Final
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 9/7)
| Game 1: Friday, September 7 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 12 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 8 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 9 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | |
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Coverage: ROOT Sports
7:05 PM ET, September 7, 2012
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: T. Wood (5-11)
L: A. Burnett (15-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D DeJesus popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| L Valbuena walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rizzo grounded into fielder's choice to first, L Valbuena safe at second on error by second baseman B Holt. | 0 | 0 |
| A Soriano singled to shallow center, L Valbuena scored, A Rizzo to second. | 1 | 0 |
| S Castro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Soriano out at second, A Rizzo to third. | 1 | 0 |
| S Clevenger grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, S Castro out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| B Holt struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| S Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| A McCutchen flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| B Jackson grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Barney grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| T Wood struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| G Jones grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| G Sanchez walked. | 1 | 0 |
| P Alvarez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, G Sanchez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| A Rizzo singled to shallow left. | 1 | 0 |
| A Soriano singled to left, A Rizzo to second, A Rizzo to third, A Soriano to second on throwing error by left fielder S Marte. | 1 | 0 |
| S Castro singled to left, A Rizzo and A Soriano scored, S Castro to second on error by left fielder S Marte. | 3 | 0 |
| S Clevenger singled to center, S Castro scored. | 4 | 0 |
| B Jackson struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| R Barajas struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| J Harrison flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| A Burnett struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D Barney reached on infield single to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| T Wood flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| D DeJesus popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| L Valbuena struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| B Holt struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| S Marte struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| A McCutchen flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| A Rizzo grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| A Soriano lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| S Castro singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| S Castro stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| S Clevenger struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| G Jones flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| G Sanchez flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| P Alvarez doubled to deep center. | 4 | 0 |
| R Barajas flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| B Jackson reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| B Jackson to second on wild pitch by A Burnett. | 4 | 0 |
| D Barney grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Jackson to third. | 4 | 0 |
| T Wood grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, D Barney safe at second on throwing error by catcher R Barajas. | 4 | 0 |
| D DeJesus grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Jackson scored on throwing error by first baseman G Sanchez, D Barney to third, T Wood to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Wilson relieved A Burnett. | 5 | 0 |
| M McKenry catching. | 5 | 0 |
| L Valbuena doubled to deep center, D Barney and T Wood scored, D DeJesus to third. | 7 | 0 |
| A Rizzo walked. | 7 | 0 |
| C Leroux relieved J Wilson. | 7 | 0 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| S Castro flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| S Clevenger struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Harrison popped out to first. | 7 | 0 |
| M McKenry walked. | 7 | 0 |
| B Holt grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M McKenry out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| S Marte walked, B Holt to second. | 7 | 0 |
| A McCutchen flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Leroux pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| T Campana hit for B Jackson. | 7 | 0 |
| T Campana safe at first on error by shortstop J Harrison. | 7 | 0 |
| T Campana to second on wild pitch by C Leroux. | 7 | 0 |
| D Barney flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| T Wood grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| D DeJesus safe at first on error by second baseman B Holt, T Campana to third. | 7 | 0 |
| H Takahashi relieved C Leroux. | 7 | 0 |
| L Valbuena walked, D DeJesus to second. | 7 | 0 |
| A Rizzo walked, T Campana scored, D DeJesus to third, L Valbuena to second. | 8 | 0 |
| A Soriano singled to left, D DeJesus and L Valbuena scored, A Rizzo to second. | 10 | 0 |
| D Sappelt ran for A Soriano. | 10 | 0 |
| S Castro doubled to deep right center, A Rizzo and D Sappelt scored. | 12 | 0 |
| S Clevenger flied out to left. | 12 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alberto Cabrera pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| A Cabrera relieved T Wood. | 12 | 0 |
| D Sappelt in left field. | 12 | 0 |
| T Campana in center field. | 12 | 0 |
| J Mather in right field. | 12 | 0 |
| G Jones flied out to center. | 12 | 0 |
| G Sanchez struck out swinging. | 12 | 0 |
| P Alvarez walked. | 12 | 0 |
| J Clement hit for H Takahashi. | 12 | 0 |
| J Clement grounded out to second. | 12 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle McPherson pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| S Marte in center field. | 12 | 0 |
| A Presley in left field. | 12 | 0 |
| K McPherson relieved H Takahashi. | 12 | 0 |
| T Campana reached on infield single to shortstop. | 12 | 0 |
| D Barney grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Campana out at second. | 12 | 0 |
| J Mather struck out looking. | 12 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| James Russell pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Russell relieved A Cabrera. | 12 | 0 |
| J Harrison singled to shallow center. | 12 | 0 |
| M McKenry doubled to left, J Harrison scored. | 12 | 1 |
| B Holt reached on infield single to first, M McKenry to third. | 12 | 1 |
| S Marte hit sacrifice fly to center, M McKenry scored. | 12 | 2 |
| A Presley struck out swinging. | 12 | 2 |
| G Jones grounded out to first. | 12 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kyle McPherson pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| A Cardenas hit for J Russell. | 12 | 2 |
| A Cardenas flied out to center. | 12 | 2 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to second. | 12 | 2 |
| B LaHair hit for A Rizzo. | 12 | 2 |
| B LaHair grounded out to second. | 12 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Marmol pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| C Marmol relieved J Russell. | 12 | 2 |
| B LaHair at first base. | 12 | 2 |
| G Sanchez walked. | 12 | 2 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to pitcher, G Sanchez to second. | 12 | 2 |
| J Mercer hit for K McPherson. | 12 | 2 |
| J Mercer struck out swinging. | 12 | 2 |
| J Harrison struck out swinging. | 12 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||