MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
04/01/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 662 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Chicago Cubs (5-1) 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 X 8 11 0
Cubs Continue Hot Start to Season With Win
Dedicated fans at Wrigley Field weathered the storm to watch their beloved Cubs beat the Pirates.

Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish kept the Pittsburgh Pirates hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 8-1 win. Darvish got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 4 hits and walked 0 over 5.1 innings. Darvish allowed 1 run.

The Cubs had to work out of trouble in the top of the sixth. The score was 4-1, Chicago, with one out. Pittsburgh, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. Bryan Reynolds dug in at the plate, but on a 1-2 fastball, he struck out.

The Cubs, now 5-1, have stormed out of the gates.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dyson CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .143 1 3
K. Newman SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 1 4
J. Bell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .083 0 1
G. Polanco RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .200 0 2
B. Reynolds LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .185 0 2
K. Kramer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .375 0 1
E. Gonzalez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .118 0 0
L. Maile C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .182 0 0
C. Archer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   E. Santana P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160 0 2
   R. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Weiman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 14 14      
a - A. Frazier pinch hit for E. Santana in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kramer (1, 5th Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bell (1, 6th Inning off Y. Darvish, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kramer 2 , J. Bell 2 , G. Polanco , B. Reynolds , J. Dyson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kramer , C. Archer
Hit by Pitch: J. Dyson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dyson (1)
CS: E. Gonzalez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward RF 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .286 1 3
K. Bryant 3B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .357 0 4
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .240 0 4
J. Baez SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .222 0 5
K. Schwarber LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .190 0 1
V. Caratini C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 1
J. Kipnis 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
A. Almora Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .273 0 5
Y. Darvish P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1
   T. Megill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Bote PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 3
   J. Cotton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Souza Jr. PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   C. Sadler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7 5 8 16      
a - D. Bote pinch hit for T. Megill in the 6th
b - S. Souza Jr. pinch hit for J. Jeffress in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Caratini (2, 8th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) K. Bryant (5, 1st Inning off C. Archer, 0 on, 1 out) J. Kipnis (1, 6th Inning off E. Santana, 0 on, 1 out) J. Heyward (4, 8th Inning off K. Crick, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Souza Jr. (1, 8th Inning off K. Crick, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber , V. Caratini 2 , K. Bryant 4 , J. Kipnis 3 , J. Heyward 2 , A. Rizzo , D. Bote , S. Souza Jr. 2
2-out RBI: K. Schwarber , J. Heyward , D. Bote , S. Souza Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Caratini , J. Baez
Team LOB: 8
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Archer L (0-2) 5.1 6 4 4 2 6 0 97 59 5.84   
E. Santana 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 9 16.20   
R. Rodriguez 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 18 11 8.10   
K. Crick 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 20 9 10.80   
B. Weiman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Archer 44
Batters Faced: C. Archer 24, E. Santana 4, R. Rodriguez 6, K. Crick 5, B. Weiman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Archer 4-6, E. Santana 1-1, R. Rodriguez 2-2, K. Crick 0-0, B. Weiman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Archer 97-59, E. Santana 16-9, R. Rodriguez 18-11, K. Crick 20-9, B. Weiman 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crick 2-2 , B. Weiman 3-0
WP: C. Archer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Darvish W (1-0) 5.1 4 1 1 0 7 0 96 60 1.46   
T. Megill H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 9 3.86   
J. Cotton 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 22 12 2.45   
J. Jeffress 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 6.75   
C. Sadler 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 8 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 63
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 21, T. Megill 3, J. Cotton 5, J. Jeffress 2, C. Sadler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 1-8, T. Megill 0-0, J. Cotton 0-0, J. Jeffress 0-2, C. Sadler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 96-60, T. Megill 14-9, J. Cotton 22-12, J. Jeffress 8-5, C. Sadler 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Megill 1-0 , J. Jeffress 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Darvish
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yu Darvish
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Rain (41 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CST
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 32124
Special Notes: Rain delay of 28 minutes in the 5th inning.
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