Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Chi. Cubs 2
When: 2:20 PM ET, Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 37491
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0200100000371
Chi. Cubs 0000020000271
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 65-94 32-46 33-48 W2
Chi. Cubs 77-81 38-43 39-38 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 38-43 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 33-48 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Paul Maholm pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.18. Michael Gonzalez closed out the game to get the save and has 3 saves for the season. Mark Prior took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Jose Macias had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs. Nate McLouth had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Paul Maholm Player Mark Prior
Win W/L Loss
6.2 IP 5.0
4 Strikeouts 7
6 Hits 6
2.70 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Nate McLouth Player Mark Prior
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 1
.500 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 7 1 10 .200 28 14 2 5 0 1
Chi. Cubs 7 1 11 .206 22 7 2 2 1 1