MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
05/17/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1240 - FRIDAY, MAY 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (22-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Chicago Cubs (24-22) 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 X 8 15 0
Cubs Roll to 8-1 Win Over Pirates
Chicago turned a good effort from starter Brandon Woodruff into a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won the game, 8-1. Woodruff yielded no runs over 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. His record improves to 3-5. The win lifted the Chicago record to 24-22.

Mitch Haniger, who finished 5th in the AL in home runs with 39 in 2021, chipped in a solo home run for Chicago in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the right fielder had 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 1 run batted in.

"Brandon -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Cubs manager Joe Clark. "He was the key to us winning."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Varsho C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .240 7 18
C. Seager DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 7 22
C. Bellinger CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 14 35
B. Lowe 2B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .224 7 19
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 12 31
B. Donovan 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 1 11
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 1 15
   a-C. Blackmon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 2 11
   b-B. Doyle LF, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204 5 19
J. Triolo RF, LF, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .070 0 1
N. Allen SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .327 0 10
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 9 15      
a - C. Blackmon pinch hit for L. Gurriel Jr. in the 8th
b - B. Doyle substituted for C. Blackmon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Bellinger (9, 1st Inning off B. Woodruff, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Gurriel Jr. (8, 2nd Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Triolo (2, 8th Inning off B. Woodruff, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bellinger (14, 9th Inning off S. Cecconi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Seager , C. Bellinger 6 , V. Pasquantino , L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , C. Blackmon , B. Doyle , J. Triolo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Seager , V. Pasquantino , J. Triolo , N. Allen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Varsho (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bellinger(Casas at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .268 4 18
S. Murphy C 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .250 5 19
T. Casas DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .231 19 39
S. Torkelson 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .208 11 32
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .246 4 14
M. Haniger RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .212 6 10
B. Marsh LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .156 1 7
J. Mateo SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .303 1 6
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .207 1 11
Totals 38 8 15 8 2 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Mateo (4, 3rd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Murphy (5, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Carroll (5, 8th Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Haniger (6, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Torkelson (11, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Casas (19, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Murphy (5, 7th Inning off C. Phillips, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 3 , S. Murphy 7 , T. Casas 5 , S. Torkelson 5 , M. Haniger 6 , J. Mateo 3 , C. Biggio
2-out RBI: S. Murphy , M. Haniger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Casas , S. Torkelson , B. Marsh , C. Biggio
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Marsh(Varsho at home))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw L (2-5) 5.0 8 5 5 0 4 3 76 4.50   
C. Phillips 2.2 7 3 3 1 6 1 45 5.87   
J. Quijada 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 8.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 35
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 22, C. Phillips 16, J. Quijada 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 6-4, C. Phillips 0-2, J. Quijada 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 76-51, C. Phillips 45-34, J. Quijada 5-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Quijada 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Woodruff W (3-5) 7.1 5 0 0 1 7 0 96 4.42   
S. Cecconi 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 25 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Woodruff 74
Batters Faced: B. Woodruff 27, S. Cecconi 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Woodruff 10-4, S. Cecconi 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Woodruff 96-63, S. Cecconi 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cecconi 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Woodruff
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 40859
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