Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

80-76, 36-40 Away

Final

91-65, 47-28 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. Frazier2B	0-5	0	0	0	.286
P. ReyesRF	2-5	1	1	2	.333
J. Bell1B	1-4	1	0	0	.268
F. CervelliC	2-3	2	1	2	.260
C. DickersonLF	0-3	0	0	0	.296
J. Osuna3B	2-3	0	0	1	.220
C. MoranPH-3B	0-1	0	0	0	.277
J. LuplowCF	0-3	0	0	0	.182
K. NewmanSS	0-3	1	0	0	.181
J. TaillonP	0-2	0	0	0	.055
R. RodríguezP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
K. KramerPH	0-1	0	0	0	.115
F. VazquezP	0-0	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Taillon	7.0	5	1	3	5	96-59	3.16
R. Rodríguez	1.0	1	0	0	2	15-12	2.39
F. Vazquez	1.0	1	0	0	0	10-8	2.78

PIT

CHC

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 25 September 2018

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 34,570

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Left Field Umpire - -
Right Field Umpire - -

Taillon outpitches Hamels, Pirates beat Cubs 5-1.

Jameson Taillon outpitched Cole Hamels, Francisco Cervelli hit a two-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates made the Chicago Cubs wait at least another day to clinch a postseason spot with a 5-1 victory on Monday night.

Sep 25, 2018, 05:46 am - Associated Press


PIT
CHC

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

J. Taillon14-9

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

C. Hamels4-2

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		PIT	CHC
1st	Cervelli homered to left (411 feet), Bell scored.	2	0
3rd	Hamels homered to center (437 feet).	2	1
6th	Osuna doubled to shallow right, Cervelli scored.	3	1
7th	Reyes singled to left, Newman scored.	4	1
9th	Reyes homered to left (367 feet).	5	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Pirates
5
Cubs
1

Game 1

25/9

Pirates
6
Cubs
0

Game 2

26/9

Pirates
6
Cubs
7

Game 3

27/9

Pirates
0
Cubs
3

Game 4

28/9

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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