Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
9-5, 5-3 Away
6
9-5, 5-3 Away
8th,0 outs
6-8, 3-5 Home
4
6-8, 3-5 Home
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- HRCruz (5, 1st inning off Taillon 0 on, 0 Out); Lowe 2 (5, 2nd inning off Taillon 3 on, 2 Out, 5th inning off Taillon 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBICruz (13), Lowe 5 (9)
- 2Out RBILowe, B 4.
- GIDPYorke
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP1-5 (Cruz 0-1, Lowe 1-1, Bart 0-1, Yorke 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBReynolds (1, 2nd base off Taillon/Kelly)
Cubs Hitting
a-walked for Ballesteros in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BKelly (3, Chandler); Hoerner (7, Barco)
- HRSwanson (2, 3rd inning off Chandler 0 on, 0 Out); Ballesteros (2, 3rd inning off Chandler 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIBregman 2 (6), Swanson (7), Ballesteros (6)
- 2Out RBIBallesteros.
- SFBregman
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-7 (Kelly 0-1, Bregman 0-1, Swanson 0-1, Happ 0-1, Suzuki 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Bregman-Hoerner-Shaw)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 91-64 | 3.86 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 6.43 |
| 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 123-85 |
- Pitching
- WPChandler
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBarco 6/8; Chandler 17/23
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBarco-4-2-10-5; Chandler-16-12-19-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBarco 2-2; Chandler 5-7
- Game ScoresB Chandler 48
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 102-59 | 4.86 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 |
| 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 115-67 |
- Pitching
- HBPGriffin (by Taillon)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedTaillon 13/26; Martin 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesTaillon-20-13-13-11; Martin-2-3-2-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsTaillon 4-3; Martin 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Taillon 44
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cruz homered to center (422 feet). | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Lowe homered to right center (372 feet), Ozuna scored, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 3rd | Swanson homered to left center (391 feet). | 5 | 1 | |
| 3rd | Ballesteros homered to center (427 feet). | 5 | 2 | |
| 5th | Lowe homered to right center (444 feet). | 6 | 2 | |
| 5th | Bregman hit sacrifice fly to left, Hoerner scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 7th | Bregman popped out to second, Swanson scored. | 6 | 4 | |
PIT leads 2-0
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 12 April 2026
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter
- First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
- Third Base Umpire - Alex Mackay
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 5 | .643 | - | W2 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0.5 | W1 |
| St. Louis | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | L1 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1 | L4 |
| Chicago | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3 | L2 |
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