Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
CHC 7 — PIT 2
Final — 2026-05-28
Game MVP:
Paul Skenes
— 5.1 IP, 10 K, 1 ER
Game Recap:
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Scoring Plays
Top 4:
Suzuki singled to left, Busch scored, Happ to third.
(0-1)
Top 6:
Happ reached on infield single to shortstop, Busch scored on throwing error by shortstop Triolo, Bregman safe at third on error.
(0-2)
Top 6:
Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bregman scored, Happ out at second.
(0-3)
Bot 6:
Reynolds homered to right (400 feet).
(1-3)
Bot 6:
Callihan doubled to center, Garcia scored.
(2-3)
Top 8:
Happ homered to right center (403 feet), Bregman scored.
(2-5)
Top 8:
Amaya walked, Suzuki scored on a passed ball by Davis, Conforto to third on passed ball by Davis.
(2-6)
Top 9:
Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Alex Bregman reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.
(2-7)
Chicago Cubs — Batting
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| Name | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .224 | .316 | .361 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .339 | .366 |
| Michael Busch | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .229 | .367 | .383 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .340 | .357 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .351 | .455 |
| Seiya Suzuki | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .239 | .333 | .396 |
| Moises Ballesteros | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .310 | .416 |
| Miguel Amaya | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .225 | .347 | .363 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .187 | .291 | .341 |
| Kevin Alcantara | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Michael Conforto | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .391 | .556 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — Batting
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| Name | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .389 | .453 |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .265 | .353 | .551 |
| Bryan Reynolds | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .391 | .426 |
| Oneil Cruz | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .323 | .447 |
| Jhostynxon Garcia | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .269 | .240 |
| Jake Mangum | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .321 | .271 |
| Nick Gonzales | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .350 | .344 |
| Jared Triolo | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .288 | .275 |
| Henry Davis | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .134 | .230 | .268 |
| Tyler Callihan | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 |
Chicago Cubs — Pitching
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| Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Rea | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 92-57 | 4.70 | W, 5-3 |
| Hoby Milner | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 2.52 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27-14 | 2.84 | |
| T. Thornton | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-16 | 2.31 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — Pitching
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| Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Skenes | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 103-62 | 2.89 | L, 6-5 |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-17 | 3.22 | |
| Brandan Bidois | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31-18 | 4.50 | |
| Yohan Ramirez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.88 |
Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (19,121)
Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Dan Bellino, First Base Umpire: Mark Ripperger, Second Base Umpire: Derek Thomas, Third Base Umpire: Dan Merzel
Broadcast: MARQ | SNPT
Paul Skenes
5.1 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts and 1 earned run.
No pitcher struck out more batters.