Pirates 6, Cubs 4
Derrek Lee shows his frustration after striking out to end the sixth inning. (AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Carlos Zambrano's first-inning struggles carried over from his previous start. The Cubs ace surrendered three first-inning runs Thursday, setting the tone for Chicago to drop the rubber match to Pittsburgh. Zambrano now has allowed 13 first-inning runs and opponents are batting .361 against him in the first.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 10, 2007
Pittsburgh
(15-18)
Won 1
Pittsburgh 6, Chi Cubs 4
Today's Boxes 5/10/07
FLA 3, LAD 0
CIN 9, HOU 5
ATL 5, SD 3
DET 7, SEA 3
TEX 14, NYY 2
CWS 3, MIN 0
OAK 17, KC 3
LAA 8, CLE 0
BAL 11, TB 6
BOS 8, TOR 0
COL 5, SF 3
Chi Cubs
(16-16)
Lost 1
May 10, 2007
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Standings thru 5/10/07  | Gameday  | Pirates Stats  | Cubs Stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sanchez , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .250
Bautista , 3B5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .262
Bay , LF4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .273
Doumit , RF3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .442
Nady , CF3 1 0 1 0 1 1 .256
Duffy , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
LaRoche , 1B3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .168
Paulino , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .214
Wilson , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Maholm , P3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .143
Capps , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-McLouth , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
Torres , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 8 5 2 10 8
a-Struck out for Capps in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Bautista (11, Zambrano), Bay (9, Zambrano), Doumit (7, Zambrano).HR : Bay (5, 5th inning off Zambrano, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Sanchez 2; Bautista 2; Bay 6; Doumit 3; LaRoche.RBI : Bay 3 (21), Nady (14), LaRoche (14).2-out RBI : LaRoche.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Paulino.SF : Nady.GIDP : Paulino.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING DP : 3 (Wilson-Sanchez-LaRoche 3).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .312
Theriot , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .316
Lee , 1B4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .389
Ramirez , 3B4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .270
Murton , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
DeRosa , 2B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247
c-Ward , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357
Blanco , C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Wuertz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pagan , CF3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .667
Zambrano , P1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
a-Jones , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Cherry , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Barrett , PH-C 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262
Totals 32 4 8 4 1 7 6
a-Grounded out for Zambrano in the 6th. b-Homered for Cherry in the 8th. c-Flied out for DeRosa in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Ramirez (7, 2nd inning off Maholm, 0 on, 0 out), Pagan (1, 6th inning off Maholm, 0 on, 0 out), Barrett (5, 8th inning off Maholm, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Soriano; Theriot; Lee; Ramirez 4; Pagan 5; Zambrano; Barrett 4.RBI : Ramirez (19), Pagan (1), Barrett 2 (19).GIDP : Theriot; Soriano; Ramirez.Team LOB : 2. FIELDING E : Zambrano (1, pickoff), Murton (1, fielding).DP : (Theriot-DeRosa-Lee).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maholm (W, 2-4)7.1 7 4 4 1 4 3 5.40
Capps (H, 11)0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.93
Torres (S, 11)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40
HBP : Sanchez (by Zambrano).Pitches-strikes : Maholm 86-60, Capps 19-13, Torres 13-9, Zambrano 117-75, Cherry 23-15, Wuertz 15-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Maholm 14-4, Capps 0-1, Torres 0-1, Zambrano 6-6, Cherry 0-3, Wuertz 2-0.Batters faced : Maholm 27, Capps 3, Torres 3, Zambrano 28, Cherry 6, Wuertz 4.Umpires : HP: Charlie Reliford. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Tom Hallion.Weather : 76 degrees, sunny.Wind : 6 mph, In from CF.T : 2:23.Att : 41,101.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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