Jose DeLeon pitched a gem at Wrigley today the right hander was outstanding despite signs of ineffectiveness. DeLeon no-bit the Cubs through 5.2 until a Shawon Dunston Single. DeLeon would only give up 3 hits on theday, however he would walk 6 to go along with his 7 strikeouts. He would be able to finish this and get the complet game shutout.
The Pirates would score in the 5th. Lezcano would get a walk followed by a Khalifa Single. DeLeon would SAC them to 2nd and 3rd. Wynne would Single scoring Lezcano and the Pirates were up 1-0. Steve Trout of the Cubs was able to get out of the inning without further incident.
Mike Brown would touch Trout for a solo homer in the 6th to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead. The would score 1 more in the 7th. Wynne would walk, Ray would Single and Jim Morrison would hit into a 6-4-3 double play that would move Wynne to 3rd. A jason Thompson walk would put runners on the corners with 2 outs and Mike Brown would Double scoring Wynne and putting the Pirates up 3-0. Thats were the score would stay and the Pirates are 2-0 season.
The Final score 3-0 Pirates