Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Cubs rally with 2 runs in 8th on walk, hit batter with bases loaded, top Pirates 4-3
Before Hoerner's at-bat, Soto walked pinch-hitter Matt Shaw to force in Pedro Ramirez from third to tie it at 3 as the Cubs won their second straight. Soto relieved after seven strong innings from Paul Skenes, who left with a 3-2 lead.
Skenes settled in after giving up solo shots to Michael Busch and Ramirez off high fastballs as the Pirates dropped a second straight after winning nine of 11. Ramirez led off the eighth with a double off Soto (6-5), who allowed two runs on one hit, two walks and hit two batters.
Ryan Rolison (9-1) got five outs for the win. Ryan Zeferjahn got the final out of the ninth for his sixth save.
Ryan O’Hearn hit his career-best 18th homer of the season, a three-run drive in the sixth, to give Pittsburgh a 3-2 lead. O’Hearn connected for the first time since being reinstated on Friday following six weeks on the injured list (left quad strain) and upped his career-high RBI total this season to 72.
Skenes allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings while striking out four and walking one.
Cubs starter Clay Holmes cruised through five scoreless innings. The right-hander allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six.
Busch hit an opposite-field homer in the first for a 1-0 Chicago lead. Ramirez pulled a drive high into the right-center bleachers in the third to make it 2-0.
O’Hearn sent a high cutter from Holmes to the base of Wrigley Field’s message board in right.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Happ struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Busch grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Suzuki homered to left (392 feet), Swanson scored. |
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9th Inning | Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Swanson singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Montgomery relieved Mlodzinski |
Statistics
 CHC |
 PIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 151 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 19 | Total Bases | 22 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created | 7.6 |
| .316 | Batting Average | .333 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .500 | Slugging Percentage | .667 |
| .237 | Secondary Average | .424 |
| .350 | On Base Percentage | .389 |
| .850 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.056 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.0 |
| 49.5 | Batter Rating | 56.0 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.78 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.83 |
| .184 | Isolated Power | .333 |
| 0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .050 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .083 |
| -.079 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .091 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 95.8 | MLB Rating | 101.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 32,921 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 59 | W1 | 0.62658226 | 99 |
| Chicago |
12 | 71 | L2 | 0.5506329 | 87 |
| Pittsburgh |
19 | 78 | L1 | 0.5063291 | 80 |
 St. Louis |
22 | 81 | W1 | 0.48734176 | 77 |
 Cincinnati |
26 | 85 | L1 | 0.4620253 | 73 |