The Chicago Cubs faced the the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday at PNC Park with the Cubs winning 8 to 5. It was quite a game that followers with Cubs tickets will be talking about for days.
Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano (3.77 ERA) got the win, while Kevin Hart (4.86 ERA) took the loss for the Pirates. Carlos Zambrano went 6 innings for the Cubs, allowed 5 hits, no home runs and 2 earned runs with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Cubs was John Grabow (2.95), and Kevin Gregg (4.92). The Pirates’s starter Kevin Hart went 5 innings, allowed 6 hits, one home run and 4 earned runs with 6 walks and 3 strikeouts. Jeff Karstens (5.12), Denny Bautista (5.19), and Matt Capps (5.89) also pitched for the Pirates. With the win, Zambrano’s record goes to 8-6, while Hart falls to 4-6. Carlos Marmol earned the save for the Cubs, bringing his saves up to 11.
In addition to the 8 runs, the Cubs managed 13 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Cubs, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Derrek Lee had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. Ronny Cedeno had the most hits for the Pirates (3), followed by Neil Walker (1). The Pirates managed 5 runs, 6 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Rob Drake, Andy Fletcher, Greg Gibson and Tim McClelland. There were 10,899 Pirates ticket holders in attendance at PNC Park.
The win puts the Cubs at a record of 71-67, (11.5 games behind first place in the division), while the loss brings the Pirates to 54-84, (28.5 games behind the division leader). Next up for the Cubs are the Cincinnati Reds (63-76) at the Cubs’s Wrigley Field. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for Cincinnati Reds tickets because that game should be a good one. The Pirates will next take on the Houston Astros (68-71) at Minute Maid Park in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your Houston Astros tickets today and be there for first pitch.