Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs Hitting
a-flied out to left for Lopez in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BHapp (9, Stratton)
- HRSwanson (6, 5th inning off Skenes 0 on, 0 Out); Tucker (8, 5th inning off Skenes 0 on, 2 Out); Suzuki 2 (9, 5th inning off Skenes 0 on, 2 Out, 7th inning off Nicolas 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBISwanson (17), Happ (16), Tucker (28), Busch 2 (18), Suzuki 3 (28)
- 2Out RBITucker, Busch 2, Suzuki 3
- GIDPBusch
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-5 (Happ 1-1, Tucker 0-1, Busch 1-2, Suzuki 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Hoerner-Swanson-Busch)
- ESwanson (1, catch)
Pirates Hitting
a-flied out to right for Triolo in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BCruz (5, Rea)
- HRReynolds (4, 1st inning off Rea 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIReynolds 2 (16), Cruz (17)
- GIDPFrazier
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-5 (McCutchen 0-2, Hayes 0-1, Reynolds 0-1, Valdez 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Frazier-Triolo-Valdez)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Rea(W, 2-0) |
J. Merryweather(H, 7) |
P. Hodge(H, 6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73-46 | 1.46 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.25 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-17 | 4.80 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 2.08 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 123-80 |
- Pitching
- WPHodge
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPressly 2/3; Rea 13/23; Merryweather 2/3; Hodge 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPressly-3-0-4-3; Rea-15-4-8-17; Merryweather-3-0-1-3; Hodge-7-1-4-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPressly 1-2; Rea 6-9; Merryweather 2-1; Hodge 3-1
- Game ScoresC Rea 56
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Skenes(L, 3-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 86-49 | 2.74 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-13 | 4.11 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-16 | 10.57 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-18 | 21.60 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 150-96 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWentz 3/6; Nicolas 3/5; Skenes 16/23; Stratton 6/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWentz-0-2-5-6; Nicolas-6-2-3-5; Skenes-13-9-10-17; Stratton-3-3-5-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWentz 1-4; Nicolas 2-2; Skenes 4-8; Stratton 1-2
- Game ScoresP Skenes 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reynolds homered to right (388 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Cruz doubled to center, Davis scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Swanson homered to center (392 feet). | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Tucker homered to right center (395 feet). | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Suzuki homered to left (392 feet). | 3 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Suzuki homered to left (400 feet), Happ scored. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Reynolds grounded out to second, Davis scored, Cruz to third. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 9th | Happ doubled to right, Swanson scored, Berti to third. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 9th | Busch singled to right, Berti scored and Happ scored. | 8 | 3 | ||
CHC win 5-1
Game Information
PNC Park
5:35 PM, 1 May 2025
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 13,633
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
- First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
- Second Base Umpire - Charlie Ramos
- Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

