Pirates 8-6 Cubs (28 Sep, 2021) Play-by-Play

Pittsburgh Pirates

59-98, 35-41 home


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	12	1
3	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	-	8	10	0

CubsTop 1st
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 91
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- A. Banda pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Difo hit for Banda
  6
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 6th
- E. De Los Santos pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- A. Mills pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- A. Morgan pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Chavis hit for De Los Santos
  6
  6
- T. Megill pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- C. Shreve pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- T. Megill pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Reynolds safe at first on fielding error by center fielder Ortega, Reynolds safe at second on error.
  6
  7
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CubsTop 8th
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Deichmann hit for Megill
  6
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- M. Rucker pitching for CHC
  CHC
  PIT
- Tsutsugo hit for Bednar
  6
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- C. Stratton pitching for PIT
  CHC
  PIT
- Contreras hit for Bote
  6
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	91

Cubs
6
Pirates
8

Game 1

28/9

Cubs
3
Pirates
2

Game 2

29/9

Cubs
9
Pirates
0

Game 3

30/9

PNC Park

11:35 PM, 28 September 2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 9,218

Game Time:3:04

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter

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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Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates

E. De Los Santos2-1

A. Morgan1-1

C. Stratton7

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2024 National League Central Standings

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