Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Apr 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

J. Urquidywin: Chicago Cubs logo

D. Palencia

Game Recap

CHICAGO – Maybe deeper into the season, when the statistical noise is greater and the sample sizes are much larger, a drought like the one Michael Busch is currently experiencing would not be as glaring. The skewed numbers posted for all to see on the video board in April, however,...

Scoring Summary

PITCHC

1
Oneil Cruz homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
10
2
Brandon Lowe hits a grand slam (4) to right center field. Marcell Ozuna scores. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores. [4 runs]
50
3
Dansby Swanson homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
51
3
Moises Ballesteros homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
52
5
Brandon Lowe homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
62
5
Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Nico Hoerner scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
63
7
Alex Bregman pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe on the infield fly rule. Dansby Swanson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
64
8
Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Seiya Suzuki scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Bryan Reynolds. [2 runs]
66
9
Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Scott Kingery scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. [1 run]
67

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Oneil CruzCF	1	4	1	1	3	1	1	3	.339
2Brandon Lowe2B	2	4	2	5	2	1	2	1	.224
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.259
4Ryan O'HearnRF-1B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.333
5Nick Yorke3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.344
6Marcell OzunaDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.070
7Spencer Horwitz1B	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	.216
Billy CookRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Konnor GriffinSS	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	.138
9Joey BartC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.105



TOTAL	7	33	6	6	15	3	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bubba ChandlerRHP	5.1	5	3	3	4	2	2	91	3.86
Hunter BarcoLHP	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	0	32	6.43
Justin LawrenceRHP	1.0	1	2	1	2	2	0	29	9.82
Jose UrquidyRHP	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	22	3.38
TOTAL	8.1	10	7	6	7	7	2	174	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico Hoerner2B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.316
2Moises BallesterosDH	2	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.294
Miguel AmayaPH-DH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238
Michael ConfortoPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Scott KingeryPR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Alex Bregman3B	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	.213
4Ian HappLF	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	6	.192
5Seiya SuzukiRF	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	1	.200
6Carson KellyC	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.308
7Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.203
8Dansby SwansonSS	1	2	3	1	0	2	1	1	.163
9Matt Shaw1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.220
Michael BuschPH-1B	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.135
TOTAL	10	34	7	6	7	7	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jameson TaillonRHP	6.0	6	6	6	10	2	3	102	4.86
Riley MartinLHP	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	0.00
Ethan RobertsRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00
Daniel PalenciaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	7	6	6	15	3	3	150	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITCHC

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Oneil Cruz homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
10
WALK — Brandon Lowe walks.
10
POP OUT — Bryan Reynolds pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Ryan O'Hearn singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.
10
GROUNDED INTO DP — Nick Yorke grounds into a double play, third baseman Alex Bregman to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Matt Shaw. Ryan O'Hearn out at 2nd. Nick Yorke out at 1st. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Moises Ballesteros strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Alex Bregman grounds out, third baseman Nick Yorke to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

PIT

CHC

6Runs7

7Hits10

1Errors0

.212Batting Avg.294

33At Bats34

3Extra-base Hits5

3Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In6

3Walks7

2Stolen Bases0

15Strikeouts7

5Left on Base10

16Total Bases19

Game Details

Sunday, April 12, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 35,711 (85.7%)

weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -136

over/under: 12.5