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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES 08/20/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES |  
					| GAME ID: 2402 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Chicago Cubs (51-71) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |  
								| Pittsburgh Pirates (74-49) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Pirates Beat Cubs, 6-3 |  
					| The Pittsburgh Pirates bested the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, at PNC Park. Trevor Weareorwear was one of the standouts. He was 2-3 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Stan Stirnweiss, the winner, improved to 12-9. He held the Cubs to 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 9 and walking 1. The Pirates, at 74-49, have a comfortable 17-game lead in their division. 
 Pittsburgh took the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Weareorwear hit a 3-run  home run. His 4th home run of the season made the score 3-2, Pittsburgh.
 
 "I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Weareorwear. "And not try to do too much."
 
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					| CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - A. Oxenrider pinch hit for J. Schick in the 7th b - F. Ramirez pinch hit for K. Norton in the 8th
 c - B. Gargis substituted for F. Ramirez in the 8th
 d - Z. Larikov pinch hit for A. Oxenrider in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
J. Balderrama
 (16, 4th Inning off S. Stirnweiss, 1 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
H. Harted
 (10, 5th Inning off S. Stirnweiss, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
M. Lester
, 
S. Bartman Jr.
 2
, 
J. Kalman
, 
J. Balderrama
 2
, 
G. Cruz
, 
H. Harted
 4
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. Kalman
, 
J. Balderrama
, 
K. Starnes
, 
F. Ramirez
 GIDP: 
J. Kalman
 Hit by Pitch: 
K. Starnes
 Team LOB: 
7
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
N. Rooney
 (31, 1st Inning off N. Volnov, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
J. de Jesus
 2 (21, 3rd Inning off N. Volnov, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off N. Volnov, 3 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
T. Weareorwear
 (4, 5th Inning off N. Volnov, 2 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. de Jesus
 4
, 
N. Rooney
 2
, 
D. Contreras
, 
X. Pittman
 2
, 
T. Weareorwear
 5
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
C. Palstermans
, 
N. Rooney
, 
D. Contreras
 Sac Bunt: 
J. Moss
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Moss
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
X. Pittman
 (13)
 CS: 
D. Contreras
 (7)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Contreras-Weareorwear-Rooney)
 PB: 
B. Day
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					| CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| N. Volnov L (11-8) | 6.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 5.38 |  
	| R. Budgell | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4.20 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| S. Stirnweiss W (12-9) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 121 | 3.74 |  
	| T. Wichman H (5) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1.94 |  
	| J. Kennie SV (27) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.43 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Trevor Weareorwear Ballpark: 
PNC Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM ET
 Time: 
3:17
 Attendance: 
37833
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