MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/29/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2532 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (66-65) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (68-64) 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 X 10 9 0
Pittman Excels in 10-7 Pittsburgh Win
Getting offensive support from Xavier Pittman, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs, 10-7. Pittman was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 5 for the Pirates. With the victory, the Pirates upped their record to 68-64.

Pittman had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-0 fastball from Josh MacQueen, he banged a grand slam home run to right, giving the Pirates a 10-6 lead. It was the 8th home run of the year for Pittman.

"We came out aggressive," said Pirates manager Sam Mcg Pittsburgh. "We came out swinging the bats."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Casas DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .260 11 26
J. Kalman RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .293 8 24
E. Vargas 1B 6 1 1 2 0 2 7 .292 40 109
K. Norton CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .300 23 82
S. Bartman Jr. 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .289 10 49
M. Lester LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .225 13 49
X. Davis SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .273 4 26
A. Oxenrider 3B 5 1 1 1 0 4 4 .278 13 62
A. Arbuckle C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .229 6 42
   a-J. Balderrama PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 6 29
Totals 37 7 10 7 9 10 21      
a - J. Balderrama pinch hit for A. Arbuckle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kalman (7, 1st Inning off J. Markham, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Oxenrider (25, 1st Inning off J. Markham, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Arbuckle (18, 1st Inning off J. Markham, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Lester (16, 4th Inning off J. Ambrose, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Bartman Jr. (8, 1st Inning off J. Markham, 1 on, 1 out) , X. Davis (5, 1st Inning off J. Markham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: X. Davis (4, 9th Inning off J. Vanthournoutingtonle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Casas , J. Kalman 3 , E. Vargas , S. Bartman Jr. 3 , M. Lester 2 , X. Davis 7 , A. Oxenrider 2 , A. Arbuckle 2
2-out RBI: A. Oxenrider , A. Arbuckle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Vargas 2 , X. Davis , A. Oxenrider , A. Arbuckle
Hit by Pitch: D. Casas , J. Kalman
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: A. Arbuckle (9)
OF assists: 1 (Norton(Pittman at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Palstermans SS 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 .272 8 49
M. Boshnjaku CF 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 .241 12 47
M. McAleer LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 .246 16 63
J. Severiano C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .265 16 52
X. Pittman 2B 3 2 2 5 1 0 1 .288 8 57
D. Contreras DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .250 20 78
J. Andrews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256 12 45
A. Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 11 48
J. Moss RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 8 49
Totals 31 10 9 9 6 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: M. McAleer (24, 3rd Inning off R. Budgell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Contreras (20, 1st Inning off R. Budgell, 1 on, 2 outs) , X. Pittman (8, 7th Inning off J. MacQueen, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Boshnjaku 2 , M. McAleer 2 , X. Pittman 5 , D. Contreras 6 , J. Moss
2-out RBI: , X. Pittman 2 , D. Contreras
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Palstermans 2 (20) , M. Boshnjaku 2 (20) , M. McAleer (26)
CS: J. Moss (7)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Budgell 2.0 4 6 5 2 2 1 58 5.04   
E. Rivera 4.0 1 0 0 2 5 0 61 6.56   
J. MacQueen L (6-4) 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 1 29 5.20   
S. DiDomenico 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Budgell 22
Batters Faced: R. Budgell 12, E. Rivera 14, J. MacQueen 6, S. DiDomenico 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Budgell 2-2, E. Rivera 4-2, J. MacQueen 1-0, S. DiDomenico 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Budgell 58-32, E. Rivera 61-34, J. MacQueen 29-13, S. DiDomenico 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rivera 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Markham 0.2 7 6 6 0 0 0 22 4.88   
J. Ambrose 2.2 1 0 0 4 4 0 70 3.41   
R. Nunez 2.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 38 3.33   
T. Wichman W (6-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 5.04   
J. Vanthournoutingtonle 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 4.33   
J. Kennie SV (29) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Markham 6
Batters Faced: J. Markham 9, J. Ambrose 15, R. Nunez 10, T. Wichman 7, J. Vanthournoutingtonle 4, J. Kennie 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Markham 2-0, J. Ambrose 1-3, R. Nunez 2-3, T. Wichman 3-1, J. Vanthournoutingtonle 1-0, J. Kennie 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Markham 22-14, J. Ambrose 70-34, R. Nunez 38-21, T. Wichman 29-17, J. Vanthournoutingtonle 11-7, J. Kennie 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ambrose 1-0 , R. Nunez 1-0 , J. Kennie 1-0
WP: J. Markham
Hit Batsmen: J. Ambrose 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xavier Pittman
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 40743
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