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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

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Pittsburgh Pirates
74-74, 36-40 Away
Final
2 - 12
Chicago Cubs
82-66, 42-31 Home

Alex Bregman hits his 25th homer and the Cubs pound the Pirates 12-2 to end their 4-game skid

Pete Crow-Armstrong hits an RBI single

Seiya Suzuki had three hits, including a wind-blown triple, scored three runs and drove in one as the Cubs finished with 16 hits against three Pittsburgh pitchers and ended the Pirates' four-game winning streak. Chicago remains well behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee but is in position for a wild card.

Michael Busch doubled and had three RBI, and Carson Kelly doubled in a pair of runs. All of Chicago's starters had at least one hit, and five finished with two or more.

Bregman went deep in the fourth inning, a two-run shot off Khristian Curtis that made it 9-1.

Imanaga (10-10) allowed two runs on five hits in a second straight solid start and win. The left-hander struck out four and walked two.

Bryan Reynolds hit a solo shot for Pittsburgh, which came in having won 9 of 11 to climb back above .500. Rookie Konnor Griffin tripled among two hits.

Pirates rookie right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez left in the sixth inning with left hamstring discomfort after running to first on a groundout.

The Cubs made it 3-1 in the second off Pirates opener Wilber Dotel (1-5). After Chicago loaded the bases, Michael Conforto’s sac fly tied it at 1 and Kelly’s double plated two more.

Up next Pirates RHP Paul Skenes (10-11, 3.83 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Clay Holmes (6-7, 2.83) on Saturday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning O'Hearn flied out to center.
9th Inning Triolo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gonzales out at second.
9th Inning Mangum flied out to right.
9th Inning Gonzales singled to right.
9th Inning Ramirez at third base.
9th Inning Conforto in left field.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
14 Ground Balls 14
4 Strikeouts 2
2 Runs Batted In 12
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 16
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 12
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 3
33 At Bats 36
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
15 Runners Left On Base 13
1 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 5
15 Fly Balls 23
1 Caught Stealing 0
134 Pitches 145
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
12 Total Bases 26
36 Plate Appearances 42
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
2 Extra Base Hits 7
3.1 Runs Created 10.7
.212 Batting Average .444
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.364 Slugging Percentage .722
.212 Secondary Average .333
.278 On Base Percentage .452
.641 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.175
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.6
3.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 12.0
20.5 Batter Rating 79.5
33.0 At Bats Per Home Run 36.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.72 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.45
.152 Isolated Power .278
0.75 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.00
.083 Walks Per Plate Appearance .048
.000 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.111
4.0 Runs Produced 24.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.5
75.0 MLB Rating 121.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 39,190 | Capacity:

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 58 W3 0.6282051 98
Chicago 11 69 W2 0.5576923 87
Pittsburgh 19 77 W4 0.50641024 79
St. Louis 22 80 W1 0.4871795 76
Cincinnati 26 84 L2 0.46153846 72
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