Cubs blow 7-run lead, but beat Pirates
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1| Deadspin found this 4/8/2008 on www.chicagotribune.com [flag] |
Aramis Ramirez's sacrifice fly scored the go-ahead run during a two-run 12th inning as the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-8 Monday after squandering a seven-run lead.
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Published 4/8/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
... • Hockey Chants At Your Home Opener? Nice. Fun graph from the Chicago Tribune's game story on the Cubs and Pirates at PNC Park: "It was so ugly early on that the sellout crowd of 37,491 was chanting "Let's Go Pens" during the Cubs' six-run third, a reference to the Penguins' quest for the Stanley Cup, which begins at home Wednesday." The Cubs went up 7-0, of course lost the lead and then came back to win 10-8 in 12 innings. Aramis Ramirez's sacrifice fly off Evan Meek brought home Ryan Theriot with the winning run. Also: Chicago's Kosuke Fukudome, who entered the ...
