Pirates 5-4 Cubs (1 Aug, 2018) Play-by-Play

Pittsburgh Pirates

57-52, 32-26 home


CHC
PIT

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

CubsTop 1st
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Two-seam FB 95
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 95
  3
  Foul Ball
  Slider 90
  4
  Foul Ball
  Slider 91
  5
  Line Out
  Curve 84
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- J. Taillon pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- J. Taillon pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- S. Cishek pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- La Stella hit for Cishek.
  3
  4
- E. Santana pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- J. Chavez pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Frazier hit for Santana.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- K. Crick pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- J. Wilson pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- J. Wilson pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Bote hit for Wilson.
  3
  5
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Two-seam FB	95
2 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	95
3 Foul Ball	Slider	90
4 Foul Ball	Slider	91
5 Line Out	Curve	84

Cubs
4
Pirates
5

Game 1

1/8

Cubs
9
Pirates
2

Game 2

2/8

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 1 August 2018

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 18,972

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - Ramon DeJesus
Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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