Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

86-64, 40-35 Away

Final

65-86, 42-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Busch1B	1-5	1	1	1	.255
N. Hoerner2B	1-4	1	0	0	.299
I. HappLF	1-4	0	0	0	.242
M. BallesterosDH	0-4	0	0	0	.281
C. KellyC	1-4	0	0	0	.254
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF	2-4	2	1	1	.248
D. SwansonSS	2-4	0	0	1	.248
W. CastroRF	0-3	0	0	0	.182
M. Shaw3B	1-3	0	0	0	.223

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Taillon	6.0	2	2	3	88-59	3.93
M. Soroka	2.0	0	2	2	39-22	4.75
P. Hodge	0.2	1	2	0	21-8	5.81
B. Keller	0.1	0	0	1	4-3	2.19

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

8:40 AM, 16 September 2025

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 15,706

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Second Base Umpire - Charlie Ramos
Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez

Taillon shines, Busch and Crow-Armstrong homer as Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 to close on playoffs berth

— Jameson Taillon allowed two hits in six innings, and Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday night and got closer to clinching a postseason berth.

Sep 16, 2025, 11:46 am - AP


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Scoring Summary

		CHC
3rd	Busch homered to center (418 feet).	1
3rd	Hoerner scored on Ashcraft wild pitch, Happ to second.	2
4th	Swanson doubled to left, Crow-Armstrong scored.	3
6th	Crow-Armstrong homered to right center (414 feet).	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
9
Pirates
0

Game 1

30/4

Cubs
3
Pirates
4

Game 2

1/5

Cubs
8
Pirates
3

Game 3

2/5

Cubs
4
Pirates
0

Game 4

16/9

Cubs
4
Pirates
1

Game 5

17/9

Cubs
8
Pirates
4

Game 6

18/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	52	31	.627	-	W2
Chicago	48	38	.558	5.5	W4
St. Louis	44	38	.537	7.5	W2
Pittsburgh	43	43	.500	10.5	L1
Cincinnati	39	45	.464	13.5	L3

Giants' Matt Chapman exits with abdominal strain, set for MRI

Giants third baseman Matt Chapman left Tuesday night's game at Arizona because of an abdominal strain that he suffered in the sixth inning. He is scheduled for an MRI on Wednesday.

Kevin O'Malley, former Padres part owner and minor league team operator, dies at 50

Kevin O'Malley, who owned and operated minor league baseball teams in California, was a part owner of the Padres for years and a son of former Dodgers president Peter O'Malley, died Tuesday. He was 50.

Dodgers' Dave Roberts fastest manager to reach 1,000 career wins

Dave Roberts became the fastest manager in MLB history to reach 1,000 career wins after the Dodgers beat the Athletics 9-3 on Tuesday night.

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win Probability

Game Information

Taillon shines, Busch and Crow-Armstrong homer as Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 to close on playoffs berth

J. Taillon10-6

B. Ashcraft4-3

B. Keller2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Giants' Matt Chapman exits with abdominal strain, set for MRI

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