Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Sep 16, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	14	0	13
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	4

loss:

P. Skeneswin: Chicago Cubs logo

C. Hortonsave: Chicago Cubs logo

B. Keller

Game Recap

PITTSBURGH -- When Cubs rookie Cade Horton walked off the mound on July 9 after just 4 2/3 innings in his final start of the first half, not even the highest of optimists could have predicted the turnaround he had in store. At the time, Horton sported a 4.45 ERA...

Scoring Summary

CHCPIT

1
Michael Busch homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
1
Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jack Suwinski. Ian Happ scores. Moises Ballesteros to 2nd. [1 run]
20
1
Oneil Cruz triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Willi Castro. Spencer Horwitz scores. [1 run]
21
2
Ian Happ out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Michael Busch scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
31
5
Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alexander Canario. Moises Ballesteros scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
41

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Michael Busch1B	3	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	.259
2Nico Hoerner2B	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.301
3Ian HappLF	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	3	.241
4Moises BallesterosDH	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	4	.306
5Carson KellyC	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.257
6Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	4	0	2	3	0	0	1	.248
7Dansby SwansonSS	2	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.250
8Willi CastroRF	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	6	.228
9Matt Shaw3B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.224
TOTAL	14	37	4	4	13	5	1	24	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Cade HortonRHP	5.0	3	1	1	6	1	79	2.66
Drew PomeranzLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	15	2.20
Andrew KittredgeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	11	3.24
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12	1.94
Brad KellerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12	2.16
TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	12	1	129	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jared Triolo3B	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.224
2Spencer Horwitz1B	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	.260
3Bryan ReynoldsDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.241
4Oneil CruzCF	1	4	0	1	3	0	2	.204
5Nick GonzalesSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.272
6Jack SuwinskiLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.126
7Nick Yorke2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.167
8Alexander CanarioRF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.219
9Henry DavisC	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	.159
TOTAL	4	31	1	1	12	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Paul SkenesRHP	3.2	7	3	3	6	3	1	92	2.03
Evan SiskLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	21	3.86
Justin LawrenceRHP	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	17	0.66
Carmen MlodzinskiRHP	3.0	4	0	0	5	0	0	55	3.73

TOTAL	9.0	14	4	4	13	5	1	185	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCPIT

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Michael Busch homers (29) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. [1 out]
10
WALK — Ian Happ walks.
10
SINGLE — Moises Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jack Suwinski. Ian Happ to 2nd.
10
LINEOUT — Carson Kelly lines out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jack Suwinski. Ian Happ scores. Moises Ballesteros to 2nd. [1 run]
20
WALK — Dansby Swanson walks. Moises Ballesteros to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.
20
STRIKEOUT — Willi Castro strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jared Triolo strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
SINGLE — Spencer Horwitz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
20
LINEOUT — Bryan Reynolds lines out to right fielder Willi Castro. [2 outs]
20
TRIPLE — Oneil Cruz triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Willi Castro. Spencer Horwitz scores. [1 run]
21
FLYOUT — Nick Gonzales flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

CHC

PIT

4Runs1

14Hits4

0Errors0

.378Batting Avg.129

37At Bats31

4Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In1

5Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts12

13Left on Base4

20Total Bases6

Game Details

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 · 6:40 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 14,714 (38.0%)

weather: 81 degrees, cloudy