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PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
05/16/2024
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PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1237 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (18-27) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Chicago Cubs (14-31) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Pirates Come Up Short at Chicago, 4-3
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, in National League action at Wrigley Field. Chicago pitcher Spencer Jones had a standout performance. Jones picked up the win for Chicago, going 5 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 1-1. Norberto Vargas closed it out for his 6th save.

Matthew Lugo, who is tied for 7th in the NL in runs scored with 29, contributed to the Chicago win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

After the game, Chicago manager Derrek Lee applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.

The Pirates, at 18-27, have lost 4 straight games.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Mack RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .208 5 11
C. Griffin SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .429 0 1
J. Groshans DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .429 0 0
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .375 1 5
C. Abrams 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .305 2 12
N. Senzel 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .220 1 9
D. Fletcher CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .175 4 11
S. Pagán LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 2 2
   a-M. Toglia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 7 19
A. Seigler C 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .200 1 7
Totals 32 3 7 2 5 13 18      
a - M. Toglia pinch hit for S. Pagán in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Griffin 2 (2, 1st Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Pagán (3, 4th Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Mack , C. Griffin 5 , A. Rizzo , C. Abrams , S. Pagán 2
2-out RBI: C. Griffin , A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Mack , J. Groshans , C. Abrams
GIDP: A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Griffin (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. O'Dell RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .231 1 1
B. Gabbert DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .714 1 4
N. Marte 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .167 0 0
T. Dillard C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .229 4 16
A. Pages LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .171 1 5
M. Lugo 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .245 8 18
E. Vallés 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 0 6
G. Perry SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
R. Elder CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280 0 18
Totals 31 4 8 4 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Marte (1, 1st Inning off M. Appel, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Pages (2, 3rd Inning off M. Appel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. O'Dell (1, 1st Inning off M. Appel, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lugo (8, 2nd Inning off M. Appel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. O'Dell 4 , B. Gabbert , N. Marte 2 , A. Pages 2 , M. Lugo 5 , G. Perry , R. Elder
2-out RBI: A. Pages , M. Lugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gabbert , N. Marte , A. Pages , E. Vallés
Hit by Pitch: D. O'Dell , R. Elder
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Elder (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marte-Perry-Vallés)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Appel L (2-4) 4.2 7 4 4 2 4 2 80 54 3.83
A. Kloffenstein 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 15 5.05
H. Helton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 2.96
J. Ginn 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 1.73
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Appel 36
Batters Faced: M. Appel 23, A. Kloffenstein 6, H. Helton 3, J. Ginn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Appel 6-3, A. Kloffenstein 1-1, H. Helton 1-2, J. Ginn 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Appel 80-54, A. Kloffenstein 23-15, H. Helton 8-5, J. Ginn 12-6
WP: A. Kloffenstein
Hit Batsmen: M. Appel , A. Kloffenstein
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Jones W (1-1) 5.0 5 3 3 3 9 0 100 59 4.05
B. Fisher H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 3.21
D. Nembhard H (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 4.63
D. Jameson H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 9 4.66
N. Vargas SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 19 10 3.93
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Jones 51
Batters Faced: S. Jones 23, B. Fisher 4, D. Nembhard 2, D. Jameson 4, N. Vargas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Jones 5-1, B. Fisher 2-1, D. Nembhard 1-0, D. Jameson 2-0, N. Vargas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Jones 100-59, B. Fisher 7-6, D. Nembhard 6-5, D. Jameson 18-9, N. Vargas 19-10
WP: S. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Jones
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 12681
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