Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs: game summary
Final · September 5, 2021 at 2:20 p.m.
Wrigley Field
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh PiratesPIT | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
 Chicago CubsCHC | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerAdbert Alzolay
- LoserSam Howard
- SaveRowan Wick
Scoring plays
- Top 1Yoshi Tsutsugo homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.1-0
- Bot 2Matt Duffy homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.1-1
- Bot 2Jason Heyward homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.1-2
- Top 3Bryan Reynolds hits a grand slam (22) to center field. Wil Crowe scores. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Yoshi Tsutsugo scores.5-2
- Bot 3Ian Happ singles on a line drive to left fielder Ben Gamel. Rafael Ortega scores. Frank Schwindel to 2nd.5-3
- Bot 3Matt Duffy hits a grand slam (3) to left field. Frank Schwindel scores. Ian Happ scores. Patrick Wisdom scores.5-7
- Top 5Jacob Stallings out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ian Happ. Bryan Reynolds scores.6-7
- Top 5Wilmer Difo walks.7-7
- Top 6Jacob Stallings singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andrew Romine. Bryan Reynolds scores. Colin Moran to 3rd.8-7
- Bot 7Frank Schwindel hits a grand slam (11) to center field. Robinson Chirinos scores. Alfonso Rivas scores. Rafael Ortega scores.8-11
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .189 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Colin Moran1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| Ben GamelLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Cole TuckerSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .149 |
| Shea SpitzbarthP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam HowardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick MearsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luis OviedoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael PérezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .144 |
| Hoy Park2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .177 |
| Wil CroweP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| Phillip EvansPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 |
| Kyle KellerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wilmer DifoPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| Anthony BandaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wil Crowe | 3.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 68-39 | 5.94 |
| Kyle Keller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 6.84 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37-21 | 4.22 |
| Shea Spitzbarth | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-8 | 4.50 |
| Sam Howard | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 6.48 |
| Nick Mears | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-6 | 5.06 |
| Luis Oviedo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 9.45 |
Chicago Cubs
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .295 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .338 |
| Ian Happ2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| Matt DuffySS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Robinson ChirinosC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 |
| Adbert AlzolayP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| Alfonso Rivas IIILF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Zach DaviesP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Rex BrothersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manuel RodríguezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adam MorganP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew RomineSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .183 |
| Willson ContrerasPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Rowan WickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Davies | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 82-47 | 5.16 |
| Rex Brothers | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-8 | 4.96 |
| Manuel Rodríguez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 2.40 |
| Adam Morgan | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 3.48 |
| Adbert Alzolay | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-15 | 4.90 |
| Rowan Wick | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37-18 | 3.09 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Wrigley Field
- Attendance
- 30,155
- Duration
- 4 h 12
- Weather
- 79 °F, Sunny · wind 10 mph, L To R
- Umpires
- Tom Hallion (Home plate) · Phil Cuzzi (First base) · John Tumpane (Second base) · Cory Blaser (Third base)
About this game
Who won Pirates vs Cubs?
Cubs won 11-8 over Pirates on Sunday, September 5, 2021.
When was Pirates vs Cubs played?
On Sunday, September 5, 2021, at 2:20 PM ET at Wrigley Field.
Where was Pirates vs Cubs played?
At Wrigley Field.