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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

2021-09-04 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 30020 · 73°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph to CF · 3:42

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–6. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 1st — Yoshi Tsutsugo homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 4th — Jason Heyward grounds into a force out, first baseman Colin Moran to shortstop Kevin Newman. Willson Contreras scores. Patrick Wisdom to 3rd. Matt Duffy out at 2nd. Jason Heyward to 1st. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 5th — Wilmer Difo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Colin Moran scores. Anthony Alford scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 9th — Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Frank Schwindel singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Kevin Newman. Andrew Romine scores. Rafael Ortega to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Rafael Ortega singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Gamel. Sergio Alcantara scores. Andrew Romine to 3rd — worth 44% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Scott Effross L: Chris Stratton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cory Blaser · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: John Tumpane · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cole Tucker	5	1	1	0	0	2
Yoshi Tsutsugo	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jacob Stallings	4	1	1	0	1	1
Colin Moran	4	1	1	1	1	0
Anthony Alford	4	1	2	1	0	1
Wilmer Difo	4	0	1	2	1	1
Kevin Newman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hoy Park	2	0	0	0	0	0
JT Brubaker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phillip Evans	2	1	1	0	1	0
Ben Gamel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rafael Ortega	5	0	3	1	0	0
Frank Schwindel	5	1	3	2	0	0
Ian Happ	4	1	1	0	0	1
Willson Contreras	3	1	0	0	1	2
Patrick Wisdom	2	1	0	0	2	0
Matt Duffy	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jason Heyward	2	0	0	1	0	1
Sergio Alcantara	3	1	1	1	1	0
Kyle Hendricks	2	0	0	0	0	2
Michael Hermosillo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Robinson Chirinos	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alfonso Rivas	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
JT Brubaker	3.0	4	2	5
Sam Howard	1.0	1	0	1
Duane Underwood	1.0	1	1	1
Chasen Shreve	2.0	1	0	0
Chris Stratton	1.2	4	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Hendricks	4.1	5	3	1
Trevor Megill	0.2	1	0	0
Michael Rucker	2.0	1	1	3
Rex Brothers	1.0	1	0	2
Scott Effross	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cole Tucker: 43/G4
Yoshi Tsutsugo: HR/F9LD
Jacob Stallings: K
Colin Moran: 7/F7D

Bot 1

Rafael Ortega: S8/G6M
Frank Schwindel: S8/F8S.1-2
Ian Happ: PO2(16)
Ian Happ: K
Willson Contreras: K

Top 2

Anthony Alford: S4/G6M
Wilmer Difo: SB2
Wilmer Difo: 9/L9S
Kevin Newman: 9/L9.2-3
Hoy Park: HP
JT Brubaker: 8/F89XD

Bot 2

Patrick Wisdom: 8/F8D
Matt Duffy: K
Jason Heyward: K

Top 3

Cole Tucker: 43/G34
Yoshi Tsutsugo: 7/L7D
Jacob Stallings: S1/G6MS+
Colin Moran: 56(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Bot 3

Sergio Alcantara: 7/F56D
Kyle Hendricks: K
Rafael Ortega: D9/L89XD
Frank Schwindel: 43/G34

Top 4

Anthony Alford: 9/F9LD
Wilmer Difo: 63/G6M
Kevin Newman: S7/L78S
Hoy Park: 9/F9

Bot 4

Ian Happ: D9/L9L
Willson Contreras: W
Patrick Wisdom: WP.2-3;1-2
Patrick Wisdom: W
Matt Duffy: S7/G6.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jason Heyward: 36(1)/FO/G34.3-H;2-3;B-1
Sergio Alcantara: 53/G6S.3-H;1-2
Kyle Hendricks: K

Top 5

Phillip Evans: W
Cole Tucker: S9/G34+.1-2
Yoshi Tsutsugo: 7/F7L
Jacob Stallings: W.2-3;1-2
Colin Moran: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Anthony Alford: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Wilmer Difo: WP.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
Wilmer Difo: S7/G56.3-H;2-H
Kevin Newman: PO1(E1/TH).1-2
Kevin Newman: 3/P3SF/FL
Hoy Park: 7/F78

Bot 5

Rafael Ortega: 8/F78D
Frank Schwindel: HR/F78XD
Ian Happ: 3/G3
Willson Contreras: K

Top 6

Phillip Evans: 63/G6
Cole Tucker: K
Yoshi Tsutsugo: K

Bot 6

Patrick Wisdom: W
Matt Duffy: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Michael Hermosillo: 8/F8XD

Top 7

Jacob Stallings: 9/F9LD
Colin Moran: S7/F7S
Anthony Alford: K
Wilmer Difo: W.1-2
Kevin Newman: 53/G56

Bot 7

Sergio Alcantara: S7/G56
Robinson Chirinos: 4/P4
Rafael Ortega: 36(1)3/GDP/G3

Top 8

Ben Gamel: 8/F78
Phillip Evans: S8/G6M
Cole Tucker: K
Bryan Reynolds: K

Bot 8

Frank Schwindel: 1/P1S
Ian Happ: 7/F7D
Willson Contreras: 3/G3+

Top 9

Jacob Stallings: 63/G6
Colin Moran: 9/F9LD
Anthony Alford: S6/G6
Wilmer Difo: SB2
Wilmer Difo: K

Bot 9

Patrick Wisdom: 7/F7LD
Matt Duffy: S9/G3
Michael Hermosillo: 6/P6M
Sergio Alcantara: DI.1-2
Sergio Alcantara: W
Alfonso Rivas: S8/F89.2-H;1-3
Rafael Ortega: S9/L89D.3-H;1-3
Frank Schwindel: DI.1-2
Frank Schwindel: S6/G56+.3-H;2-3

Notes & reviews

Brubaker left with injured shoulder
Underwood left with injured shoulder
Pirates challenged call that Schwindel was safe at 1st; call upheld - single to end game

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