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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2021-09-28 Β· Night game Β· PNC Park Β· Att: 9218 Β· 70Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 8 mph to CF Β· 3:04

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 8–6. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 1st β€” Colin Moran homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Kevin Newman scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 5th β€” Ian Happ singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ben Gamel. Rafael Ortega scores. Frank Schwindel to 3rd. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 6th β€” Michael Chavis singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nick Martini. Hoy Park scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Hoy Park triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Rafael Ortega. Colin Moran scores. Jacob Stallings scores β€” worth 31% in win probability.

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Line score

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W: Enyel De Los Santos   L: Adam Morgan   SV: Chris Stratton

Umpires β€” HP: Chris Guccione Β· 1B: Mark Wegner Β· 2B: Roberto Ortiz Β· 3B: Alan Porter Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rafael Ortega321020
Frank Schwindel422110
Ian Happ411111
Matt Duffy502201
Nick Martini404200
David Bote400001
Sergio Alcantara400002
Austin Romine412001
Alec Mills200001
Greg Deichmann000010
Willson Contreras100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Cole Tucker400000
Kevin Newman411000
Bryan Reynolds433000
Colin Moran222420
Jacob Stallings412000
Ben Gamel300102
Anthony Alford300013
Hoy Park411201
Mitch Keller100000
Wilmer Difo100000
Michael Chavis101100
Yoshi Tsutsugo100000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Alec Mills5.0724
Adam Morgan0.2101
Trevor Megill1.1201
Michael Rucker1.0010

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mitch Keller4.0932
Anthony Banda1.0000
Enyel De Los Santos1.0100
Chasen Shreve1.0103
David Bednar1.0022
Chris Stratton1.0100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Rafael Ortega: 31/G3
  • Frank Schwindel: W
  • Ian Happ: 43/G3D.1-2
  • Matt Duffy: 63/G6

Bot 1

  • Cole Tucker: 7/F78D
  • Kevin Newman: S6/G6M
  • Bryan Reynolds: D9/L89D.1-3
  • Colin Moran: HR/F8XD.3-H;2-H
  • Jacob Stallings: S8/G6M
  • Ben Gamel: 36(1)/FO/G3S.B-1
  • Anthony Alford: K

Top 2

  • Nick Martini: S8/L8
  • David Bote: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
  • Sergio Alcantara: K

Bot 2

  • Hoy Park: 3/L34+
  • Mitch Keller: 53/G5S-
  • Cole Tucker: 3/G3

Top 3

  • Austin Romine: S7/L78D+
  • Alec Mills: K
  • Rafael Ortega: D8/L89D.1-3
  • Frank Schwindel: S9/G34+.3-H;2-3
  • Ian Happ: W.1-2
  • Matt Duffy: S9/L9.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Nick Martini: S9/G34+.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • David Bote: 64(1)3/GDP/G15+

Bot 3

  • Kevin Newman: 6/L6D
  • Bryan Reynolds: S7/F78
  • Colin Moran: W.1-2
  • Jacob Stallings: 64(1)3/GDP/G6D

Top 4

  • Sergio Alcantara: 4/L34
  • Austin Romine: 9/F9
  • Alec Mills: 13/G4MS

Bot 4

  • Ben Gamel: K
  • Anthony Alford: K
  • Hoy Park: K

Top 5

  • Rafael Ortega: W
  • Frank Schwindel: S8/G4M.1-3
  • Ian Happ: S9/G3+.3-H;1-3
  • Matt Duffy: D8/F8XD+.3-H;1-3
  • Nick Martini: 7/SF/F7.3-H
  • David Bote: 7/F7
  • Sergio Alcantara: 43/G4

Bot 5

  • Wilmer Difo: 7/F78S
  • Cole Tucker: 31/G34
  • Kevin Newman: 9/L1S

Top 6

  • Austin Romine: S8/L8
  • Alec Mills: 24/SH/BG2.1-2
  • Rafael Ortega: 5/P5F/FL
  • Frank Schwindel: 23/G2

Bot 6

  • Bryan Reynolds: S8/L78
  • Colin Moran: W.1-2
  • Jacob Stallings: S7/L56D.2-3;1-2
  • Ben Gamel: 8/SF/L8D.3-H
  • Anthony Alford: K
  • Hoy Park: T8/L8XD.2-H;1-H
  • Michael Chavis: S9/L9D+.3-H
  • Cole Tucker: 6(1)/FO/G6M.B-1

Top 7

  • Ian Happ: K
  • Matt Duffy: K
  • Nick Martini: S8/L78D
  • David Bote: K

Bot 7

  • Kevin Newman: 63/G6MS
  • Bryan Reynolds: E8/F78XD+.B-2
  • Colin Moran: S9/G34+.2-H(UR)
  • Jacob Stallings: 8/F8XD
  • Ben Gamel: K

Top 8

  • Sergio Alcantara: K
  • Austin Romine: K
  • Greg Deichmann: W
  • Rafael Ortega: W.1-2
  • Frank Schwindel: 9/L9L

Bot 8

  • Anthony Alford: W
  • Hoy Park: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
  • Yoshi Tsutsugo: 7/F7D

Top 9

  • Ian Happ: 43/G34
  • Matt Duffy: 9/F9D
  • Nick Martini: S7/G56
  • Willson Contreras: 13/G1S