Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Apr 11, 2026

FINAL / 11

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	11	1	13
CHC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	9	3	16

loss:

C. Thielbarwin: Pittsburgh Pirates logo

Y. Ramirez

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- The Pirates took advantage of a crucial Cubs mistake on Saturday afternoon to maintain their hold on first place in the National League Central. Pittsburgh plated an unearned run in the top of the 11th inning, when Chicago reliever Caleb Thielbar fielded Brandon Lowe’s tapper and threw wide...

Scoring Summary

PITCHC

2
Spencer Horwitz grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Marcell Ozuna scores. Nick Yorke out at 2nd. Spencer Horwitz out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
3
Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. [1 run]
20
3
Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Michael Conforto. Brandon Lowe scores. [1 run] [1 out]
30
5
Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Michael Conforto scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
31
7
Dansby Swanson grounds out sharply, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Miguel Amaya scores. [1 run] [1 out]
32
9
Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Dansby Swanson scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd. [1 run]
33
11
Brandon Lowe reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Caleb Thielbar. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. [1 run]
43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Oneil CruzCF	4	5	1	0	0	1	0	.345
2Brandon Lowe2B	0	4	1	0	1	2	3	.200
3Bryan ReynoldsLF	2	5	0	1	1	0	3	.259
Jake MangumLF	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.207
4Ryan O'HearnRF-1B	0	3	0	1	0	1	2	.319
5Marcell OzunaDH	0	4	1	0	1	1	4	.051
6Nick Yorke3B-RF	3	4	0	0	1	1	1	.379
7Spencer Horwitz1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.235
Billy CookPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nick GonzalesPH-3B	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.267
8Konnor GriffinSS	1	5	0	0	2	0	2	.154
9Henry DavisC	0	4	0	0	4	0	1	.194
Joey BartPH-C	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.133
TOTAL	11	41	4	2	12	6	25	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Braxton AshcraftRHP	5.0	4	1	1	9	1	77	2.12
Mason MontgomeryLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	13	7.11
Justin LawrenceRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	13	9.95
Gregory SotoLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.04
Isaac MattsonRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	24	2.08
Dennis SantanaRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	27	1.13
Yohan RamirezRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	32	1.86
TOTAL	11.0	9	3	3	14	7	187	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico Hoerner2B	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	4	.308
2Michael Busch1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.118
Carson KellyPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.294
Matt ShawPR-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.237
3Alex Bregman3B	2	6	0	1	1	0	0	2	.207
4Ian HappLF	0	5	0	0	2	1	0	3	.208
5Moises BallesterosDH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258
Seiya SuzukiPH-DH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.286
6Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	4	0	0	3	1	0	3	.218
7Miguel AmayaC	0	4	1	0	4	1	0	5	.238
8Michael ConfortoRF	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	.263
9Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	4	.149

TOTAL	9	43	3	3	14	7	0	31	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Edward CabreraRHP	5.0	8	3	3	4	3	0	98	1.62
Ben BrownRHP	2.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	34	3.55
Jacob WebbRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	4.76
Hoby MilnerLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2.16
Daniel PalenciaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	0.00
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	0	1	0	3	1	0	19	3.38

TOTAL	11.0	11	4	3	12	6	0	197	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITCHC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Michael Conforto.
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Oneil Cruz steals (3) 2nd base.
00
GROUNDOUT — Brandon Lowe grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Ryan O'Hearn flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Michael Busch strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Alex Bregman called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

PIT

CHC

4Runs3

11Hits9

1Errors3

.268Batting Avg.209

41At Bats43

2Extra-base Hits0

0Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In3

6Walks7

4Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts14

13Left on Base16

13Total Bases9

Game Details

Saturday, April 11, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 34,049 (81.8%)

weather: 48 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -149

over/under: 6.5