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Pittsburgh Pirates 9–6 Chicago Cubs: MLB regular season, 5 July 2000
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 9–6 at Wrigley Field on 5 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
5 July 2000 · Wrigley Field
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The game
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 9–6 at Wrigley Field on 5 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 9 runs, while the home Chicago Cubs finished with 6. The winning margin was 3 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 3, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0 Chicago Cubs. In inning 4, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 4 runs in the top half and Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 7–2 Chicago Cubs.
In inning 5, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half and Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 8–4 Chicago Cubs. In inning 6, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 9–4 Chicago Cubs.
In inning 9, Chicago Cubs scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 9–6 Chicago Cubs.
Pitching decisions
Jimmy Anderson was credited with the pitching win. Scott Downs was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 12 hits and 1 errors, alongside 9 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Chicago Cubs finished with 10 hits and 0 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 36 wins and 47 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Chicago Cubs 33 wins and 50 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 6 |
Sources
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