Esmerlyn Valdez's homer caps five-run first, Pirates send skidding Cubs to 10th straight loss 12-1

— Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games.
May 26, 2026, 10:24 pm - AP
CHC
PIT
123456789RHE
010000000181
50003112-12153
B. Ashcraft
win

B. Ashcraft4-2

6.1 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
J. Wicks
loss

J. Wicks0-1

4.1 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHCPIT
1stReynolds doubled to left, Griffin scored and Lowe scored.02
1stCruz singled to left, Reynolds scored.03
1stValdez homered to center (415 feet), Cruz scored.05
2ndHapp doubled to center, Bregman scored.15
5thGonzales singled to right, Lowe scored, Reynolds to third.16
5thValdez walked, Reynolds scored, Cruz to second, Gonzales to third.17
5thHorwitz hit sacrifice fly to center, Gonzales scored, Valdez to second, Cruz to third.18
6thGriffin scored on error, Reynolds safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Bregman, Reynolds safe at second on error.19
7thHorwitz homered to right (359 feet).110
8thMangum grounded out to third, Triolo scored.111
8thOzuna singled to center, Gonzales scored.112

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Chicago CubsCubsCHC
(29-26)
(29-26, 11-15 Away)
(29-26)
Jordan Wicks
(0-2, 10.45)
o8
-110
+114
o8
-118
+1.5
-184
Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT
(29-26)
(29-26, 15-13 Home)
(29-26)
Braxton Ashcraft
(10-4, 4.05)
-131
ML
-137
u8
-102
-1.5
+151
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