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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

2020-08-02 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 11 innings · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph R to L · 3:37

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 1st — Kevin Newman homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 11th — Javier Baez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. David Bote scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 10th: Albert Almora strikes out swinging — worth 21% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4

W: Jeremy Jeffress L: Cody Ponce SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Pat Hoberg · 1B: Ramon De Jesus · 2B: Shane Livensparger · 3B: Bill Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adam Frazier	5	0	1	0	0	1
Kevin Newman	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jose Osuna	3	0	0	0	2	0
Colin Moran	5	0	0	0	0	2
Phillip Evans	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cole Tucker	3	0	0	0	0	2
Guillermo Heredia	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Stallings	4	0	1	0	0	1
Erik Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Bell	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Bote	4	1	0	0	1	2
Anthony Rizzo	5	0	1	0	0	1
Javier Baez	5	0	1	1	0	1
Willson Contreras	4	1	1	0	0	1
Kyle Schwarber	3	0	1	1	1	0
Steven Souza	4	0	0	0	0	2
Josh Phegley	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nico Hoerner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Albert Almora	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ian Happ	1	0	0	0	2	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steven Brault	3.0	0	0	4
Chad Kuhl	1.1	2	1	1
Geoff Hartlieb	0.2	0	0	0
Dovydas Neverauskas	1.0	1	0	1
Nik Turley	1.0	0	0	1
Richard Rodriguez	1.0	0	1	0
Sam Howard	2.0	0	2	3
Cody Ponce	0.1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	6.0	4	1	4
Casey Sadler	1.2	1	1	1
Dan Winkler	1.1	0	1	2
Ryan Tepera	1.0	1	0	0
Jeremy Jeffress	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Adam Frazier: 53/G6M
Kevin Newman: HR/F78XD
Jose Osuna: W
Colin Moran: K
Phillip Evans: S8/L8.1-2
Cole Tucker: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Bot 1

David Bote: K
Anthony Rizzo: 9/L9D
Javier Baez: K

Top 2

Guillermo Heredia: 4/L4D
Jacob Stallings: S7/G5+
Erik Gonzalez: 8/F89D
Adam Frazier: 43/G9S

Bot 2

Willson Contreras: 43/G4
Kyle Schwarber: 13/G23-
Steven Souza: K

Top 3

Kevin Newman: S7/L78
Jose Osuna: 9/F9D
Colin Moran: 6(1)3/GDP/G4MD

Bot 3

Josh Phegley: K
Nico Hoerner: 43/G4
Albert Almora: 13/G4MS

Top 4

Phillip Evans: 23/G2-
Cole Tucker: K
Guillermo Heredia: 9/L9LD

Bot 4

David Bote: 53/G5
Anthony Rizzo: K
Javier Baez: 5/L5

Top 5

Jacob Stallings: K
Erik Gonzalez: 13/G4MS
Adam Frazier: K

Bot 5

Willson Contreras: D7/L7D+
Kyle Schwarber: D8/L8XD+.2-H
Steven Souza: 53/G5
Ian Happ: W
Nico Hoerner: 4(1)/FO/G4M.2-3;B-1
Albert Almora: 53/G56

Top 6

Kevin Newman: 9/F89S
Jose Osuna: 8/L8XD+
Colin Moran: E4/G4D.B-1
Phillip Evans: 3/G34S

Bot 6

David Bote: K.BX1(23)
Anthony Rizzo: S9/G3+
Javier Baez: 13/G1.1-2
Willson Contreras: 63/G56

Top 7

Cole Tucker: K
Guillermo Heredia: 13/G4S-
Jacob Stallings: 8/F8

Bot 7

Kyle Schwarber: 7/F78S
Steven Souza: K
Ian Happ: 53/G5+

Top 8

Erik Gonzalez: 63/G6
Adam Frazier: S9/L9D+
Kevin Newman: 13/SH/BG1.1-2
Jose Osuna: W
Colin Moran: K

Bot 8

Nico Hoerner: 8/L8XD+
Albert Almora: 9/L89XD
David Bote: W
Anthony Rizzo: 9/F9LD

Top 9

Phillip Evans: W
Cole Tucker: 34/SH/BG23-.1-2
Bryan Reynolds: K
Jacob Stallings: BK.2-3
Jacob Stallings: 43/G4

Bot 9

Javier Baez: 2/P2F-/FL
Willson Contreras: K
Kyle Schwarber: W
Steven Souza: 6/P6

Top 10

Josh Bell: S7/G6+.2XH(72);B-2
Adam Frazier: 4/L89S+
Kevin Newman: 13/G1

Bot 10

Ian Happ: W
Nico Hoerner: SB3
Nico Hoerner: K+SB2
Albert Almora: K
David Bote: 3/P3F/FL

Top 11

Jose Osuna: FC/G6D.2X3(65);B-1
Colin Moran: 8/L8XD+
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G34+

Bot 11

Anthony Rizzo: 9/F9LD.2-3
Javier Baez: S8/G4M.3-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

Injury Delay.
Mound Visit.
Injury Delay.
Mound Visit.
Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl left the game due to an injured hand.
Mound Visit.
Mound Visit.
After Burdi was announced into the game, there was a 64 minute rain delay, so Pirates were allowed to replace him without facing three batters
Jacob Stallings starts inning at 2nd base.
Umpire review of play at home; catcher had ball before runner arrived so no interference; call upheld - runner out
On-field Delay.
Steven Souza Jr. starts inning at 2nd base.
Mound Visit.
Kevin Newman starts inning at 2nd base.
David Bote starts inning at 2nd base.

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