Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Sep 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

G. Soto(6-5)win: Chicago Cubs logo

R. Rolison(9-1)save: Chicago Cubs logo

R. Zeferjahn(6)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs game highlights

CHICAGO -- The Cubs did what they could to hold their ground against Pirates ace Paul Skenes and then felt the tide shift after the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner was out of the game on Saturday afternoon. The North Siders scored two runs in the eighth inning...

Scoring Summary

PITCHC

1Michael Busch homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 01
3Pedro Ramirez homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 02
6Ryan O'Hearn homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. [3 runs] 32
8Matt Shaw walks. Pedro Ramirez scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. [1 run] 33
8Nico Hoerner hit by pitch. Alex Bregman scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Matt Shaw to 2nd. [1 run] 34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Oneil CruzCF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	.273
2Brandon Lowe2B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.257
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	3	.264
4Konnor GriffinSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.262
5Ryan O'HearnDH	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.268
6Spencer Horwitz1B	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.247
7Jake MangumRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.281
8Jacob Gonzalez3B	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225
Jared TrioloPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
9Henry DavisC	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	.167
Rafael Flores Jr.PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250

TOTAL	6	34	3	3	8	5	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Paul SkenesRHP	7.0	4	2	2	4	1	2	82	3.78
Gregory SotoLHP	1.0	1	2	2	2	2	0	31	3.32


TOTAL	8.0	5	4	4	6	3	2	113	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.279
2Alex Bregman3B	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.264
3Michael Busch1B	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	.237
Seiya SuzukiPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.270
BJ Murray Jr.1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
4Ian HappLF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219
Matt ShawPH-RF	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.237
5Nico HoernerSS	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267
6Michael ConfortoDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.239
7Carson KellyC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261
8Pedro Ramirez2B	2	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.266
9Tyrone TaylorRF-LF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.278
TOTAL	5	27	4	4	6	3	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Clay HolmesRHP	5.2	5	3	2	6	4	1	100	2.85
Jacob WebbRHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	3.29
Ryan RolisonLHP	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	2.76
Ryan ZeferjahnRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	4.15
TOTAL	8.3	6	3	2	8	5	1	145	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITCHC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
00
FORCEOUT — Konnor Griffin grounds into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramirez. Bryan Reynolds out at 2nd. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Alex Bregman grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Michael Busch homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Spencer Horwitz to pitcher Paul Skenes. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

PIT

CHC

3Runs4

6Hits5

0Errors1

.176Batting Avg.185

34At Bats27

1Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In4

5Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts6

9Left on Base5

9Total Bases12

Game Details

Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 39,422 (94.7%)

weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -132

over/under: 9.5