Final · MLB · Thu May 28, 5:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Colin Rea (CHC) vs Paul Skenes (PIT)
- TV
- SportsNet Pittsburgh, Marquee Sports Network
- Where
- PNC Park
Cubs beat Pirates 7-2. Cubs took the lead for good in the 4th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
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| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
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Win: Colin Rea. Loss: Paul Skenes. Home runs: Happ (CHC), Reynolds, B (PIT).
By the numbers: Hits CHC 8, PIT 6; Errors CHC 0, PIT 2; Left on base CHC 15, PIT 13.
Team stats
| CHC | PIT |
|---|
| Hits | 8 | 6 |
| Errors | 0 | 2 |
| Left on base | 15 | 13 |
| Home runs | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 6 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 14 | 8 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hoerner 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Busch 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bregman 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Happ LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Suzuki RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ballesteros DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alcántara DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Conforto DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amaya C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Swanson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Rea (W) | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 92 |
| Milner | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Thornton, T | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 162 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowe, B 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Reynolds, B DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruz, O CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Garcia, Jh LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mangum RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gonzales, N 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callihan, T 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Triolo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davis, H C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Skenes (L) | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 103 |
| Montgomery, M | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Bidois | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Ramírez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 181 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong called out on strikes.
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
- 3 out CHC Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 5
- 1 out PIT Spencer Horwitz grounds out, pitcher Colin Rea to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out PIT Brandon Lowe called out on strikes.
- 2 out PIT Bryan Reynolds doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out PIT Oneil Cruz walks.
- 3 out PIT Jhostynxon Garcia strikes out swinging.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CHC Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd 3
- 1 out PIT Jake Mangum grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea.
- 2 out PIT Nick Gonzales flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 3 out PIT Jared Triolo strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 4
- 1 out CHC Moisés Ballesteros strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson walks.
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a pop up to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia, deflected by shortstop Jared Triolo. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 1 out PIT Henry Davis pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory.
- 1 out PIT Spencer Horwitz walks.
- 1 out PIT Brandon Lowe hit by pitch. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd.
- 2 out PIT Bryan Reynolds flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 3 out PIT Oneil Cruz flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
Top 4th 6
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Jared Triolo to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
- 1 out CHC Michael Busch walks.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to pitcher Paul Skenes. Michael Busch to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. CHC 1, PIT 0
- 3 out CHC Moisés Ballesteros pops out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz in foul territory.
Bottom 4th 4
- 1 out PIT Jhostynxon Garcia grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 1 out PIT Jake Mangum singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out PIT Tyler Callihan walks.
- 3 out PIT Jared Triolo grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Tyler Callihan out at 2nd.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out CHC Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out PIT Henry Davis called out on strikes.
- 2 out PIT Spencer Horwitz pops out softly to catcher Miguel Amaya in foul territory.
- 3 out PIT Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.
Top 6th 6
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner lines out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
- 1 out CHC Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Michael Busch walks.
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Tyler Callihan. Michael Busch to 2nd.
- 1 out CHC Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jared Triolo. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Jared Triolo. CHC 2, PIT 0
- 2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki to 1st. CHC 3, PIT 0
- 3 out CHC Kevin Alcántara called out on strikes.
Bottom 6th 6
- 0 out PIT Bryan Reynolds homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 3, PIT 1
- 1 out PIT Oneil Cruz flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
- 1 out PIT Jhostynxon Garcia singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
- 2 out PIT Jake Mangum called out on strikes.
- 2 out PIT Tyler Callihan doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jhostynxon Garcia scores. CHC 3, PIT 2
- 3 out PIT Jared Triolo grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out CHC Miguel Amaya grounds out, third baseman Tyler Callihan to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson called out on strikes.
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Mason Montgomery.
Bottom 7th 5
- 1 out PIT Henry Davis flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 1 out PIT Spencer Horwitz walks.
- 2 out PIT Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging.
- 2 out PIT Bryan Reynolds walks. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd.
- 3 out PIT Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging.
Top 8th 8
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch called out on strikes.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. Alex Bregman scores. CHC 5, PIT 2
- 2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia.
- 2 out CHC Michael Conforto walks. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC Miguel Amaya walks. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Passed ball by catcher Henry Davis. CHC 6, PIT 2
- 3 out CHC Dansby Swanson flies out to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out PIT Jhostynxon Garcia grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out PIT Jake Mangum grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out PIT Tyler Callihan grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
Top 9th 6
- 0 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.
- 0 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
- 1 out CHC Michael Busch flies out to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia.
- 1 out CHC Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Alex Bregman reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. CHC 7, PIT 2
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ lines out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.
- 3 out CHC Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.
Bottom 9th 3
- 0 out PIT Jared Triolo singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out PIT Henry Davis grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Jared Triolo out at 2nd. Henry Davis out at 1st.
- 3 out PIT Spencer Horwitz flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.