May 28, 2004. The Pittsburgh Pirates were hosting the Chicago Cubs in a day-night doubleheader. Kip Wells took the hill for the Pirates, opposite Matt Clement for the Cubs in game 1.Both pitchers put up 0's through the first innings before the Cubs got a run in the 4th on a Corey Patterson RBI single. The Pirates answered with 3-spot in the 5th, as Randall Simon scored on a wild pitch, Bobby Hill and Tike Redman scored on a Jack Wilson single, and Daryle Ward brought in Jason Kendall with a sacrifice fly. Things were looking up for the Bucs with a 3-run lead heading into the 6th inning. Wells put up another 0 in the 6th but got into trouble in the 7th, loading the bases with 2 outs. Wells was pulled for Mike Johnston, who came into face Michael Barrett with the bags full Cubs. On a 1-2 pitch, Barrett connected for a grand slam that put the Cubs up 5-4, much to the dismay of the Memorial day crowd of Pirates fan. That's just the beginning of the story. Tike Redman ...
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