Final
Pirates rip Cubs, earn sweep behind 19 hits
Sep 8, 2014 - 4:41 AM Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole hit one of Pittsburgh's four homers in a 10-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.Cole's two-run homer in the seventh was the first of his career. Cole (8-5) allowed four runs -- three earned -- on nine hits while striking out eight over six-plus innings.
Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker and Jordy Mercer also homered for the Pirates, who pounded out a season-high 19 hits to complete a three-game sweep. Every Pittsburgh starter had a hit.
Travis Wood (8-12) gave up seven runs on nine hits over just 1 2/3 innings for the Cubs.
"It wasn't his day today," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "They came out swinging."
Walker got Pittsburgh's offense going with a two-run homer in the first. McCutchen scored on Walker's blast to left after singling one at-bat prior.
The Pirates tacked on five more runs in the second. Gaby Sanchez led off with a double and raced home on Starling Marte's single to left. Mercer and McCutchen followed with back-to-back homers. Jose Tabata added an RBI single later in the inning.
Pittsburgh took an 8-0 lead on Sanchez's RBI single in the fourth.
Mike Olt's run-scoring single in the fifth and Welington Castillo's RBI double in the sixth cut the gap to 8-2.
After Cole homered in the top of the seventh, Matt Szczur hit a two-run single in the bottom half.
Game Notes
Pittsburgh improved to 12-4 against the Cubs this year, including a 7-2 mark at Wrigley Field ... McCutchen, Walker and Sanchez each had three hits for the Pirates ... Olt had three of Chicago's 10 hits.
- PITTSBURGH: 10
CHICAGO: 4
Final
Sep 7 5:42 PM - Matt Szczur singled to right scored Mike Olt and Logan Watkins with none out. Runner on first and Arismendy Alcantara due up.
Pirates 10, Cubs 4 Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 7 4:56 PM - Gerrit Cole one-out, two-run Home Run (1) to left scored Gaby Sanchez. Starling Marte due up.
Pirates 10, Cubs 2 Top 7, 1 OutSep 7 4:38 PM - Welington Castillo double to left scored Chris Coghlan with two out. Runner on second and Ryan Kalish due up.
Pirates 8, Cubs 2 Bot 6, 2 OutsSep 7 4:30 PM - Mike Olt single to left scored Ryan Kalish with none out. Runner on first and Logan Watkins due up.
Pirates 8, Cubs 1 Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 7 4:04 PM - Gaby Sanchez single to center scored Neil Walker with two out, advances to second on Welington Castillo' missed catch error. On the play, Jose Tabata out at third. Runners on second and third and Brent Morel due up.
Pirates 8, Cubs 0 Top 4, 2 OutsSep 7 3:44 PM - Jose Tabata singled to right scored Neil Walker with two out. On the play, Russell Martin advances to second. Runners on first and second and Gaby Sanchez due up.
Pirates 7, Cubs 0 Top 2, 2 OutsSep 7 3:06 PM - Andrew McCutchen two-out, solo Home Run (22) to left center. Neil Walker due up.
Pirates 6, Cubs 0 Top 2, 2 OutsSep 7 2:54 PM - Jordy Mercer two-out, two-run Home Run (11) to left center scored Starling Marte. Andrew McCutchen due up.
Pirates 5, Cubs 0 Top 2, 2 OutsSep 7 2:54 PM - Starling Marte single to left scored Gaby Sanchez with two out. Runner on first and Jordy Mercer due up.
Pirates 3, Cubs 0 Top 2, 2 OutsSep 7 2:50 PM - Neil Walker two-out, two-run Home Run (19) to left scored Andrew McCutchen. Russell Martin due up.
Pirates 2, Cubs 0 Top 1, 2 OutsSep 7 2:28 PM - PITTSBURGH: 0
CHICAGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 7 2:23 PM
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