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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES 07/28/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES |  
					| GAME ID: 2101 - THURSDAY, JULY 28TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Chicago Cubs (70-32) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |  
								| Pittsburgh Pirates (53-49) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Cubs Drop 5-3 Decision |  
					| Good production from catcher Lupe Covarrubias helped the Pittsburgh Pirates topple the Chicago Cubs, 5-3. Covarrubias went 2 for 3 with a home run and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Pirates. Isaburo Ishihara, who went 7.1 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 3 runs on 8 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 4. His record now stands at 6-9.  Steve Grier, credited with the save, is now 25 for 25 in save opportunities. 
 Covarrubias had a timely hit for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the sixth. With Chicago trailing 3-2, he turned a 1-1 knuckleball into a 2-run  double. It was his 6th double of the season, making it 4-3, Pittsburgh.
 
 "Feels good to get the job done," Covarrubias said after the game.
 
 Pittsburgh now has a record of 53-49 with the win.
 
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					| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
Y. Kasahara
 2 (29, 1st Inning off I. Ishihara, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off I. Ishihara, 0 on, 0 outs) 
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E. Vargas
 2 (25, 1st Inning off I. Ishihara, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off I. Ishihara, 0 on, 1 out) 
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A. Kent
 (9, 2nd Inning off I. Ishihara, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
T. Tuckfard
 (19, 5th Inning off I. Ishihara, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
Y. Kasahara
 4
, 
E. Vargas
 4
, 
T. Tuckfard
 3
, 
A. Kent
 2
, 
A. O'Hare
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
Y. Kasahara
, 
E. Campbell
, 
K. Zirpoli
 2
, 
W. Leslie
, 
A. Kent
 GIDP: 
Y. Kasahara
 Sac Bunt: 
E. Campbell
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
T. Tuckfard
 (21)
 
 FIELDING
 OF assists: 
1 (Kent(Covarrubias at home))
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								| a - T. Conboy substituted for M. McAleer in the 2nd 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
L. Covarrubias
 (6, 6th Inning off E. Rivera, 3 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
L. Covarrubias
 (6, 3rd Inning off C. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
E. Bravenboer
 2
, 
S. Jordan
, 
T. Eaton
 3
, 
L. Covarrubias
 6
 2-out RBI: 
E. Bravenboer
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
T. Conboy
, 
R. Mendoza
 Hit by Pitch: 
R. Mendoza
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
T. Eaton
 (9)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
T. Eaton
 (9)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Nin-Eaton-Bravenboer)
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					| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Ishii | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 95 | 3.84 |  
	| E. Rivera L (1-1), BS (1) | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.97 |  
	| J. Turpin | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.85 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| I. Ishihara W (6-9) | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 6.54 |  
	| T. Wichman H (5) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6.04 |  
	| S. Grier SV (25) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.65 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Lupe Covarrubias Ballpark: 
PNC Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
12:35 PM ET
 Time: 
3:09
 Attendance: 
35136
 Special Notes: 
 Marvin McAleer was ejected in the 1st inning for arguing a strike call.
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