Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

71-81, 33-41 Away

Final

79-73, 42-35 Home


PIT
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	7	1	3	0	0	2	13	15	0
0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	7	12	0

M. Keller13-9

5.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

J. Steele16-5

3.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 84
  3
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- J. Steele pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- J. Cuas pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 7 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- H. Wesneski pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- M. Leiter Jr. pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- M. Keller pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Wisdom hit for Tauchman
  11
  6
- R. Borucki pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Crow-Armstrong ran for Wisdom
  11
  7
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- B. Boxberger pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Crow-Armstrong in center field.
  11
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- R. Borucki pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- C. Holderman pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- D. Palencia pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- L. Little pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 9th
- H. Stratton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	90
2 Strike Swinging	Slider	84
3 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93

Pirates
1
Cubs
14

Game 1

9/19

Pirates
13
Cubs
7

Game 2

9/20

Pirates
8
Cubs
6

Game 3

9/21

Wrigley Field

7:40 PM, September 20, 2023

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 31,491

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter
First Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
Second Base Umpire - Sean Barber
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	18	10	.643	-	L1
Chicago	17	12	.586	1.5	L3
Pittsburgh	16	13	.552	2.5	L2
St. Louis	15	13	.536	3	W1
Milwaukee	14	13	.519	3.5	W1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

M. Keller13-9

J. Steele16-5

Game Information

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

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Fired manager Rob Thomson has no animosity toward Phillies

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