Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- HRCruz (5, 1st inning off Taillon 0 on, 0 Out); Lowe 2 (5, 2nd inning off Taillon 3 on, 2 Out, 5th inning off Taillon 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBICruz (13), Lowe 5 (9)
- 2Out RBILowe, B 4.
- GIDPYorke
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-8 (Ozuna 0-1, Cruz 0-1, Lowe 1-2, Bart 0-1, Horwitz 0-1, Yorke 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBReynolds (1, 2nd base off Taillon/Kelly); Cruz (6, 2nd base off Palencia/Kelly)
- Fielding
- EReynolds (1, throw)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
I. HappLF |
M. Shaw1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .420 | .491 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .342 | .471 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .385 | .429 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .462 | .400 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .213 | .290 | .328 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .300 | .462 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .385 | .200 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .426 | .385 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .242 | .271 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .163 | .311 | .306 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .250 | .390 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .233 | .173 |
| 34 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
a-walked for Ballesteros in the 7th
b-singled to left for Shaw in the 8th
c-doubled to right for Amaya in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BKelly (3, Chandler); Conforto (2, Urquidy); Hoerner (7, Barco)
- HRSwanson (2, 3rd inning off Chandler 0 on, 0 Out); Ballesteros (2, 3rd inning off Chandler 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIKelly (4), Bregman 2 (6), Swanson (7), Busch (3), Ballesteros (6)
- 2Out RBIBusch; Ballesteros.
- SFBregman
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP3-12 (Kelly 1-2, Bregman 1-2, Swanson 0-1, Happ 0-2, Hoerner 0-1, Busch 1-1, Suzuki 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Bregman-Hoerner-Shaw)
- PBKelly
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
H. Barco(H, 1) |
J. Lawrence(B, 1) |
J. Urquidy(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 91-64 | 3.86 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 6.43 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29-16 | 9.82 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 3.38 |
| 8.1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 174-113 |
- Pitching
- WPChandler
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedUrquidy 3/5; Lawrence 4/6; Barco 6/8; Chandler 17/23
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesUrquidy-3-2-3-4; Lawrence-3-4-7-2; Barco-4-2-10-5; Chandler-16-12-19-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsUrquidy 1-0; Lawrence 1-0; Barco 2-2; Chandler 5-7
- Game ScoresB Chandler 48
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Palencia(W, 1-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 102-59 | 4.86 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 150-89 |
- Pitching
- HBPYorke (by Roberts); Griffin (by Taillon)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedTaillon 13/26; Roberts 2/3; Palencia 4/4; Martin 4/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesTaillon-20-13-13-11; Roberts-4-1-2-1; Palencia-3-5-0-1; Martin-3-4-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsTaillon 4-3; Roberts 0-1; Palencia 1-0; Martin 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Taillon 44
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cruz homered to center (422 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Lowe homered to right center (372 feet), Ozuna scored, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Swanson homered to left center (391 feet). | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Ballesteros homered to center (427 feet). | 5 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Lowe homered to right center (444 feet). | 6 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Bregman hit sacrifice fly to left, Hoerner scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Bregman popped out to second, Swanson scored. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Busch singled to left, Suzuki scored on error and Swanson scored on throwing error by left fielder Reynolds, Busch to second. | 6 | 6 | ||
| 9th | Kelly singled to center, Kingery scored, Suzuki to second, Happ to third. | 6 | 7 | ||
PIT wins 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
2:20 PM, April 12, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 35,711
Game Time:3:02
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter
- First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
- Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
- Third Base Umpire - Alex Mackay
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | W5 |
| St. Louis | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 | L1 |
| Cincinnati | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 | L3 |
| Milwaukee | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 19 | 16 | .543 | 3.5 | W3 |

