| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 8-10 | 7-5 | 1-8 |
| Game 2 | 9-9 | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Game 3 | 11-7 | 7-4 | 5-5 |
| Game 4 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 8-10 | 3-8 | 7-4 |
| Game 2 | 11-7 | 6-4 | 6-5 |
| Game 3 | 10-8 | 6-6 | 6-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
|
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2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+146 | 7.5o (1.5) | +1.5 (6.5) |
|
|
-174 | 7.5u | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Crow-Armstrong | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .224 |
| N. Hoerner | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| M. Busch | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .229 |
| A. Bregman | 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .260 |
| I. Happ | LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .225 |
| S. Suzuki | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .239 |
| M. Ballesteros | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .232 |
| K. Alcantara | PH -DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| M. Conforto | PH -DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| M. Amaya | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .225 |
| D. Swanson | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .187 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Horwitz | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| B. Lowe | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .265 |
| B. Reynolds | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| O. Cruz | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .257 |
| J. Garcia | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| J. Mangum | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| N. Gonzales | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| T. Callihan | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| J. Triolo | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| H. Davis | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .134 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Rea (W 5-3) | 5 .1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.70 |
| H. Milner (H 4) | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.52 |
| C. Thielbar (H 2) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.84 |
| T. Thornton | 2 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Skenes (L 6-5) | 5 .1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2.89 |
| M. Montgomery | 1 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.22 |
| B. Bidois | 1 .0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Y. Ramirez | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.88 |
Location PNC Park
Temperature 62° Temperature
Attendance 19,121 attendance
Home Dan Bellino
1st Mark Ripperger
2nd Derek Thomas
3rd Dan Merzel
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CHC Starter (IP) | PIT Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, '26 | PIT |
|
CHC +104 | o8.5 | J. Taillon (5.0) | B. Chandler (5.0) |
| May 26, '26 | PIT |
|
PIT -134 | o8.5 | J. Wicks (4.1) | B. Ashcraft (6.1) |
| May 25, '26 | PIT |
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PIT +106 | u8.0 | B. Brown (6.0) | C. Mlodzinski (5.0) |
| Apr 12, '26 | CHC |
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CHC -134 | o12.5 | J. Taillon (6.0) | B. Chandler (5.1) |
| Apr 11, '26 | CHC |
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PIT +124 | o6.5 | E. Cabrera (5.0) | B. Ashcraft (5.0) |
| Apr 10, '26 | CHC |
|
PIT +132 | u6.5 | S. Imanaga (6.0) | C. Mlodzinski (5.1) |
| Sep 17, '25 | PIT |
|
CHC -161 | o8.0 | M. Boyd (3.0) | J. Oviedo (5.0) |
| Sep 16, '25 | PIT |
|
CHC +111 | u6.5 | C. Horton (5.0) | P. Skenes (3.2) |
| Sep 15, '25 | PIT |
|
CHC -113 | u8.0 | J. Taillon (6.0) | B. Ashcraft (4.0) |
| Aug 17, '25 | CHC |
|
CHC -179 | P7.0 | J. Assad (4.0) | C. Mlodzinski (4.0) |
Last Meeting ( May 27, 2026 ) Chi. Cubs 10, Pittsburgh 4
The Chicago Cubs finally cured some of their ills by snapping their longest losing streak in almost four years on Wednesday.
But on Thursday night, the Cubs will face Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes, who will try to get back on track in the finale of the teams' four-game series in Pittsburgh.
Skenes (6-4, 3.00 ERA), who will oppose fellow right-hander Colin Rea (4-3, 4.83) of the Cubs, is coming off back-to-back subpar starts following a pair of strong outings to open May.
Skenes allowed four runs on a career-high nine hits -- including a leadoff home run by George Springer -- in a 5-2 loss at Toronto on Saturday. Skenes appeared to shake off the blast until the sixth inning, when he gave up four consecutive hits, which led to three runs, without recording an out.
That showing followed a start in which he allowed five runs on six hits over five innings in a 6-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17. It was the first time Skenes has yielded more than three earned runs in consecutive starts.
He opened May with back-to-back outings of eight scoreless innings, during which he allowed only two hits per appearance.
"There was good and bad," Skenes said after his start. "I need to get ahead in counts. I wasn't super unhappy with some of the execution on some of the pitches but could have executed a number of them better."
Skenes is 2-2 with a 2.94 ERA in seven career starts against the Cubs.
Chicago has been streaky, putting together two 10-game winning stretches this season and a 10-game skid that ended with a 10-4 victory Wednesday.
Ian Happ, who recently sat out two games during a major slump, ignited the Cubs' offense with five RBIs. He entered the game in a 2-for-31 stretch and was hitting .212 before continuing his strong play in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Happ reached base for the 40th consecutive game at PNC Park and is a career .300 hitter there.
"Whatever you want to call it, monkey on your back, whatever, it's nice that it's gone," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. "It starts over tomorrow, and you have to win a game tomorrow, but we needed it. The room needed it. We all needed it. And we played a good game tonight."
The offensive jolt was huge for the Cubs, who had scored only 14 runs over their previous eight games.
Jameson Taillon was just effective enough to keep Chicago in the game until its six-run seventh inning broke it open.
Rea will try to keep the momentum going as he looks to build off his longest start of the season. He went seven innings and allowed three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four on Saturday in a 3-0 loss to the Houston Astros.
Rea had pitched only twice into the seventh inning this season before that game.
He is 3-3 with a 5.09 ERA in 10 career appearances (eight starts) against the Pirates.
--Field Level Media
| 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 due to left elbow flexor strain. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez | C | Ten Day IL - Lower Body( Jul 07, '26) | Jul 07, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed C Endy Rodríguez on the 10-day injured list with left glute strain. | ||||
| K. Griffin | SS | Ten Day IL - Finger( Jul 06, '26) | Jul 06, '26 | |
| The Pittsburgh Pirates placed INF Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with left hand ring finger sagittal band injury. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 23, '26
CHC 0 - HOU 3
|
L -148 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 14.0 | 0.7 |
|
May 17, '26
CHW 9 - CHC 8
|
L -132 | o9.0 | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 17.8 | 1.3 |
|
May 12, '26
ATL 5 - CHC 2
|
L +104 | u8.5 | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 18.5 | 2.3 |
|
May 06, '26
CHC 7 - CIN 6
|
W -168 | o8.0 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 18.4 | 8.0 |
|
May 01, '26
CHC 6 - AZ 5
|
W -152 | o7.0 | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 19.1 | 2.7 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 92.2 | 17.5 | 3.0 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 15, '25
CHC 2 - PIT 3
|
L -196 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 | 2.0 |
|
Jun 15, '25
CHC 3 - PIT 2
|
W -146 | u7.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
|
May 01, '25
PIT 3 - CHC 8
|
W +112 | o8.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 12.2 | 3.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 80.3 | 14.4 | 2.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 23, '26
TOR 5 - PIT 2
|
L -144 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 19.6 | 3.0 |
|
May 17, '26
PIT 0 - PHI 6
|
L -130 | u7.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 18.4 | 1.5 |
|
May 12, '26
PIT 3 - COL 1
|
W -290 | u7.5 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 12.3 | 3.5 |
|
May 06, '26
AZ 0 - PIT 1
|
W -132 | u7.5 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 12.1 | 0.8 |
|
Apr 30, '26
PIT 5 - STL 10
|
L -245 | o7.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 20.4 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 97.4 | 16.6 | 1.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 16, '25
PIT 1 - CHC 4
|
L -120 | u6.5 | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 25.1 | 2.0 |
|
Jun 13, '25
CHC 1 - PIT 2
|
W -102 | u6.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 1.0 |
|
May 01, '25
PIT 3 - CHC 8
|
L -132 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 17.2 | 1.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 4.1 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 91.0 | 20.4 | 1.3 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.22 | .239 | .305 | 1.24 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 8.1 |
|
|
3.81 | .227 | .308 | 1.23 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 8.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.96 | 4.68 | .244 | .305 | 1.24 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
|
|
3.91 | 3.58 | .224 | .293 | 1.15 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3.96 | 3.57 | .231 | .305 | 1.22 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
|
|
4.97 | 4.13 | .230 | .326 | 1.32 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.9 |