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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

2019-09-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39103 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph to CF · 3:28

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 16–6. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 1st — Kris Bryant homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Anthony Rizzo scores. Nicholas Castellanos scores. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 3rd — Pablo Reyes singles on a line drive to center fielder Jason Heyward. Kevin Newman scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 3rd — Tony Kemp triples (4) on a line drive to right fielder Jose Osuna. Ben Zobrist scores. Jason Heyward scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Tony Kemp triples (4) on a line drive to right fielder Jose Osuna. Ben Zobrist scores. Jason Heyward scores — worth 21% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	14
CHN	3	0	5	2	2	1	2	1		16	19

W: Brad Wieck L: Trevor Williams SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dan Bellino · 1B: Jeremie Rehak · 2B: David Rackley · 3B: Alfonso Marquez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kevin Newman	4	2	1	1	0	0
Bryan Reynolds	5	1	2	1	0	0
Pablo Reyes	5	1	2	3	0	0
Jose Osuna	5	0	2	0	0	0
Elias Diaz	4	0	2	0	1	0
Colin Moran	4	0	2	1	0	1
Cole Tucker	4	0	0	0	0	2
Erik Gonzalez	4	1	1	0	0	2
Trevor Williams	1	1	1	0	0	0
Steven Brault	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Kramer	1	0	0	0	1	1
Adam Frazier	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Anthony Rizzo	0	1	0	0	2	0
Nick Castellanos	5	3	3	0	0	0
Kris Bryant	5	2	3	4	0	1
Kyle Schwarber	5	3	3	3	0	0
Ben Zobrist	4	1	2	0	0	0
Victor Caratini	3	1	2	2	0	0
Jason Heyward	3	1	1	1	1	0
Nico Hoerner	5	1	1	0	0	2
Jose Quintana	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Kemp	1	1	1	2	0	0
Ian Happ	4	1	1	2	0	1
Tyler Chatwood	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Bote	2	0	1	0	0	0
Albert Almora	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Lucroy	1	1	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Trevor Williams	2.1	6	3	0
Michael Feliz	0.2	1	0	2
Yacksel Rios	1.2	6	0	0
Richard Rodriguez	0.1	0	0	0
Williams Jerez	1.0	2	0	1
Geoff Hartlieb	1.0	2	0	2
Alex McRae	1.0	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Quintana	2.1	8	1	1
Brad Wieck	0.2	0	0	2
Tyler Chatwood	3.0	3	1	1
David Phelps	1.0	2	0	1
Pedro Strop	1.0	0	0	1
James Norwood	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kevin Newman: 13/G-
Bryan Reynolds: 13/G13-
Pablo Reyes: 9/F89D+

Bot 1

Anthony Rizzo: W
Nick Castellanos: D7/L7LD+.1-3
Kris Bryant: HR/F7D+.3-H;2-H
Kyle Schwarber: 5/F5D-
Ben Zobrist: 9/F9S
Victor Caratini: S8/G6
Jason Heyward: 9/L9D+

Top 2

Jose Osuna: S8/L8RS
Elias Diaz: S7/G56.1-2
Colin Moran: 36(1)1/GDP/G3+.2-3
Cole Tucker: K

Bot 2

Nico Hoerner: 63/G6S-
Jose Quintana: 31/G3
Anthony Rizzo: W
Nick Castellanos: 4/F4D-

Top 3

Erik Gonzalez: D7/L8LS
Trevor Williams: S3/BP25.2-3
Kevin Newman: S8/G4M+.3-H;1-2
Bryan Reynolds: D7/L7LD+.2-H;1-3
Pablo Reyes: S8/L8RM.3-H;2-H
Jose Osuna: 53/G6S-.1-2
Elias Diaz: W
Colin Moran: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
Cole Tucker: K
Erik Gonzalez: K

Bot 3

Kris Bryant: HR/F7D+
Kyle Schwarber: S8/G6
Ben Zobrist: S9/L34D.1-3
Victor Caratini: 8/SF/L8LM.3-H
Jason Heyward: W.1-2
Nico Hoerner: K
Tony Kemp: T9/L3D.2-H;1-H
Ian Happ: OA/AP.3-H(E1/TH)(UR)(NR)
Ian Happ: K

Top 4

Steven Brault: S8/L6MD+
Kevin Newman: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bryan Reynolds: DGR/L7LM+.1-3
Pablo Reyes: 63/G6+.3-H
Jose Osuna: 9/L9M+

Bot 4

Nick Castellanos: D8/F89XD+
Kris Bryant: 4/F4D-
Kyle Schwarber: S7/L7M+.2-H
Ben Zobrist: D49/G34.1-3
Victor Caratini: 7/SF/L7M.3-H
Jason Heyward: 3/G3+

Top 5

Elias Diaz: 43/G4
Colin Moran: S8/L6D-
Cole Tucker: 36(1)3/GDP/G3

Bot 5

Nico Hoerner: S5/G56S-
Tyler Chatwood: 8/F89D
Ian Happ: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Nick Castellanos: 53/G56
Kris Bryant: S7/L5D+
Kyle Schwarber: 2/F25F-

Top 6

Erik Gonzalez: K
Kevin Kramer: W
Kevin Newman: 9/F9D+
Bryan Reynolds: 1/G34S-

Bot 6

Ben Zobrist: 13/G13-
Victor Caratini: D8/F8LXD+
Jason Heyward: S9/L9S+.2-H
Nico Hoerner: K
David Bote: 8/F8RXD+

Top 7

Pablo Reyes: 43/G4S-
Jose Osuna: S8/G4M+
Elias Diaz: S9/L9S.1-2
Colin Moran: K
Cole Tucker: 8/F8LS

Bot 7

Ian Happ: 8/F8LD+
Nick Castellanos: S8/G4M+
Kris Bryant: K
Kyle Schwarber: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Albert Almora: K

Top 8

Erik Gonzalez: 63/G6
Kevin Kramer: K
Adam Frazier: 3/G3

Bot 8

Victor Caratini: 43/G34D
Jonathan Lucroy: HR/F7D+
Nico Hoerner: 63/G6
David Bote: S5/G5S-
Ian Happ: 63/G4

Top 9

Bryan Reynolds: E4/G4
Pablo Reyes: S7/G6+.1-2
Jose Osuna: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+.2-3
Elias Diaz: 6/F6D-

Notes & reviews

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Rizzo left with an injured ankle
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Pirates thought one of the runners who scored on triple had missed 3rd base so they appealead; however, the pitcher made a wild throw to 3rd in the attempt and the run scored
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