Final · MLB · Sun Jul 26, 12:35 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Jameson Taillon (CHC) vs Braxton Ashcraft (PIT)
- TV
- SportsNet Pittsburgh, Marquee Sports Network
- Where
- PNC Park
Pirates edge Cubs 8-7. Pirates took the lead for good in the 2nd.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
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| PIT | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 |
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Win: Braxton Ashcraft. Loss: Jameson Taillon. Save: Mason Montgomery. Home runs: Suzuki (CHC), Valdez, Es (PIT), O'Hearn (PIT), Ross (PIT). O'Hearn drove in 4 for Pirates.
By the numbers: Hits CHC 12, PIT 11; Errors CHC 0, PIT 0; Left on base CHC 15, PIT 11.
Team stats
| CHC | PIT |
|---|
| Hits | 12 | 11 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Left on base | 15 | 11 |
| Home runs | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 2 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 9 | 8 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Suzuki DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Happ LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly, C C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ramírez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Taillon (L) | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 69 |
| Rolison | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Civale | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Thornton, T | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 138 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Mangum LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lowe, B 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reynolds, B DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Valdez, Es RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O'Hearn 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gonzales, N 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triolo 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzalez, J SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Callihan, T LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cook, B CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Ashcraft, B (W) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 93 |
| Mlodzinski | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Montgomery, M (S) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 151 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez.
- 2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki pops out to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch walks.
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out PIT Jake Mangum called out on strikes.
- 1 out PIT Brandon Lowe singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 3 out PIT Bryan Reynolds flies into a double play, right fielder Michael Conforto to first baseman Michael Busch. Brandon Lowe out at 1st.
Top 2nd 6
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, pitcher Braxton Ashcraft to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto walks.
- 2 out CHC Carson Kelly called out on strikes.
- 2 out CHC Pedro Ramírez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Callihan. Michael Conforto scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. CHC 1, PIT 0
- 3 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd 6
- 0 out PIT Esmerlyn Valdez homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. CHC 1, PIT 1
- 0 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn walks.
- 1 out PIT Nick Gonzales flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 2 out PIT Jacob Gonzalez grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd.
- 2 out PIT Shawn Ross homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ryan O'Hearn scores. CHC 1, PIT 3
- 3 out PIT Tyler Callihan pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out CHC Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CHC Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Callihan.
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ grounds into a double play, second baseman Brandon Lowe to shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Ian Happ out at 1st.
Bottom 3rd 7
- 1 out PIT Jake Mangum strikes out swinging.
- 1 out PIT Brandon Lowe singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 1 out PIT Bryan Reynolds doubles (25) on a fly ball to right fielder Michael Conforto. Brandon Lowe to 3rd.
- 1 out PIT Esmerlyn Valdez walks.
- 1 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn hits a grand slam (17) to center field. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. CHC 1, PIT 7
- 2 out PIT Nick Gonzales grounds out, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out PIT Jacob Gonzalez flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
Top 4th 7
- 0 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Mangum.
- 0 out CHC Michael Conforto doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.
- 1 out CHC Carson Kelly grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. CHC 2, PIT 7
- 1 out CHC Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 3, PIT 7
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (6) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Pedro Ramírez scores. CHC 4, PIT 7
- 3 out CHC Seiya Suzuki grounds out, shortstop Jacob Gonzalez to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out PIT Shawn Ross strikes out swinging.
- 2 out PIT Tyler Callihan flies out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
- 3 out PIT Jake Mangum lines out to left fielder Ian Happ.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out CHC Michael Busch flies out to center fielder Jake Mangum.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ flies out sharply to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
- 3 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.
Bottom 5th 6
- 0 out PIT Brandon Lowe doubles (22) on a fly ball to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 1 out PIT Bryan Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Brandon Lowe to 3rd.
- 1 out PIT Esmerlyn Valdez singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. Brandon Lowe scores. CHC 4, PIT 8
- 1 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn walks. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd.
- 1 out PIT Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Esmerlyn Valdez to 3rd. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd.
- 3 out PIT Jacob Gonzalez grounds into a double play, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Jacob Gonzalez out at 1st.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe.
- 2 out CHC Carson Kelly called out on strikes.
- 3 out CHC Pedro Ramírez grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out PIT Shawn Ross grounds out, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out PIT Tyler Callihan strikes out swinging.
- 2 out PIT Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out PIT Brandon Lowe flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out CHC Dansby Swanson lines out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
- 2 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.
- 3 out CHC Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out PIT Bryan Reynolds called out on strikes.
- 2 out PIT Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out on a foul tip.
- 3 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn grounds out softly, pitcher Aaron Civale to first baseman Michael Busch.
Top 8th 6
- 0 out CHC Michael Busch doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
- 0 out CHC Ian Happ singles on a line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Busch to 3rd.
- 0 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 2nd. CHC 5, PIT 8
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum.
- 2 out CHC Carson Kelly called out on strikes.
- 3 out CHC Pedro Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.
Bottom 8th 4
- 0 out PIT Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Conforto, deflected by second baseman Nico Hoerner.
- 1 out PIT Jacob Gonzalez grounds out to first baseman Michael Busch. Nick Gonzales to 2nd.
- 2 out PIT Shawn Ross strikes out swinging.
- 3 out PIT Billy Cook called out on strikes.
Top 9th 5
- 0 out CHC Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CHC Seiya Suzuki homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Dansby Swanson scores. CHC 7, PIT 8
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch grounds out to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.