Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-66, 31-37 Away

Final

62-70, 32-35 Home


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	9	7	0
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	10	1

J. Steele5-5

5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

J. Jones5-7

4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

CubsTop 1st
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 99
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 98
  3
  Double
  Four-seam FB 98
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Cruz stole third.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- J. Beeks pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- B. Heller pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesBottom 5th
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- N. Pearson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- N. Pearson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- K. Thompson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Vázquez at shortstop.
  9
  3
- McKinney hit for Triolo
  9
  3
- Tellez hit for Taylor
  9
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Kiner-Falefa at third base.
  9
  3
- McKinney in center field.
  9
  3
- Williams at shortstop.
  9
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 9th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- P. Hodge pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Cruz to second on fielder's indifference.
  9
  5
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	99
2 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	98
3 Double	Four-seam FB	98

Cubs
18
Pirates
8

Game 1

27/8

Cubs
9
Pirates
5

Game 2

28/8

Cubs
14
Pirates
10

Game 3

29/8

PNC Park

8:40 AM, 28 August 2024

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 13,619

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adam Hamari
First Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	29	19	.604	-	L3
Milwaukee	27	18	.600	0.5	W1
St. Louis	27	19	.587	1	L1
Pittsburgh	24	23	.511	4.5	L3
Cincinnati	24	24	.500	5	L3

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

J. Steele5-5

J. Jones5-7

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