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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES 08/27/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES |  
					| GAME ID: 2502 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Chicago Cubs (65-64) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Pittsburgh Pirates (67-63) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Cubs Drop Pirates, 1-0 |  
					| The Chicago Cubs had to overcome a good performance from Pittsburgh pitcher Felix Bernal to claim a 1-0 win at PNC Park. Bernal went 8.1 innings and allowed no runs. The 4th-place Cubs have won 5 straight. 
 Bernal pitched well for Pittsburgh, notching 12 strikeouts while walking 0 over 8.1 innings.
 
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					| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - B. van der Kamp substituted for J. Kalman in the 13th b - A. Kelliher substituted for A. Oxenrider in the 13th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
E. Vargas
 (40, 13th Inning off J. Vanthournoutingtonle, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
D. Casas
, 
E. Vargas
 5
, 
K. Norton
, 
A. Oxenrider
, 
M. Lester
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Kalman
 GIDP: 
D. Casas
, 
K. Norton
, 
S. Bartman Jr.
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
D. Casas
 (7)
 CS: 
M. Lester
 (11)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Bartman Jr.-Davis-Vargas)
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								| a - J. Escamilla inserted as DH in the 8th b - J. Andrews pinch hit for J. Moss in the 12th
 c - J. Quintana substituted for J. Andrews in the 13th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
C. Salim
 (7, 3rd Inning off U. Wakamatsu, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Severiano
, 
J. Moss
 2
, 
C. Salim
 2
, 
J. Escamilla
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. McAleer
, 
D. Contreras
 GIDP: 
J. Escamilla
 Sac Bunt: 
B. Day
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
J. Severiano
 (8)
 Double Plays: 
3 (Contreras-Pittman-Day, Pittman-Palstermans-Day, Palstermans-Pittman-Day)
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					| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Felix Bernal Ballpark: 
PNC Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM ET
 Time: 
4:00
 Attendance: 
41670
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