Chicago Cubs
86 - 64 .573
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September 15, 2025, 6:40 PM
PNC Park
PNC Park
115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
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Pittsburgh Pirates
65 - 86 .430| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
W: Jameson Taillon
(W, 10-6)
6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
L: Braxton Ashcraft
(L, 4-3)
4.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
S: Brad Keller
(S, 2)
0.1 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Taillon
(W, 10-6)
6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
Crow-Armstrong
2-4 | HR, 2B, K
Swanson
2-4 | 2B, RBI, SB
Chicago Cubs Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Busch 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| 2 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| 3 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| 4 | Moisés Ballesteros DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| 5 | Carson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| 6 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| 7 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| 8 | Willi Castro RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| 9 | Matt Shaw 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .223 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .249 |
BATTING
2B Crow-Armstrong (36, Ashcraft, B) Swanson (23, Ashcraft, B).
HR Busch (28, 3rd inning off Ashcraft, B, 0 on, 1 out) Crow-Armstrong (29, 6th inning off Sanders, 0 on, 1 out).
TB Busch 4 Crow-Armstrong 6 Happ Hoerner Kelly, C Shaw Swanson 3.
RBI Busch (79) Crow-Armstrong (88) Swanson (75).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Busch 3 Kelly, C Shaw.
Team RISP 1-for-8.
Team LOB 8.
BASERUNNING
SB Crow-Armstrong (35, 3rd base off Ashcraft, B/Bart) Swanson (17, 2nd base off Moreta/Bart).
CS Shaw (5, 2nd base by Ashcraft, B/Bart).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.93 |
| Michael Soroka | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Porter Hodge | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.81 |
| Brad Keller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.83 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Ashcraft, B Nicolas.
HBP Happ (by Nicolas) Reynolds, B (by Soroka).
Pitches-strikes Taillon 88-59 Soroka 39-22 Hodge 21-8 Keller, B 4-3 Ashcraft, B 70-46 Sanders 39-22 Nicolas 37-23 Moreta 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts Taillon 6-7 Soroka 3-1 Hodge 1-0 Keller, B 0-0 Ashcraft, B 3-4 Sanders 2-2 Nicolas 1-1 Moreta 2-1.
Batters faced Taillon 22 Soroka 9 Hodge 5 Keller, B 1 Ashcraft, B 19 Sanders 8 Nicolas 8 Moreta 4.
Inherited runners-scored Keller, B 3-0 Nicolas 2-0 Moreta 1-0.
Umpires HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Carlos Torres. 2B: Charlie Ramos. 3B: Alfonso Márquez.
Weather 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 6:43 PM.
T 2:46.
Att 15,706.
Venue PNC Park.
September 15, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Triolo 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 |
| 2 | Spencer Horwitz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| 3 | Bryan Reynolds RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| 4 | Tommy Pham LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| 5 | Andrew McCutchen DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| 6 | Nick Gonzales SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| 7 | Jack Suwinski CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .129 |
| 8 | Joey Bart C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| a- Oneil Cruz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | |
| 9 | Nick Yorke 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .230 |
a-Grounded out for Bart in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Horwitz (22, Taillon).
TB Gonzales, N Horwitz 2 Reynolds, B.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Pham Triolo 2 Yorke Horwitz.
Team RISP 0-for-5.
Team LOB 10.
BASERUNNING
SB Triolo (11, 2nd base off Taillon/Kelly, C).
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.74 |
| Cam Sanders | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.35 |
| Dauri Moreta | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3.87 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Ashcraft, B Nicolas.
HBP Happ (by Nicolas) Reynolds, B (by Soroka).
Pitches-strikes Taillon 88-59 Soroka 39-22 Hodge 21-8 Keller, B 4-3 Ashcraft, B 70-46 Sanders 39-22 Nicolas 37-23 Moreta 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts Taillon 6-7 Soroka 3-1 Hodge 1-0 Keller, B 0-0 Ashcraft, B 3-4 Sanders 2-2 Nicolas 1-1 Moreta 2-1.
Batters faced Taillon 22 Soroka 9 Hodge 5 Keller, B 1 Ashcraft, B 19 Sanders 8 Nicolas 8 Moreta 4.
Inherited runners-scored Keller, B 3-0 Nicolas 2-0 Moreta 1-0.
Umpires HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Carlos Torres. 2B: Charlie Ramos. 3B: Alfonso Márquez.
Weather 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 6:43 PM.
T 2:46.
Att 15,706.
Venue PNC Park.
September 15, 2025