Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

4-3, 1-0 Away

Final

1-6, 0-1 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
W. ContrerasC	1-4	0	0	0	.111
K. Bryant3B	2-4	1	1	1	.250
A. Rizzo1B	2-4	2	1	1	.174
J. BaezSS	2-3	1	1	2	.200
J. PedersonLF	1-4	0	0	0	.095
D. WinklerP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
C. KimbrelP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
J. MarisnickCF	2-4	0	0	0	.300
J. HeywardRF	1-4	0	0	0	.190
D. Bote2B	0-4	0	0	0	.067
J. ArrietaP	0-2	0	0	0	.000
E. SogardPH	0-1	0	0	0	.182
R. BrothersP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
I. HappLF	0-1	0	0	0	.118

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Arrieta	6.0	7	2	3	4	89-54	2.25
R. Brothers	1.1	0	0	0	3	18-10	6.75
D. Winkler	0.0	0	0	3	0	15-3	3.00
C. Kimbrel	1.2	0	0	0	3	22-16	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

6:35 PM, 8 April 2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 7,749

Game Time:3:15

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Additon
First Base Umpire - Will Little
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

Cubs break out of slump, slip by reeling Pirates 4-2

— Jayy Baez hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs' struggling offense came to life in a 4-2 over Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Apr 8, 2021, 11:02 pm - AP


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	11	0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0

Scoring Summary

		CHC	PIT
1st	Bryant homered to center (419 feet).	1	0
4th	Fowler hit sacrifice fly to right, Polanco scored, Stallings to second.	1	1
4th	Frazier singled to right, Stallings scored.	1	2
6th	Báez homered to left (367 feet), Rizzo scored.	3	2
8th	Rizzo homered to right (409 feet).	4	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
4
Pirates
2

Game 1

8/4

Cubs
2
Pirates
8

Game 2

10/4

Cubs
1
Pirates
7

Game 3

11/4

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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Reliever Pete Fairbanks and the Miami Marlins are in agreement on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win Probability

Game Information

Cubs break out of slump, slip by reeling Pirates 4-2

J. Arrieta2-0

T. Anderson0-2

C. Kimbrel2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 National League Central Standings

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