 8, SF 6
FLA 5, SF 4
ARI 9, ATL 3
WSH 7, MIL 6
TB 5, BAL 4
PHI 15, HOU 6
COL 4, NYM 1
OAK 6, BOS 3
SD 12, CIN 9
LAD 4, STL 3
CWS 3, LAA 2
Pittsburgh
(24-26)
Won 2
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Standings thru 5/25/08  | Recap: CHC | PIT  | Gameday  | Cubs stats  | Pirates stats
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .277
Theriot , SS4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .309
Lee , 1B5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .301
Ramirez , 3B5 0 2 2 0 0 1 .295
Johnson , CF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .261
c-Edmonds , PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
Fukudome , RF5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .301
DeRosa , 2B5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .315
Blanco , C5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .313
Lilly , P2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235
a-Cedeno , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Ascanio , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eyre , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howry , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Hoffpauir , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Marmol , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Soto , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307
Lieber , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 42 5 10 5 3 11 15
a-Flied out for Lilly in the 7th. b-Flied out for Howry in the 9th. c-Flied out for Johnson in the 10th. d-Struck out for Marmol in the 11th.
BATTING 2B : DeRosa (12, Maholm), Lee 2 (16, Maholm, Maholm).HR : Soriano (11, 3rd inning off Maholm, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Soriano 4; Lee 4; Ramirez 2; Johnson; DeRosa 3; Blanco 2.RBI : Blanco (2), Soriano 2 (28), Ramirez 2 (35).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johnson; DeRosa; Theriot.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING CS : Johnson (3, 2nd base by Maholm/Paulino). FIELDING E : Blanco (1, missed catch).DP : 2 (Ramirez-DeRosa-Lee, Theriot-DeRosa-Lee).
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sanchez, F , 2B4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .245
1-Bixler , PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175
Rivas, L , SS-2B5 2 2 2 1 2 2 .221
McLouth , CF5 0 3 1 1 1 0 .323
Bay , LF5 0 2 1 1 0 4 .290
Nady , RF5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .317
LaRoche , 1B5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .229
Bautista , 3B4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .220
Osoria , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Michaels , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
Marte , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paulino , C4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .198
Maholm , P3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167
Gomez , 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
Totals 43 6 14 6 5 7 20
a-Struck out for Osoria in the 10th. 1-Ran for Sanchez, F in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : LaRoche 2 (11, Lilly, Lilly), Bay (7, Ascanio), McLouth (17, Marmol).HR : Rivas, L 2 (2, 1st inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 2 out), Nady (8, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Rivas, L 8; McLouth 4; Bay 3; Nady 4; LaRoche 4; Bautista 2; Maholm; Gomez.RBI : Rivas, L 2 (7), Nady (39), Bautista (18), McLouth (39), Bay (26).2-out RBI : Rivas, L; McLouth; Bay.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Paulino; Nady 4.S : Bixler.GIDP : Paulino; Sanchez, F.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING DP : (Paulino-Rivas, L).
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly 6.0 10 4 4 2 2 3 5.23
Ascanio 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25
Eyre (H, 1)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Howry (H, 6)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.19
Marmol (BS, 1)2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1.69
Lieber (L, 2-3)0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.33
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maholm 8.0 8 5 5 2 7 1 5.11
Osoria 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.41
Marte (W, 4-0)1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.01
IBB : Bay (by Marmol), McLouth (by Lieber).Pitches-strikes : Lilly 101-68, Ascanio 13-8, Eyre 4-1, Howry 7-5, Marmol 42-19, Lieber 14-8, Maholm 121-79, Osoria 27-18, Marte 18-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Lilly 9-7, Ascanio 0-2, Eyre 0-1, Howry 0-1, Marmol 2-2, Lieber 1-0, Maholm 7-9, Osoria 0-4, Marte 0-1.Batters faced : Lilly 28, Ascanio 4, Eyre 1, Howry 2, Marmol 9, Lieber 5, Maholm 33, Osoria 8, Marte 4.Umpires : HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Wally Bell.Weather : 71 degrees, sunny.Wind : 3 mph, In from CF.T : 3:26.Att : 29,415.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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