Polanco homers twice to power Pirates past Cubs 6-1
Gregory Polanco homered twice to help back a third straight solid start by Trevor Williams, and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away from the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Thursday.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
6
Chicago Cubs
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| 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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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Cervelli homered to left center (371 feet), Bell and Dickerson scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Polanco homered to left center (383 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Frazier homered to left center (383 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Schwarber homered to right center (404 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 6-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Heyward popped out to second.
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Pop Out 6-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Heyward batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Báez lined into double play, second to first, Caratini doubled off first.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Line Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Báez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Caratini singled to shallow left center.
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Single 6-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Caratini batting
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Play Result 6-1
Vázquez relieved Kontos.
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Start Inning 6-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-1
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Lineup Change 6-1
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End Inning 6-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Mercer struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Play Result 6-1
Dickerson to third on wild pitch by Edwards Jr..
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Wild Pitch 6-1
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Mercer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Moran walked.
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
Moran batting
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Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Riley Martin Out
- Ben Brown Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Ian HappCF8
Kris Bryant3B23
Ben Zobrist2B18
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Addison RussellSS27
Victor CaratiniC37
Javier BaezSS28
Jason HeywardRF22
Kyle HendricksP28
Substitutes
Steve CishekP33
Tommy La StellaPH4
Carl Edwards Jr.P52
Justin WilsonP32
Efren Navarro1B50
PIT
Adam Frazier2B20
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteCF0
Josh Bell1B56
Corey DickersonLF10
Francisco CervelliC29
Colin Moran3B79
Jordy MercerSS27
Trevor WilliamsP51
Substitutes
George KontosP30
Felipe VazquezP73
David FreesePH25
Michael FelizP48
Sean Rodriguez2B13
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