Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Match Player Stats On Sep 04, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 4, 2017

PITTSBURGH -- Rookie Josh Bell homered and drove in four runs Monday as the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 12-0 rout of the Chicago Cubs, who lost ace Jake Arrieta to an apparent right hamstring injury.

Arrieta lasted just 2 1/3 innings before grabbing his hamstring in pain after a pitch. He attempted one more pitch under the eye of trainers before again grabbing his hamstring and removing himself from the game.

Bell hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Arrieta (14-9) and added an RBI single in the fifth. Fellow rookie Max Moroff hit a solo home run in the third and an RBI double in the seventh as the Pirates built a 5-0 lead off Arrieta and relievers Justin Grimm and Rob Zastryzny, who were pressed into early duty. Moroff added a two-run single in the eighth to match Bell with four RBIs.

Chad Kuhl (7-10) pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight while allowing just four hits.

The Cubs advanced just one runner beyond second base against Kuhl, when Ben Zobrist led off the second inning with a single and tried to score from second on Mike Freeman's single to left, but was thrown out at the plate by Starling Marte.

In the eighth, the Pirates piled on with seven more runs off reliever Dillon Maples and outfielder Leonys Martin, who was called on to finish the frame.

Elias Diaz started the seven-run inning with an RBI double, Moroff added a bases-loaded two-run single. Andrew McCutchen and Bell added RBI singles off Martin before David Freese hit a two-run homer.

A.J. Schugel and Dovydas Neverauskas each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to preserve the shutout.

NOTES: The Pirates claimed LHP Jack Leathersich off waivers from the Cubs and optioned him to Triple-A Indianapolis. Leathersich was 2-4 with one save and a 2.84 ERA in 41 games with Triple-A Iowa. ... Pittsburgh RHP George Kontos (right groin strain) will face live batters Tuesday and should be activated from the disabled list Wednesday if all goes well. ... Chicago SS Javier Baez was scratched after getting into an ugly collision at second base against Atlanta on Sunday. Baez slid face-first into Braves second baseman Ozzie Albes. Afterward, he experienced blurred vision and an injured left thumb. His vision has cleared, but the thumb injury will keep him out at least one day. He hopes to play Tuesday. ... C Wilson Contreras (right hamstring strain) ran the bases and the team hopes to be able to send him on a rehab assignment before the minor league season ends.