PINNACLE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/30/2032
 
PINNACLE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2969 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2032 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (89-70) 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates (51-108) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Cubs Hand Pirates 6-2 Loss
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-2, in National League action at PNC Park. Chicago pitcher Stanley Nieman had a standout performance. The winning pitcher was Nieman, now 14-9. He tossed 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 4. Chicago has a 3-game win streak, while Pittsburgh has lost 3 in a row.

Chicago used a clutch hit from Jose Arguello to get the win. The left fielder drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Cubs ahead, 6-1. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Nieman.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mitchell RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .330 20 99
E. Benoit 1B 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .258 26 89
J. Castoreno CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .287 35 98
R. Buckby DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .198 23 54
J. Arguello LF 3 1 1 4 0 0 4 .263 29 93
T. Gunning 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 4 21
Z. Prajzner SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260 2 43
J. Taguchi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 34
M. Kwada 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 0 53
Totals 33 6 7 6 5 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Castoreno (20, 3rd Inning off D. Powell, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Buckby (9, 5th Inning off D. Powell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Arguello (29, 7th Inning off F. Delgado, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mitchell , J. Castoreno 4 , R. Buckby 2 , J. Arguello 4 , Z. Prajzner
2-out RBI: J. Arguello
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Arguello 2 , T. Gunning
GIDP: J. Taguchi
Hit by Pitch: J. Arguello
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gunning (5) , Z. Prajzner (13) , M. Kwada (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Boissiere DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .242 2 31
J. Winstead LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .244 27 84
Y. Da Silva RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .185 1 8
M. Ward CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .224 21 67
M. Butler 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 11 47
   a-A. Verdugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-A. bin Ayyub 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 33
T. Kelly SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .249 10 48
M. Ekstrom 2B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .234 7 41
J. Chisholm 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .235 15 47
A. Slusher C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 4 17
   c-J. Dathe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 4 28
Totals 34 2 5 2 4 11 21      
a - A. Verdugo pinch hit for M. Butler in the 8th
b - A. bin Ayyub substituted for A. Verdugo in the 9th
c - J. Dathe pinch hit for A. Slusher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Winstead (31, 3rd Inning off S. Nieman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winstead 3 , Y. Da Silva , M. Ward , M. Ekstrom
2-out RBI: M. Ekstrom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ward , M. Butler , J. Chisholm 2
Hit by Pitch: Y. Da Silva
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Powell-Kelly-Butler)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Nieman W (14-9) 5.1 4 1 0 2 4 0 103 4.05   
H. Ruth H (10) 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 0 32 3.38   
N. Chambers 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 3.59   
T. Heath 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Nieman 60
Batters Faced: S. Nieman 23, H. Ruth 7, N. Chambers 5, T. Heath 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Nieman 5-7, H. Ruth 1-0, N. Chambers 1-1, T. Heath 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Nieman 103-60, H. Ruth 32-20, N. Chambers 23-13, T. Heath 11-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Chambers 2-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Ruth
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Powell L (0-6) 6.1 5 2 2 3 1 0 88 6.69   
A. Clark 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 0 22 3.07   
F. Delgado 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 4.47   
N. Tincher 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Powell 53
Batters Faced: D. Powell 27, A. Clark 4, F. Delgado 5, N. Tincher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Powell 8-9, A. Clark 0-0, F. Delgado 0-2, N. Tincher 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Powell 88-48, A. Clark 22-11, F. Delgado 18-10, N. Tincher 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Delgado 3-3
Hit Batsmen: D. Powell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stanley Nieman
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 23312
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