2 runs
1 hit

1 RBI

1 stolen base
no strikeouts

 

From Cubs.com:

Chicago loaded the bases with one out in the second against starter Brian Lawrence (0-2) on a single by Prior, a hit batter and an infield single by Neifi Perez. Corey Patterson hit an RBI single, Lee hit a sacrifice fly, another run scored on a wild pitch, and Jeromy Burnitz added an RBI single to put the Cubs ahead, 7-0.

Patterson extended his hitting streak to nine games. He batted third in the second game for the first time since July 16, and was the leadoff man in the opener, when he hit his first home run. Patterson is 13-for-42 during his streak.

"Any time you talk to a player who has a hitting streak, it's definitely pretty nice," Patterson said. "It's just a payoff from what they're working on with early work and their focus and concentration."

From Yahoo! sports:

Prior also started the four-run second with a single up the middle, scoring off Corey Patterson's RBI single. Patterson has a nine-game hitting streak, the first for the Cubs at the start of the season since Brian McRae in 1996.

From SI.com:

Corey Patterson and Jeromy Burnitz both added RBI singles for Chicago. Patterson's second-inning single gave him a nine-game hitting streak.

"When you have a hitting streak it shows that what you are working on is good," Patterson said. "For me it's been focus and concentration."

Here's how Corey did against the Pittsburgh Pirates the other day, April 15:

1 at bat

1 strikeout

 

From Yahoo! sports:

Corey Patterson's nine-game hitting streak ended when he struck out as a pinch-hitter to end the game. His streak was the longest to start a Cubs season since Vance Law's 16-game streak in 1988

 

Here's how Corey did against the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday, April 16:

 

4 at bats

1 run

1 hit

1 strikeout

 

From Cubs.com:

With the game tied, 3-3, in the Chicago seventh against Salomon Torres (1-1), pinch-hitter Mike Fontenot walked and advanced on Corey Patterson's sacrifice, which Baker called a "perfect bunt."

Ramirez erased Pittsburgh's lead in the Chicago third. Patterson singled, and one out later Nomar Garciaparra walked to set up Ramirez's blast and take a 3-1 lead.

From Yahoo! sports:

After Corey Patterson sacrificed, Perez doubled to left to score Fontenot and chase Wells, who remained winless at home since the 2004 season opener. Ramirez's homer came in the third after Patterson singled and Nomar Garciaparra walked with two outs.

 

Here's how Corey did against the Pittsburgh Pirates today, April 17:

 

5 at bats

1 run

2 strikeouts

 

From Cubs.com:

Garciaparra's single helped in the eighth, but the shortstop was happier about a sacrifice fly in the sixth that drove in Corey Patterson. In the sixth, Patterson reached second on a fielding error by first baseman Craig Wilson, who couldn't get a glove on Mark Redman's throw. Patterson advanced on a sacrifice by Hairston, and scored on Garciaparra's sacrifice fly to tie the game.

 

Current stats:
.269, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB