Rizzo's slam among 5 Cubs homers, Chicago rips Bucs 17-8
Anthony Rizzo hit a grand slam, Willson Contreras launched two long solo homers and the Chicago Cubs kept pace in the NL wild-card race with a 17-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
8
Chicago Cubs
17
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| CHC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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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 8-17
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 8-17
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-17
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Play Result 8-17
Newman singled to right, Tucker scored.
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Single 8-17
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-17
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-17
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-17
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-17
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-17
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-17
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Play Result 7-17
Castellanos doubled to deep left center, Kemp scored, Rizzo to third.
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Double 7-17
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 7-16
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 7-16
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-16
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Play Result 7-16
Kemp singled to left, Heyward scored.
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Single 7-16
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-16
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-15
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Play Result 7-15
Heyward doubled to right center, Bote scored, Schwarber scored and Hoerner scored.
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Double 7-15
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-12
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-12
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 7-12
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 7-12
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 7-12
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 7-12
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-12
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Play Result 7-12
Hoerner singled to shallow center, Bryant scored and Contreras scored, Schwarber to third.
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Single 7-12
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-10
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-10
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Play Result 7-10
Díaz singled to shallow center, Frazier scored.
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Single 7-10
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Osuna scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras and Reyes scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras, Frazier safe at third on throwing error by catcher Contreras.
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Error 6-10
Osuna scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras and Reyes scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras, Frazier safe at third on throwing error by catcher Contreras.
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Error 6-10
Osuna scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras and Reyes scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras, Frazier safe at third on throwing error by catcher Contreras.
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Error 6-10
Osuna scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras and Reyes scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras, Frazier safe at third on throwing error by catcher Contreras.
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Error 6-10
Osuna scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras and Reyes scored on throwing error by catcher Contreras, Frazier safe at third on throwing error by catcher Contreras.
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 6-10
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-10
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 4-10
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 8-17
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-17
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Play Result 8-17
Reyes grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-17
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-17
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 8-17
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-17
Alec Mills pitches to Pablo Reyes
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-17
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Play Result 8-17
Osuna struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-17
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 8-17
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 8-17
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 8-17
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-17
Alec Mills pitches to Jose Osuna
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-17
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Play Result 8-17
González lined out to second.
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Line Out 8-17
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 8-17
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-17
Alec Mills pitches to Erik Gonzalez
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Play Result 8-17
Descalso at second base.
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Play Result 8-17
García in left field.
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Play Result 8-17
Happ in right field.
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Start Inning 8-17
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-17
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-17
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Play Result 8-17
Hoerner flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-17
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-17
Parker Markel pitches to Nico Hoerner
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-17
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Play Result 8-17
Descalso struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-17
Pitch 9 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 8-17
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-17
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-17
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-17
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Head to Head
CHC win series 3-0
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
- Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
- Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
- Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
- Riley Martin 60-Day-IL
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mitch Keller 60-Day-IL
- Endy Rodriguez 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Nick CastellanosRF21
Kris Bryant3B23
Willson ContrerasC40
Kyle SchwarberLF12
Nico HoernerSS2
David Bote3B12
Albert AlmoraCF5
Jon LesterP31
Substitutes
Victor Caratini1B37
Ian HappRF8
Robel GarciaLF16
Jonathan LucroyC14
Daniel Descalso2B33
Jason HeywardCF22
Tony KempPH12
Brad WieckP39
Alec MillsP50
PIT
Kevin NewmanSS27
Bryan ReynoldsCF10
Melky CabreraRF53
Josh Bell1B56
Jose Osuna1B36
Pablo ReyesCF26
Adam Frazier2B20
Elias DiazC35
Steven BraultP25
Substitutes
Parker MarkelP44
Kevin KramerLF65
Erik Gonzalez3B59
Alex McRaeP64
Jacob StallingsPH25
Yefry RamirezP67
Geoff HartliebP31
Cole TuckerSS8
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