Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

86-64, 40-35 Away

Final

65-86, 42-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Busch1B	1-5	1	1	1	.255
N. Hoerner2B	1-4	1	0	0	.299
I. HappLF	1-4	0	0	0	.242
M. BallesterosDH	0-4	0	0	0	.281
C. KellyC	1-4	0	0	0	.254
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF	2-4	2	1	1	.248
D. SwansonSS	2-4	0	0	1	.248
W. CastroRF	0-3	0	0	0	.182
M. Shaw3B	1-3	0	0	0	.223

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Taillon	6.0	2	2	3	88-59	3.93
M. Soroka	2.0	0	2	2	39-22	4.75
P. Hodge	0.2	1	2	0	21-8	5.81
B. Keller	0.1	0	0	1	4-3	2.19

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

PIT

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

6:40 PM, September 15, 2025Coverage: MLBN

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 15,706

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Second Base Umpire - Charlie Ramos
Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez

Taillon shines, Busch and Crow-Armstrong homer as Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 to close on playoffs berth

— Jameson Taillon allowed two hits in six innings, and Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday night and got closer to clinching a postseason berth.

Sep 15, 2025, 09:46 pm - AP


CHC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Scoring Summary

		CHC
3rd	Busch homered to center (418 feet).	1
3rd	Hoerner scored on Ashcraft wild pitch, Happ to second.	2
4th	Swanson doubled to left, Crow-Armstrong scored.	3
6th	Crow-Armstrong homered to right center (414 feet).	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
9
Pirates
0

Game 1

4/29

Cubs
3
Pirates
4

Game 2

4/30

Cubs
8
Pirates
3

Game 3

5/1

Cubs
4
Pirates
0

Game 4

9/15

Cubs
4
Pirates
1

Game 5

9/16

Cubs
8
Pirates
4

Game 6

9/17

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	64	39	.621	-	L1
Chicago	58	45	.563	6	W1
Pittsburgh	53	51	.510	11.5	L2
St. Louis	52	51	.505	12	L2
Cincinnati	48	54	.471	15.5	W3

Lopez allows 1 hit in 5 innings, Butler and Soderstrom drive in runs as A's beat Twins 2-0

— Jacob Lopez allowed one hit in five innings, Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom drove in runs and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night.

Seigler has first career 4-hit game to help the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays

— Anthony Seigler led off with a homer and had his first four-hit game in the majors, Romy Gonzalez broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Friday night.

Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins: Game Highlights

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Taillon shines, Busch and Crow-Armstrong homer as Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 to close on playoffs berth

J. Taillon10-6

B. Ashcraft4-3

B. Keller2

Inning