Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
5
Pittsburgh Pirates
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| PIT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Gift Ngoepe singled in his first plate appearance and Josh Harrison led off the bottom of the first with a home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
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Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Rizzo homered to right (354 feet), Bryant scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Bell homered to left center (419 feet).
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Rizzo singled to right center, Bryant scored.
Bryant doubled to deep left, Jay scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
McCutchen doubled to deep right, Harrison scored, Mercer to third.
Gosselin scored on missed catch error by Contreras, Harrison to second.
Gosselin doubled to left, Bell scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Rizzo hit by pitch, Báez scored, Jay to third, Bryant to second.
Middle of the 9th
Almora Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Zobrist out at second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Almora Jr. hit for Jay.
Jay batting
Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Báez safe at second on error by shortstop Mercer.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Zobrist batting
Zobrist hit for Edwards Jr..
Báez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Contreras out at second.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Báez batting
Contreras singled to left.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Contreras batting
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
Ngoepe struck out swinging.
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CHC win series 2-1
Josh Harrison3B4
Jordy MercerSS27
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Gregory PolancoLF25
Francisco CervelliC29
Jose OsunaRF36
Josh Bell1B56
Phil Gosselin2B14
Tyler GlasnowP31
Tony WatsonP56
Felipe VazquezP73
Daniel HudsonP41
Alen HansonRF38
Wade LeBlancP49
Juan NicasioP40
John Jaso1B28
Gift Ngoepe2B66
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Kris Bryant3B23
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Addison RussellSS27
Jason HeywardRF22
Willson ContrerasC40
Javier Baez2B28
Jon LesterP31
Jon JayCF9
Pedro StropP64
Matt SzczurPH36
Mike MontgomeryP70
Carl Edwards Jr.P52
Ben ZobristPH18
Albert AlmoraPH5
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