BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/16/2011
 
BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2927 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2011 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Chicago Cubs (75-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (68-80) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 6 0
Pittsburgh Mettle Tested in Tight 4-3 Win
The Pittsburgh Pirates faced a tough opponent in Chicago pitcher Manny Acosta, but found a way to pull out the victory at PNC Park by a final score of 4-3 in 12 innings. Acosta went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Pittsburgh reliever Yoervis Medina was the winner. His record is now 2-6. Mitchell Boggs took the loss. Pittsburgh, now 68-80, holds down 4th place in the NL Central Division.

With runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the 12th, Ronny Cedeno delivered the knockout blow when he hit a run-scoring double to win it for Pittsburgh. In the contest, Cedeno was 1 for 2 with a double.

"This game was intense," Cedeno said, postgame.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crisp LF 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 11 55
C. Guillen 3B 6 0 3 2 0 1 0 .238 12 55
J. Ellsbury CF 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .316 5 67
D. Stubbs RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .272 15 72
D. Dorn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 8 60
   a-J. Gomez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 4 11
K. Greene 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .276 15 72
C. Kotchman DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 7 53
G. Sassetti C 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 .223 13 40
B. Crosby SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .267 9 73
Totals 43 3 11 3 4 7 21      
a - J. Gomez substituted for D. Dorn in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Greene (30, 5th Inning off K. Ruwe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guillen 3 , J. Ellsbury , D. Stubbs , K. Greene 3 , G. Sassetti 3 , B. Crosby
2-out RBI: , C. Guillen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crisp , D. Stubbs 2
GIDP: C. Crisp , D. Stubbs , B. Crosby
Sac Bunt: B. Crosby
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ellsbury (24) , K. Greene (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bourn LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 18
   c-J. Bay PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 3 4
O. Hudson 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .272 8 78
J. Del Campo DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .309 10 53
B. Harper RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .225 7 28
R. Belliard 2B 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .264 3 23
L. Chisenhall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .294 12 64
   d-R. Martin PH, 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .245 9 42
C. Ruiz C 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .256 1 20
J. Peralta SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 10 56
   a-S. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 3 19
   b-R. Cedeno SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .218 0 5
G. Parra CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 5 43
Totals 40 4 6 3 3 13 14      
a - S. Smith pinch hit for J. Peralta in the 8th
b - R. Cedeno substituted for S. Smith in the 9th
c - J. Bay pinch hit for M. Bourn in the 9th
d - R. Martin pinch hit for L. Chisenhall in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parra (32, 11th Inning off M. Boggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cedeno (1, 12th Inning off M. Torres, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Hudson , J. Del Campo , R. Martin 2 , R. Cedeno 2 , G. Parra 2
2-out RBI: R. Cedeno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Del Campo , L. Chisenhall
Sac Fly: C. Ruiz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Peralta-Belliard-Hudson, Belliard-Peralta-Hudson, Chisenhall-Belliard-Hudson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Acosta 6.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 57 5.09   
T. Saunders 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.24   
H. Yepiz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.84   
P. Feliciano 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 23 5.66   
M. Boggs L (4-8), BS (2) 2.1 2 2 2 1 5 0 47 3.05   
M. Torres BS (6) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Acosta 66
Batters Faced: M. Acosta 21, T. Saunders 3, H. Yepiz 3, P. Feliciano 6, M. Boggs 10, M. Torres 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Acosta 12-3, T. Saunders 0-2, H. Yepiz 1-0, P. Feliciano 2-0, M. Boggs 1-1, M. Torres 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Acosta 57-41, T. Saunders 17-12, H. Yepiz 16-10, P. Feliciano 23-14, M. Boggs 47-31, M. Torres 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Boggs 2-1 , M. Torres 2-2
WP: M. Torres
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ruwe 6.1 8 1 1 1 3 0 87 4.96   
B. Guy 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.41   
R. Tucker 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.19   
M. Megrew 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 19 3.18   
E. Duran 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 26 3.22   
Y. Medina W (2-6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ruwe 55
Batters Faced: K. Ruwe 26, B. Guy 5, R. Tucker 3, M. Megrew 6, E. Duran 7, Y. Medina 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ruwe 5-9, B. Guy 2-1, R. Tucker 1-1, M. Megrew 2-0, E. Duran 3-1, Y. Medina 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ruwe 87-55, B. Guy 16-10, R. Tucker 14-9, M. Megrew 19-11, E. Duran 26-13, Y. Medina 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Guy 1-0 , Y. Medina 1-0
WP: K. Ruwe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Acosta
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 4:12
Attendance: 26787
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