Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
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Brandon Lowe helps the Pirates top the Cubs 4-3 in series finale
Bryan Reynolds had two hits for Pittsburgh, including an RBI single in the first. Carmen Mlodzinski, Luke Weaver and Mason Montgomery combined for 3 2/3 hitless innings in relief of Bubba Chandler (8-9).
The Pirates (75-75) closed out a 4-2 stay in Chicago. They swept the White Sox before dropping two of three against the Cubs.
Miguel Amaya homered for Chicago, and Michael Busch had two hits. Matthew Boyd (8-5) allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings in his second straight loss.
The Cubs (83-67) dropped into a tie with Philadelphia for the top spot in the NL wild-card standings.
Montgomery worked a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances. The Pirates had a 3-2 lead on Saturday before a wild Gregory Soto surrendered two runs in the eighth inning of a 4-3 loss.
Chicago jumped in front in the series finale on Amaya's sixth homer, a two-run drive to left with two out in the fifth. It was his first homer since Aug. 16.
Pittsburgh responded with three runs in the sixth. Reynolds reached on a leadoff walk and scored on Nick Gonzales’ ground-rule double. With one out and the bases loaded, Lowe made it 4-2 when he drove in Rafael Flores Jr. and Gonzales with a pinch-hit liner to center off Aaron Civale.
Chicago closed to 4-3 on Nico Hoerner's grounder to second in the bottom half. But the Cubs left the bases loaded when Pedro Ramírez flied to right against Mlodzinski, ending the inning.
Cubs: LHP David Peterson (7-8, 5.28 ERA) starts on Monday night against Atlanta. RHP Reynaldo López (4-4, 4.13) takes the mound for the visiting Braves.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kelly grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Kelly hit for Amaya |
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9th Inning | Ramirez grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Shaw flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Montgomery relieved Weaver |
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9th Inning | Shaw hit for Conforto |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 6 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 30 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 165 | Pitches | 132 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 4.1 | Runs Created | 2.5 |
| .265 | Batting Average | .167 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .324 | Slugging Percentage | .300 |
| .176 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .359 | On Base Percentage | .306 |
| .683 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .606 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 4.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.5 |
| 29.0 | Batter Rating | 22.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.23 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.67 |
| .059 | Isolated Power | .133 |
| 0.71 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.50 |
| .128 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .167 |
| -.088 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .167 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 80.0 | MLB Rating | 73.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 39,103 | 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 |