Chi Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 4
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(20-22)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 7 1
Chi Cubs 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 7 8 0
WP: S. Gallagher (1-0) S: K. Wood (9)
LP: T. Gorzelanny (3-4)
(26-16)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Chi Cubs
- A. Soriano homered to deep left
- A. Ramirez grounded out to third, R. Theriot scored
- G. Soto homered to deep left
Bot 2nd: Chi Cubs
- A. Soriano homered to deep left center, R. Johnson and M. DeRosa scored
Top 6th: Pittsburgh
- X. Nady singled to right, N. McLouth scored, J. Bay to second
Bot 6th: Chi Cubs
- M. DeRosa homered to deep right
Top 8th: Pittsburgh
- J. Bay homered to deep right
- D. Mientkiewicz homered to deep right, X. Nady scored
 Pittsburgh
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
F. Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244
N. McLouth cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .303
J. Bay lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .271
A. LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .191
X. Nady rf 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .323
D. Mientkiewicz 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .238
R. Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225
B. Bixler ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176
    L. Rivas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T. Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
    C. Gomez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
    F. Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
    J. Michaels ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
 Totals 32 4 7 4 4 3 14  
 Batting
2B - N McLouth (14, S Gallagher).
HR - J Bay (9, 8th inning off B Howry 0 on, 1 Out), D Mientkiewicz (1, 8th inning off B Howry 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - X Nady (35), J Bay (18), D Mientkiewicz 2 (7).
2-out RBI - D Mientkiewicz 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1, T Gorzelanny 1.
GIDP - N McLouth, D Mientkiewicz.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
E - R Paulino (1, throw).
 Chi Cubs
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
A. Soriano lf 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 .265
R. Theriot ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .329
D. Lee 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
A. Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .286
G. Soto c 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .328
R. Cedeno 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
    K. Fukudome ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
M. DeRosa rf-2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .293
R. Johnson cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258
S. Gallagher p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
    C. Zambrano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
    B. Howry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    K. Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 31 7 8 7 2 4 8  
 Batting
2B - M DeRosa (8, T Gorzelanny); R Theriot (8, T Gorzelanny).
HR - A Soriano 2 (8, 1st inning off T Gorzelanny 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning off T Gorzelanny 2 on, 1 Out), G Soto (8, 1st inning off T Gorzelanny 0 on, 2 Out), M Derosa (4, 6th inning off T Gorzelanny 0 on, 1 Out).
S - S Gallagher.
RBI - A Soriano 4 (22), A Ramirez (27), G Soto (30), M DeRosa (23).
2-out RBI - G Soto.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M DeRosa 1, G Soto 1.
Team LOB - 3.
 Base Running
SB - R Theriot (9, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino).
 
 Fielding
DP - 2 (D Lee-R Theriot-D Lee, R Cedeno-R Theriot-D Lee).
 Pittsburgh
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Gorzelanny (L, 3-4) 6.0 7 7 7 2 3 4 6.64
F. Osoria 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.04
 Chi Cubs
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
S. Gallagher (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 4.40
B. Howry 2.0 3 3 3 1 0 2 6.53
K. Wood (S, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74
WP - S Gallagher.
HBP - J Bay (by S Gallagher).
Pitches-strikes - T Gorzelanny 97-67; F Osoria 31-19; S Gallagher 91-60; B Howry 39-27; K Wood 10-8.
Ground balls-fly balls - T Gorzelanny 6-9; F Osoria 4-1; S Gallagher 6-9; B Howry 2-4; K Wood 0-3.
Batters faced - T Gorzelanny 27; F Osoria 7; S Gallagher 24; B Howry 10; K Wood 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne.
Time: 2:27.
Attendance: 40,537.
Weather: 67 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, out to right.
Game Notes
THE HOME RUN BY CHICAGO'S ALFONSO SORIANO LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.

Updated on Saturday, May 17, 2008 4:56 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Pittsburgh
D. Mientkiewicz Doug Mientkiewicz
1-4, 1 HR
2 RBI
 Chi Cubs
A. Soriano Alfonso Soriano
2-4, 2 HR
4 RBI