Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

71-50, 33-27 Away

Final

62-62, 33-31 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
I. HappCF-LF	1-4	0	0	0	.239
J. HeywardRF	0-4	0	0	0	.280
B. Zobrist2B	1-4	0	0	0	.311
B. KintzlerP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
J. De La RosaP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
A. AlmoraCF	0-0	0	0	0	.297
A. Rizzo1B	2-4	0	0	0	.265
J. Baez3B-2B	0-4	0	0	0	.290
K. SchwarberLF	1-2	1	1	1	.243
S. CishekP	0-0	0	0	0	.167
J. ChavezP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
V. CaratiniC	0-3	0	0	0	.238
C. HamelsP	1-3	0	0	0	.200
D. Bote3B	0-1	0	0	0	.318
A. RussellSS	0-4	0	0	0	.259

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
C. Hamels	7.0	5	2	3	98-59	0.72
B. Kintzler	0.1	1	0	0	4-2	3.64
J. De La Rosa	0.2	0	0	0	5-3	4.38
S. Cishek	0.1	1	0	1	10-6	1.78
J. Chavez	0.2	0	1	0	9-4	1.76

CHC

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 18 August 2018

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 24,298

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Carlos Torres
First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry

Cubs turn record-tying 7 double plays, edge Pirates 1-0

The Chicago Cubs tied a major league record by turning seven double plays Friday night, including a game-ending effort by rookie third baseman David Bote on a grounder by David Freese to finish off a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Aug 18, 2018, 06:22 am - Associated Press


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHC	PIT
		2nd	Schwarber homered to right (346 feet).	1	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
1
Pirates
0

Game 1

17/8

Cubs
1
Pirates
0

Game 2

18/8

Cubs
1
Pirates
3

Game 3

19/8

Cubs
1
Pirates
2

Game 4

19/8

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

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Left-hander Steven Matz and the Rays are in agreement on a two-year contract, pending a physical, sources said.

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Drew Anderson spent spring training with the Tigers in 2024 on a minor league contract before going 23-10 with a 2.91 ERA over parts of two seasons in South Korea.

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide

Speaking to reporters at the MLB winter meetings Monday, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone lauded the Toronto Blue Jays for defeating his club in the playoffs, but he doesn't believe the gap between the AL East rivals is as wide as the matchup showed.

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Information

Cubs turn record-tying 7 double plays, edge Pirates 1-0

C. Hamels3-0

T. Williams10-9

J. Chavez1

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Sources: Veteran LHP Steven Matz, Rays agree to 2-year deal

Tigers add right-hander Drew Anderson on 1-year, $7M deal

Boone believes gap between Yankees, Blue Jays not that wide