Cubs 12, Pirates 3

W:	C. Zambrano (7-1)
L:	Z. Duke (2-3)

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Soriano LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.285
M Hoffpauir LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.429
R Theriot SS	5	0	1	0	1	0	2	.320
D Lee 1B	6	1	1	2	0	1	5	.296
A Ramirez 3B	4	3	3	0	1	0	2	.296
a-H Blanco PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
G Soto C	4	0	0	0	1	1	6	.306
M Fontenot 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254
R Cedeno 2B-3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	3	.329
M DeRosa RF	3	2	2	3	1	0	2	.312
R Johnson CF	5	2	3	4	0	0	2	.269
C Zambrano P	5	1	4	2	0	1	2	.343
J Ascanio P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Wood P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	44	12	19	11	4	3	27
a-grounded to second for A Ramirez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Soriano (8, Z Duke); R Johnson 2 (8, Z Duke, S Burnett); M DeRosa 2 (11, Z Duke, M Salas); R Cedeno (7, S Burnett) HR: R Johnson (2, 5th inning off S Burnett 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Lee 2 (34), C Zambrano 2 (4), M DeRosa 3 (26), R Johnson 4 (23) SF: M DeRosa 2-out RBI: M DeRosa, C Zambrano GIDP: D Lee, A Soriano, R Theriot Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M DeRosa 1, R Johnson 1, C Zambrano 2, G Soto 1 Team LOB: 10

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Zambrano (W, 7-1)	7.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	109-75	2.47
J Ascanio	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	11-7	3.00
K Wood	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-9	3.42
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	1	7	0	130-91
PITCHING Batters faced: C Zambrano 28; J Ascanio 4; K Wood 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 7-8; J Ascanio 2-1; K Wood 0-2 Game Scores: C Zambrano 62

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
F Sanchez 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.253
a-L Rivas PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212
N McLouth CF	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.317
J Bay LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	.273
J Michaels LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.263
A LaRoche 1B	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	.220
X Nady RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.316
D Mientkiewicz 3B	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.213
M Salas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-R Chavez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
R Paulino C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.211
C Gomez SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.316
Z Duke P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
S Burnett P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
J Bautista 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.216
Totals	34	3	8	3	1	7	13
a-flied out to center for F Sanchez in the 7th b-flied out to left for M Salas in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A LaRoche (9, C Zambrano); N McLouth (16, J Ascanio) 3B: J Bay (1, C Zambrano); N McLouth (3, C Zambrano) RBI: N McLouth 2 (38), A LaRoche (21) SF: A LaRoche 2-out RBI: N McLouth 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Paulino 1, D Mientkiewicz 1, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: D Mientkiewicz (3, ground ball); C Gomez (4, catch) DP: 3 (C Gomez-F Sanchez-A LaRoche 2, A LaRoche-C Gomez-S Burnett).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Z Duke (L, 2-3)	4.0	10	5	4	0	1	0	63-41	4.55
S Burnett	2.0	4	4	4	4	1	1	54-25	9.39
M Salas	3.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	53-35	6.75
Totals	9.0	19	12	11	4	3	1	170-101
PITCHING Batters faced: Z Duke 23; S Burnett 13; M Salas 13 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 7-4; S Burnett 3-2; M Salas 5-3 Game Scores: Z Duke 25

Scoring Summary
			CHC	PIT
	1st	D Lee singled to right, A Soriano scored.	1	0
	1st	R Cedeno safe at first on error by third baseman D Mientkiewicz, D Lee scored, G Soto to second.	2	0
	2nd	C Zambrano singled to center, R Johnson scored.	3	0
	3rd	M DeRosa doubled to left, A Ramirez scored.	4	0
	4th	D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Zambrano scored, R Theriot out at second, A Soriano to third.	5	0
	5th	R Johnson homered to left center, R Cedeno and M DeRosa scored.	8	0
	5th	N McLouth tripled to deep right, C Gomez and F Sanchez scored.	8	2
	6th	M DeRosa hit sacrifice fly to right, A Ramirez scored.	9	2
	8th	M DeRosa doubled to deep right, A Ramirez scored, R Cedeno to third.	10	2
	8th	R Johnson grounded out to shortstop, R Cedeno scored, M DeRosa to third.	11	2
	8th	C Zambrano singled to center, M DeRosa scored.	12	2
	8th	A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth scored.	12	3
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Game Information
Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	32,656 (85.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:45
Weather	62 degrees, cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Paul Schrieber

Chicago leads 1-0 (as of 5/23)

Texas	13	Final
Cleveland	9

Minnesota	9	Final
Detroit	4

Seattle	2	Final
NY Yankees	13

Chi Cubs	12	Final
Pittsburgh	3

Kansas City	1	Final
Toronto	7

San Francisco	8	Final
Florida	2

Baltimore	0	Final
Tampa Bay	2

Arizona	11	Final
Atlanta	1

Milwaukee	1	Final
Washington	5

Philadelphia	3	Final
Houston	4

LA Angels	3	Final
Chi White Sox	1

NY Mets	5	Final
Colorado	6	in 13

Boston	3	Final
Oakland	8

Cincinnati	3	Final
San Diego	2

St. Louis	2	Final
LA Dodgers	1

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