Burnett Tosses One-Hitter Against Cubs In 5-0 Pirates Win
A.J. Burnett pitched a one-hitter, Neil Walker drove in five runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 5-0 on Tuesday night, hours after the Cubs traded ace Ryan Dempster.
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A.J. Burnett pitched a one-hitter, Neil Walker drove in five runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 5-0 on Tuesday night, hours after the Cubs traded ace Ryan Dempster.
Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro homered during a nine-run fifth inning and the Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-4 Monday night in their highest-scoring game of the season.
Derrek Lee came through in his return from the disabled list as the Pirates looked to make it two in a row against the Chicago Cubs. Lee hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Bucs to a 7-5 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Pirates and Cubs were delayed several hours Sunday afternoon in Chicago due to rain, but finally got things started around 5 p.m. The Pirates were looking for a three-game sweep, but instead ended up on the wrong end of the 3-2 final score.
Chris Gates | 93-7 The Fan — The Pirates smacked four home runs off Chicago pitching Saturday afternoon and Paul Maholm allowed just three hits to cruise to a complete game shut out win, 10-0.
Pirate closer Joel Hanrahan joins the show after saving Kevin Correia's win at chilly Wrigley Field against the Cubs.
An eighth inning rally by the Chicago Cubs sunk the Pirates 5-3 at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon for their first loss of the season.
