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Chicago Cubs 5–4 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 28 June 2000
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4 at Three Rivers Stadium on 28 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
28 June 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
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The game
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4 at Three Rivers Stadium on 28 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Chicago Cubs scored 5 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 4. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 0–1 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 3, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 0–3 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 4, Chicago Cubs scored 4 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 4–3 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 5, Chicago Cubs scored 1 run in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Chicago Cubs 5–4 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pitching decisions
Jon Lieber was credited with the pitching win. Francisco Cordova was charged with the loss.
Rick Aguilera recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Chicago Cubs finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 9 hits and 2 errors, alongside 4 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Chicago Cubs 31 wins and 45 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 32 wins and 44 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Chicago Cubs | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.