Bucs Fail for 4th Time This Week to Reach .500

Phil Dumatrait walked seven batters in 4 2/3 innings today, leading to a 4-3 win for the Chicago Cubs against the Pirates at chilly Wrigley Field.

Thus, for the fourth time this week the Pirates failed to reach .500 after being a game under at game time. Four of the seven batters Dumatrait walked scored. Adam LaRoche hit a two-run home run for the Pirates in the first inning and added a run-scoring single in the sixth inning.

The Pirates did cool off Alfonso Soriano a bit. The Cub left fielder, who had seven hits, including four home runs, in the first two games of this series, was 1 for 3 with a sacrifice fly today.

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