Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

74-73, 36-39 Away

8th,1 out

81-66, 41-31 Home


PIT
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	2	6	1
0	3	2	4	0	2	1	-	-	12	16	0

D. Palencia

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

B. Reynolds

1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI

PiratesTop 8th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 98
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 98
- Taylor in center field.
  2
  12
- Arias at first base.
  2
  12
- Shaw in left field.
  2
  12
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- A. Kelly pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- O'Hearn at first base.
  2
  11
- Triolo in right field.
  2
  11
- Cook in center field.
  2
  11
- Flores Jr. catching.
  2
  11
- Gonzalez at third base.
  2
  11
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- O'Hearn hit for Davis
  2
  11
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- A. Kelly pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Cook in right field.
  2
  9
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- K. Curtis pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Taylor in left field.
  1
  9
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- K. Curtis pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- K. Curtis pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesTop 3rd
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 1st
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Cruz caught stealing second, catcher to second. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was upheld.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	98
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	98

Regular Season Series

Series tied 5-5

Pirates
2
Cubs
0

Game 1

11/4

Pirates
4
Cubs
3

Game 2

12/4

Pirates
6
Cubs
7

Game 3

13/4

Cubs
1
Pirates
2

Game 4

26/5

Cubs
1
Pirates
12

Game 5

27/5

Cubs
10
Pirates
4

Game 6

28/5

Cubs
7
Pirates
2

Game 7

29/5

Cubs
3
Pirates
2

Game 8

25/7

Cubs
11
Pirates
0

Game 9

26/7

Cubs
7
Pirates
8

Game 10

27/7

Pirates
Cubs

Game 11

Pirates
Cubs

Game 12

13/9

Pirates
Cubs

Game 13

14/9

Wrigley Field

4:20 AM, 12 September 2026

Current Weather

Chicago, Illinois

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Derek Thomas
First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Will Little

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	91	56	.619	-	W3
Chicago	81	66	.551	10	L4
Pittsburgh	74	73	.503	17	W4
St. Louis	72	75	.490	19	L3
Cincinnati	69	77	.473	21.5	L3

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