Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

52-71, 18-42 Away

Final

68-53, 36-23 Home


PIT
CHC

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

D. Santana4-4

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

D. Palencia1-3

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Ball
  Splitter 87
  3
  Ball
  Curve 80
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  5
  Ground Out
  Splitter 87
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- C. Rea pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Simon stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesTop 6th
- A. Kittredge pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- E. Sisk pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Turner hit for Busch
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- R. Brasier pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Turner at first base.
  1
  1
- Triolo stole second.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- E. Sisk pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Pham in left field.
  2
  1
- I. Mattson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Kelly hit for McGuire
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesTop 8th
- B. Keller pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Kelly catching.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- I. Mattson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Happ caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Crow-Armstrong caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
2 Ball	Splitter	87
3 Ball	Curve	80
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
5 Ground Out	Splitter	87

Pirates
2
Cubs
3

Game 1

13/6

Pirates
2
Cubs
1

Game 2

13/6

Pirates
1
Cubs
2

Game 3

14/6

Pirates
2
Cubs
3

Game 4

15/6

Pirates
3
Cubs
2

Game 5

15/8

Pirates
1
Cubs
3

Game 6

16/8

Pirates
3
Cubs
4

Game 7

17/8

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 15 August 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,044

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brock Ballou
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak

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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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

D. Santana4-4

D. Palencia1-3

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