Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Sep 2, 2021

FINAL / 11

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	7	1	8
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	6	13	2	13

loss:

S. Howardwin: Chicago Cubs logo

C. Heuer

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- The Cubs were in the driver’s seat for the final innings of their 6-5 win against the Pirates on Thursday night at Wrigley Field, thanks to a go-ahead two-run homer by Ian Happ in the seventh that followed a game-tying three-run shot by Rafael Ortega and put Chicago...

Scoring Summary

PITCHC

1
Colin Moran homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Ben Gamel scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. [3 runs]
30
7
Rafael Ortega homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Robinson Chirinos scores. Sergio Alcantara scores. [3 runs]
33
7
Ian Happ homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Frank Schwindel scores. [2 runs]
35
9
Michael Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jason Heyward. Jacob Stallings scores. Wilmer Difo scores. Hoy Park to 3rd. [2 runs]
55
11
Ian Happ singles on a pop up to second baseman Wilmer Difo. Sergio Alcantara scores. Frank Schwindel to 2nd. [1 run]
56

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Cole TuckerSS	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	3	.139
2Ben GamelRF	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.245
3Bryan ReynoldsCF	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.299
4Colin Moran1B	1	4	1	3	2	1	1	3	.284
5Jacob StallingsC	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	2	.235
6Wilmer Difo2B	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.272
7Anthony AlfordLF	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	4	.167
8Phillip Evans3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.205
Hoy ParkPH-3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.188
9Mitch KellerP	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.095
Yoshi TsutsugoPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.187
Chad KuhlP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048
Nick MearsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chris StrattonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Michael PerezPH	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.148
David BednarP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sam HowardP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000


TOTAL	7	39	5	5	13	4	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mitch KellerRHP	6.0	6	0	0	8	0	0	89	6.23
Chad KuhlRHP	0.1	6	5	5	1	0	2	24	4.85
Nick MearsRHP	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	4.80
Chris StrattonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	3.56
David BednarRHP	2.0	0	0	0	4	1	0	29	2.26
Sam HowardLHP	0.1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	6.19

TOTAL	10.1	13	6	5	18	4	2	174	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Rafael OrtegaCF	2	5	1	3	1	0	1	2	.293
2Frank Schwindel1B	1	5	1	0	2	1	0	3	.302
3Ian HappLF	3	6	1	3	2	0	1	0	.205
4Patrick Wisdom3B	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	2	.251
5Matt Duffy2B	2	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	.260
6Jason HeywardRF	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.210
7Robinson ChirinosC	1	5	1	0	3	0	0	4	.250
8Sergio AlcantaraSS	3	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	.197
9Keegan ThompsonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Adrian SampsonP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
Alfonso Rivas IIIPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.200
Scott EffrossP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Michael HermosilloPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.138
Adam MorganP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Andrew RominePH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.186
Rowan WickP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Manuel RodriguezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Austin RominePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.167
9Codi HeuerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	13	43	6	6	18	4	2	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Keegan ThompsonRHP	1.2	4	3	3	3	2	1	54	3.54
Adrian SampsonRHP	3.1	0	0	0	4	0	0	32	1.59
Scott EffrossRHP	2.0	0	0	0	4	0	0	26	6.75
Adam MorganLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	3.54
Rowan WickRHP	1.0	3	2	1	1	0	0	19	4.15
Manuel RodriguezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	2.45
Codi HeuerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.95
TOTAL	11.0	7	5	4	13	4	1	159	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITCHC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Cole Tucker strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
WALK — Ben Gamel walks.
00
SINGLE — Bryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Ben Gamel to 3rd.
00
HOME RUN — Colin Moran homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Ben Gamel scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. [3 runs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
30
SINGLE — Wilmer Difo singles on a line drive to right fielder Jason Heyward.
30
FIELD ERROR — Anthony Alford reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Patrick Wisdom. Wilmer Difo to 2nd.
30
POP OUT — Phillip Evans pops out softly to first baseman Frank Schwindel. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Rafael Ortega singles on a line drive to left fielder Anthony Alford. Rafael Ortega to 2nd. Rafael Ortega advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Wilmer Difo.
30
GROUNDOUT — Frank Schwindel grounds out softly, pitcher Mitch Keller to first baseman Colin Moran. [1 out]
30
SINGLE — Ian Happ singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bryan Reynolds. Rafael Ortega to 3rd.
30
STRIKEOUT — Patrick Wisdom strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Matt Duffy strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30

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Team Stats

PIT

CHC

5Runs6

7Hits13

1Errors2

.179Batting Avg.302

39At Bats43

1Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts18

8Left on Base13

10Total Bases21

Game Details

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · 8:05 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 26,963 (64.7%)

weather: 74 degrees, cloudy