Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
52-73, 18-44 Away
3
52-73, 18-44 Away
Final
70-53, 38-23 Home
4
70-53, 38-23 Home
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- 2BSuwinski (3, Brown); Reynolds (27, Assad); Bart (9, Brown); Horwitz (16, Assad)
- RBIBart 2 (21), Horwitz (34)
- 2Out RBIHorwitz.
- SHTriolo
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP3-13 (Pham 0-3, Kiner-Falefa 0-2, Reynolds 1-1, Bart 1-3, Triolo 0-1, Horwitz 1-2, Simon 0-1)
- Fielding
- EPham (4, fielding); N. Gonzales (6, fielding)
Cubs Hitting
a-fouled out to third for Shaw in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BSwanson (16, Holderman); Happ (21, Mattson)
- RBIKelly (40), Swanson 2 (57), Happ (56)
- SFSwanson
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-8 (Kelly 1-1, Castro 0-1, Swanson 1-2, Happ 1-2, Busch 0-1, Shaw 0-1)
- Fielding
- ERogers (1, throw)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Shugart(B, 3) |
I. Mattson(L, 3-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44-32 | 3.99 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-14 | 9.19 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 5.04 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36-20 | 3.50 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 2.25 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 141-88 |
- Pitching
- WPMlodzinski
- IBBHoerner (by Mattson).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHeaney 1/4; Mattson 2/6; Mlodzinski 10/14; Holderman 2/4; Shugart 3/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHeaney-1-3-3-3; Mattson-0-2-5-5; Mlodzinski-9-5-7-11; Holderman-1-3-7-3; Shugart-6-2-8-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHeaney 2-0; Mattson 0-3; Mlodzinski 6-4; Holderman 1-1; Shugart 1-2
- Game ScoresC Mlodzinski 61
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Brown(B, 1) |
C. Thielbar(W, 3-3) |
A. Kittredge(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65-44 | 5.63 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.17 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 54-33 | 5.91 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.23 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.76 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 149-97 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedThielbar 0/1; Rogers 3/4; Kittredge 2/3; Brown 8/14; Assad 15/18
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesThielbar-0-3-0-0; Rogers-2-2-3-2; Kittredge-1-0-3-3; Brown-8-10-7-8; Assad-12-5-13-14
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsRogers 1-2; Kittredge 2-1; Brown 3-1; Assad 8-1
- Game ScoresJ Assad 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Happ singled to center, Crow-Armstrong scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | Horwitz doubled to center, Kiner-Falefa scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5th | Swanson doubled to left, Happ scored on error, Swanson safe at third on fielding error by left fielder Pham. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | Bart doubled to left, Suwinski scored and N. Gonzales scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | Kelly singled to center, Suzuki scored, Crow-Armstrong to third. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | Swanson hit sacrifice fly to right, Kelly scored, Happ to third. | 3 | 4 | |
CHC win 5-2
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 17 August 2025
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,012
Game Time:2:41
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- First Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
- Second Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
- Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
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 |
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