| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 2-3 | 3-8 | 7-3 |
| Game 2 | 3-1 | 6-4 | 6-4 |
| Game 3 | 3-1 | 6-6 | 6-2 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-4 | 7-5 | 1-9 |
| Game 2 | 3-1 | 4-4 | 7-7 |
| Game 3 | 2-2 | 7-4 | 5-5 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pitcher
Y. Ramirez
(W)
Chi. Cubs Pitcher
C. Thielbar
(L)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+124 | 6.5o (0.5) | +1.5 (2.5) |
|
|
-146 | 6.5u | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Cruz | CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 |
| B. Lowe | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .200 |
| B. Reynolds | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .259 |
| J. Mangum | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .207 |
| R. O'Hearn | RF -1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .319 |
| M. Ozuna | DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .051 |
| N. Yorke | 3B -RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .379 |
| S. Horwitz | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 |
| B. Cook | PR -RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| N. Gonzales | PH -3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| K. Griffin | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .154 |
| H. Davis | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .194 |
| J. Bart | PH -C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .133 |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Hoerner | 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 |
| M. Busch | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .118 |
| C. Kelly | PH -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| M. Shaw | PR -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| A. Bregman | 3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .207 |
| I. Happ | LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .208 |
| M. Ballesteros | DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| S. Suzuki | PH -DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 |
| P. Crow-Armstrong | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .218 |
| M. Amaya | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .238 |
| M. Conforto | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| D. Swanson | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .149 |
| Totals | 43 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Ashcraft | 5 .0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.12 |
| M. Montgomery (H 3) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.11 |
| J. Lawrence (H 2) | 0 .2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 |
| G. Soto (H 3) | 0 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| I. Mattson (H 4) | 1 .0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 |
| D. Santana (BS 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Y. Ramirez (W 2-0) | 2 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.86 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Cabrera | 5 .0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.62 |
| B. Brown | 2 .0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.55 |
| J. Webb | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 |
| H. Milner | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 |
| D. Palencia | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C. Thielbar (L 1-2) | 1 .0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.38 |
Location Wrigley Field
Temperature 53° Temperature
Attendance 34,049 attendance
Home Alex MacKay
1st Alan Porter
2nd Jim Wolf
3rd Roberto Ortiz
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | PIT Starter (IP) | CHC Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, '26 | CHC |
|
PIT +132 | u6.5 | C. Mlodzinski (5.1) | S. Imanaga (6.0) |
| Sep 17, '25 | PIT |
|
CHC -161 | o8.0 | J. Oviedo (5.0) | M. Boyd (3.0) |
| Sep 16, '25 | PIT |
|
CHC +111 | u6.5 | P. Skenes (3.2) | C. Horton (5.0) |
| Sep 15, '25 | PIT |
|
CHC -113 | u8.0 | B. Ashcraft (4.0) | J. Taillon (6.0) |
| Aug 17, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -179 | P7.0 | C. Mlodzinski (4.0) | J. Assad (4.0) |
| Aug 16, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -220 | u8.5 | M. Walsh (5.0) | S. Imanaga (7.0) |
| Aug 16, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -220 | u8.5 | M. Burrows (5.0) | S. Imanaga (7.0) |
| Aug 15, '25 | CHC |
|
PIT +164 | u8.5 | B. Ashcraft (5.0) | C. Rea (5.0) |
| Jun 15, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -146 | u7.0 | M. Keller (6.0) | C. Rea (6.0) |
| Jun 14, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -235 | u7.0 | M. Walsh (5.1) | M. Boyd (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 10, 2026 ) Pittsburgh 2, Chi. Cubs 0
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates will search for a rare series victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon when the teams play the second contest of a three-game set.
Pittsburgh went 3-10 against the Cubs in 2025, dropping all four series against its National League Central rival. Through two weeks this season, though, this looks like a much different Pirates squad.
Despite being hitless through six innings, Pittsburgh earned a 2-0 win in the series opener on Friday thanks to Bryan Reynolds' two-run homer in the seventh. After the midseason hire of manager Don Kelly helped galvanize last year's team, the momentum has carried into 2026.
"We've talked about it a lot, just taking it one game and one series at a time," Kelly said Friday. "We're just looking to get after it tomorrow again. Any win you can get in Chicago against the Cubs at Wrigley is a special one."
Pittsburgh's Saturday starter, Braxton Ashcraft (1-1, 2.25 ERA), is coming off consecutive stellar starts to open his second season in the majors. After allowing two runs in six innings in a 2-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on March 30, the 26-year-old right-hander surrendered just one run with eight strikeouts across six frames in an 8-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
"As a starting pitcher, you're trying to go six, seven innings every time you go out there," Ashcraft said. "Being able to get the ball on the ground or get weak contact is the most important piece of that. Strikeouts come when they come, but if you're searching for strikeouts, that's when the pitch county can get up there a little bit."
Ashcraft faced the Cubs three times (two starts) in his rookie season, going 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA.
The Cubs were blanked for the second time this season on Friday, going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position while leaving 11 men on base.
The top of the list of struggling Chicago batters is Dansby Swanson, who went 0-for-3 in the series opener to drop to .140 this season.
"We've got a couple guys that are not feeling it right now at the plate," Chicago manager Craig Counsell said. "That's the nature of offense today, and it gets a little magnified at the start of the season. Dansby is going to be streaky, and we're going to need production there. He'll get going."
Offseason addition Edward Cabrera (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will get another opportunity to impress his new club on Saturday.
Cabrera, who was traded by the Miami Marlins in January, has thrown 11 2/3 scoreless innings in two appearances with Chicago. Last time out, the right-hander allowed just one hit in 5 2/3 frames, earning a no-decision in his team's 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.
In five years with Miami, Cabrera rarely made a start in a stadium with as much energy as Wrigley Field. The Marlins had losing seasons in all but one year that Cabrera played for them. Now as a key piece of a club with high expectations, he is enjoying the new-found responsibility.
"The emotions definitely are different," Cabrera said of comparing Miami and Chicago. "Let's be real: There is a big difference between the fan bases and the number of fans we had in Miami. I try not to focus too much on that, but there definitely are different emotions."
In two career starts against Pittsburgh, Cabrera is 0-1 with a 2.35 ERA.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Sisk | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jul 03, '26) | Jul 03, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed LHP Evan Sisk on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| S. Horwitz | 1B | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 24, '26) | Jun 24, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed INF Spencer Horwitz on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| W. Dotel | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Lat( Jun 12, '26) | Jun 12, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Wilber Dotel on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain. | ||||
| O. Cruz | CF | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed OF Oneil Cruz to the 10-day injured list due to left hand injury. | ||||
| C. Devenski | RP | Sixty Day IL - Illness( Jun 06, '26) | Jun 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred RHP Chris Devenski to the 60-day injured list due to illness. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Shaw | RF | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed OF Matt Shaw on the 10-day injured list due to a sprained left hand. | ||||
| E. Roberts | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Forearm( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Ethan Roberts on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm inflammation. | ||||
| H. Milner | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Appendicitis( Jun 26, '26) | Jun 26, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Hoby Milner on the 15-day injured list due to Appendicitis. | ||||
| P. Maton | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Jun 25, '26) | Jun 25, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Phil Maton on the 15-day injured list with a recurring knee ailment. | ||||
| B. Brown | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Neck( Jun 23, '26) | Jun 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain. | ||||
| E. Cabrera | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 23, '26) | Jun 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| D. Palencia | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jun 15, '26) | Jun 15, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Taillon | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 08, '26) | Jun 08, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring sprain. | ||||
| R. Martin | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred LHP Riley Martin from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| P. Hodge | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 23, '26) | Apr 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transaferred RHP Porter Hodge to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow strain. | ||||
| C. Horton | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Apr 17, '26) | Apr 17, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Cade Horton to the 60-day injured list due right forearm discomfort. | ||||
| H. Harvey | RP | Sixty Day IL - Tricep( Apr 11, '26) | Apr 11, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred RHP Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list with right triceps inflammation. | ||||
| J. Steele | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed LHP Justin Steele on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow injury. | ||||
| T. Austin | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed INF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list due to a right knee injury. | ||||
| S. Miller | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 28, '26) | Feb 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago Cubs placed RHP Shelby Miller on the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow UCL injury. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 05, '26
PIT 8 - BAL 2
|
W -120 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 | 1.3 |
|
Mar 30, '26
CIN 2 - PIT 0
|
L +112 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 25, '25
CIN 2 - PIT 1
|
L +147 | u7.5 | 4.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 16.6 | 4.0 |
|
Sep 15, '25
PIT 0 - CHC 4
|
L +104 | u8.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 17.5 | 0.8 |
|
Sep 03, '25
PIT 3 - LAD 0
|
W +144 | u8.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 | 2.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 77.4 | 17.4 | 1.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 15, '25
PIT 0 - CHC 4
|
L +104 | u8.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 17.5 | 0.8 |
|
Aug 15, '25
CHC 2 - PIT 3
|
W +164 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 | 7.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 65.5 | 14.8 | 3.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 05, '26
CLE 0 - CHC 1
|
W -132 | u7.5 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 17.1 | 3.5 |
|
Mar 30, '26
CHC 7 - LAA 2
|
W -190 | u10.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 13.3 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 28, '25
MIA 4 - NYM 0
|
W +124 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 16.6 | 2.0 |
|
Sep 23, '25
PHI 5 - MIA 6
|
W +183 | o7.5 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 16.8 | 2.5 |
|
Aug 30, '25
NYM 8 - MIA 11
|
W +158 | o7.5 | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 19.8 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 81.2 | 16.7 | 1.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 29, '23
PIT 3 - MIA 4
|
W -138 | u8.5 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 18.3 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 18, '21
MIA 3 - PIT 6
|
L -126 | o8.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 | 1.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 3.2 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 73.0 | 19.0 | 0.5 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.08 | .220 | .318 | 1.31 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 9.7 |
|
|
3.32 | .203 | .282 | 1.06 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2.77 | 2.63 | .220 | .313 | 1.26 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
|
|
2.74 | 2.47 | .157 | .235 | 0.87 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.85 | 3.63 | .219 | .323 | 1.37 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
|
|
4.84 | 4.47 | .261 | .338 | 1.32 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 |