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October 1st, 2009 Pirates-Cubs canceled by rainCHICAGO — The Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs game Thursday night was called in the top of the fourth inning after a rain delay of 2 hours, 32 minutes. Home plate umpire Jim Wolf waved both teams off the field when rain picked up during Garrett Jones' leadoff at-bat.

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September 30th, 2009 Pirates' Morton shuts down Cubs in 4-0 winCHICAGO — Charlie Morton pitched a four-hitter to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Jason Jaramillo had a two-run double in the first inning, when the Pirates did all of their scoring against Ted Lilly.

September 30th, 2009 Dempster pitches five-hitter to lead CubsCHICAGO — Ryan Dempster pitched a five-hitter for his third career shutout, Jeff Baker had a two-run double and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Tuesday night. Derrek Lee added a two-run single for the Cubs, who have won seven of nine games.

September 10th, 2009 Zambrano finally wins as Cubs beat Pirates 8-5PITTSBURGH — Carlos Zambrano won for the first time since July 22 by limiting the slumping-again Pirates to two runs over six innings, and the Cubs finished off a three-game sweep by beating Pittsburgh 8-5 on Wednesday. Playing before a sparse crowd that was announced at 10,899 but looked — and sounded — like it was much smaller, the Cubs won their sixth in a row against the Pirates, who completed a 1-5 homestand.

September 7th, 2009 Cubs 4, Pirates 2 Chicago Pittsburghab r h biab r h biFukdm cf 4 0 0 0 AMcCt cf3 0 0 0Theriot ss 4 1 1 0 Cedeno ss4 0 0 0D.Lee 1b 3 2 2 3 GJones 1b4 0 0 0ArRmr 3b 4 0 1 0 Milledg lf4 0 0 0Bradly rf 4 0 1 1 Doumit c3 0 0 0JeBakr 2b 4 0 1 0 DlwYn 2b2 1 0 0Scales lf 4 0 1 0 Moss rf3 0 1 1Fuld lf 0 0 0 0 AnLRc 3b2 1 1 1K.Hill c 4 0 1 0 DMcCt p2 0 0 0Lilly p 3 1 1 0 DBatst p0 0 0 0Grabow p 0 0 0 0 RVazqz ph1 0 0 0AGzmn p 0 0 0 0 SJcksn p0 0 0 0MHffpr ph 1 0 0 0Marml p 0 0 0 0Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals28 2 2 2 Chicago 102 010 000—4Pittsburgh 001 010 000—2DP_Chicago 1. LOB_Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 2.

September 5th, 2009 Pirates' Ohlendorf strikes out 3 with 9 pitchesPITTSBURGH — Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf has become the second pitcher in club history to strike out the side on nine pitches. Ohlendorf fanned Khalil Greene, Julio Lugo and Jason LaRue in the seventh inning Saturday night against the St.

August 17th, 2009 Pirates-Cubs postponed because of rainCHICAGO — The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs game was postponed because of rain Sunday. The game was called after a delay of 3 hours, 15 minutes.

August 15th, 2009 Lee's 7 RBIs help Cubs snap slump with 17-2 rompCHICAGO — Derrek Lee matched a career high with seven RBIs and capped a 10-run burst in the second inning Friday as the Chicago Cubs snapped their five-game losing streak with a 17-2 romp over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs led 14-0 after two innings.

August 14th, 2009 Cubs scratch Ramirez, BradleyCHICAGO — Third baseman Aramis Ramirez and right fielder Milton Bradley have been scratched from the Chicago Cubs' starting lineup. Ramirez was set to play Friday against Pittsburgh after missing three games with a shoulder injury.

July 2nd, 2009 Cubs beat Pirates 4-1 behind Lee, WellsPITTSBURGH — Derrek Lee and Kosuke Fukudome homered to support Randy Wells' seven effective innings and the Chicago Cubs won another series from division opponent Pittsburgh, beating the Pirates 4-1 on Wednesday night. With Wells (3-3) limiting the Pirates to one run and six hits in his third consecutive victory, the Cubs took two of three in Pittsburgh to avoid falling three games under .500 for the first time since they were 36-39 in 2007.

July 1st, 2009 Pirates 3, Cubs 0E_Lilly (5), Ja.Wilson (7). DP_Chicago 2.

June 30th, 2009 Cubs beat Pirates 3-1 behind Rich HardenPITTSBURGH — Rich Harden repeatedly worked out of trouble to win for the first time in more than six weeks, Ryan Theriot homered and the Chicago Cubs maintained their mastery of the Pittsburgh Pirates by winning 3-1 on Monday night. The Cubs were 1-6 on a 10-game trip that included manager Lou Piniella's run-in with Milton Bradley and 14-24 overall on the road before winning their eighth in their last 10 in Pittsburgh.

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May 31st, 2009 Pirates place rookie Veal on DLPITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed rookie left-handed reliever Donnie Veal on the 15-day disabled list due to a right groin strain. The team said on Sunday that Veal was injured while pitching against the Houston Astros on Friday.