The Scorecard ·
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh scored five in the first and made Chicago chase all night.
Final · Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Chicago Cubs 1 · W Braxton Ashcraft · L Jordan Wicks · Plate Shane Livensparger (graded)
Box score
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| PIT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | x | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AlcántaraKevin Alcántara CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HoernerNico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BuschMichael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BregmanAlex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RamírezPedro Ramírez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HappIan Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SuzukiSeiya Suzuki RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BallesterosMoisés Ballesteros DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KellyCarson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SwansonDansby Swanson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
2B: Bregman, Happ.
| Pittsburgh Pirates | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GriffinKonnor Griffin SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LoweBrandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TrioloJared Triolo 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ReynoldsBryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| GarciaJhostynxon Garcia LF-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GonzalesNick Gonzales 3B-2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CruzOneil Cruz CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MangumJake Mangum PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OzunaMarcell Ozuna DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| ValdezEsmerlyn Valdez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| HorwitzSpencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DavisHenry Davis C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
2B: Reynolds 2, Gonzales. HR: Valdez, Horwitz.
| Chicago Cubs | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WicksJordan WicksL | 4.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| RolisonRyan Rolison | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PalenciaDaniel Palencia | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MilnerHoby Milner | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AshcraftBraxton AshcraftW | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| BidoisBrandan Bidois | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SantanaDennis Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Eight hits and one run — that is the line that tells you everything about Chicago's night, because the Cubs left eleven men on base and never produced the swing that mattered. Braxton Ashcraft worked six and a third, gave up that single run, struck out five, and watched his offense settle things early. Jordan Wicks allowed eight earned in four and a third, and the first inning buried him: Bryan Reynolds doubled home two at 110.4 mph off the bat, and Esmerlyn Valdez hit his second home run of the season. Two homers in May is not a breakthrough, but for a young hitter it is the first evidence that the ball will carry. Spencer Horwitz added one in the seventh, and the margin only grew.
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
The hit chart
Where every ball landedAll 26 hits located, and 58 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.
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