Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 7:05PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs by a final score of seven to six on Tuesday night. The Pirates offense was helped by Pedro Alvarez, who collected two hits and drove in two runs, contributing to the win despite Starlin Castro hitting two home runs for the Cubs.
Date: Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 26,177
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Home Runs: S Castro 2 (2, 3rd inning off C Morton 2 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off C Morton 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Bonifacio (2), S Castro 4 (6), A Rizzo (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: E Bonifacio
Sacrifice Hit: R Kalish
Ground Into Double Play: R Kalish
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (W Castillo 0-1, A Rizzo 1-1, R Kalish 0-1, E Bonifacio 1-1, S Castro 1-1, L Valbuena 0-1, E Jackson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Kalish 1; L Valbuena 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E Jackson 16-27; B Schlitter 0-4; J Grimm 2-5; P Strop 2-3; J Russell 2-3; J Veras 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E Jackson 14-7-13-18; B Schlitter 1-0-3-4; J Grimm 3-3-1-4; P Strop 5-1-0-0; J Russell 2-1-3-2; J Veras 1-2-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 2-7; B Schlitter 4-0; J Grimm 1-1; P Strop 0-0; J Russell 1-1; J Veras 2-0
Game Scores: E Jackson 22

Stolen Bases: E Bonifacio (5, 3rd base off T Watson/R Martin)

Doubles: S Marte (2, E Jackson); P Alvarez (1, E Jackson); R Martin (1, E Jackson)
Triples: T Ishikawa (1, E Jackson)
Runs Batted In: P Alvarez 2 (5), N Walker (3), T Ishikawa 2 (3), A McCutchen (3), R Martin (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: A McCutchen
Sacrifice Flies: T Ishikawa; R Martin
Sacrifice Hit: C Morton
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-13 (T Ishikawa 1-2, N Walker 1-3, C Morton 0-1, J Mercer 0-1, J Tabata 0-1, T Snider 0-1, A McCutchen 1-1, S Marte 0-1, P Alvarez 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: N Walker 1; C Morton 1; J Tabata 1; S Marte 2; P Alvarez 1

Intentional Walks: J Mercer (By E Jackson)
Hit By Pitch: R Martin (By E Jackson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Morton 18-27; T Watson 1-5; M Melancon 3-3; J Grilli 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Morton 21-9-23-21; T Watson 5-1-2-4; M Melancon 3-2-1-2; J Grilli 2-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Morton 10-3; T Watson 1-1; M Melancon 1-1; J Grilli 1-1
Game Scores: C Morton 40

Double Plays: 1 (T Ishikawa)
Errors: S Marte (1, fly ball)

Stolen Bases: S Marte 2 (2, 2nd base off E Jackson/W Castillo, 2nd base off P Strop/W Castillo)
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