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Match Report

Darvish shines as Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3

Yu Darvish pitched six shutout innings, Jason Heyward hit a key two-run single and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday night.

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Top Performers

PIT

  • Colin Moran 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Cole Tucker 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Josh Bell DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Adam Frazier 2B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

CHC

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Willson Contreras 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Nico Hoerner 2B H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 1
  • Ian Happ LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1

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

Confirmed

CHC

  1. Kris Bryant3B23
  2. Anthony Rizzo1B48
  3. Javier BaezSS28
  4. Kyle SchwarberLF12
  5. Willson ContrerasDH40
  6. Jason HeywardRF22
  7. Victor CaratiniC37
  8. Jason Kipnis2B22
  9. Ian HappLF8

Substitutes

  1. Albert AlmoraCF5
  2. Nico Hoerner2B2

PIT

  1. Adam Frazier2B20
  2. Kevin NewmanSS27
  3. Josh Bell1B56
  4. Colin Moran3B79
  5. Bryan ReynoldsLF10
  6. Gregory PolancoDH25
  7. Cole TuckerRF8
  8. Jacob StallingsC25
  9. Jarrod DysonCF1

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
    30653 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-6

    Moran homered to left (362 feet).

    30653 9th Inning
  3. Home Run 3-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    30653 9th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
    30653 9th Inning
  5. Play Result 2-6

    Bell homered to right (388 feet).

    30653 9th Inning
  6. Home Run 2-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    30653 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30653 9th Inning
  8. Ball 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30653 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35804 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35804 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35804 8th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
    35804 8th Inning
  13. Play Result 1-6

    Rizzo singled to left center, Happ scored and Hoerner scored, Bryant to third.

    35804 8th Inning
  14. Single 1-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35804 8th Inning
  15. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    35804 8th Inning
  16. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    35804 8th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35804 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 8th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    34190 8th Inning
  21. Play Result 1-4

    Dyson reached on infield single to first, Polanco scored.

    34190 8th Inning
  22. Single 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    34190 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34190 8th Inning
  24. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    34190 8th Inning
  25. Ball 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    34190 8th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34190 8th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34190 8th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34190 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33318 8th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39798 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33318 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33318 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33318 7th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33318 7th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33318 7th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40865 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32055 6th Inning
  44. End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
    32606 5th Inning
  45. Play Result 0-4

    Heyward singled to right, Bryant scored and Schwarber scored, Contreras to third.

    32606 5th Inning
  46. Single 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32606 5th Inning
  47. Strike Swinging 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32606 5th Inning
  48. Strike Looking 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32606 5th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32606 5th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32606 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32606 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32606 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33305 5th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33305 5th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33305 4th Inning
  57. End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
    33305 4th Inning
  58. Play Result 0-2

    Kipnis homered to right (418 feet).

    33305 4th Inning
  59. Home Run 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33305 4th Inning
  60. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33305 4th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
    30653 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 3-6

    Tucker grounded out to second.

    30653 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 3-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    30653 9th Inning
  4. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-6

    Craig Kimbrel pitches to Cole Tucker

    30653 9th Inning
  5. End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
    30653 9th Inning
  6. Play Result 3-6

    Polanco lined out to center.

    30653 9th Inning
  7. Line Out 3-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    30653 9th Inning
  8. Ball 3-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    30653 9th Inning
  9. Strike Looking 3-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30653 9th Inning
  10. Ball 3-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30653 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-6

    Craig Kimbrel pitches to Gregory Polanco

    30653 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
    30653 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 3-6

    Reynolds grounded out to second.

    30653 9th Inning
  14. Ground Out 3-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    30653 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 3-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30653 9th Inning
  16. Ball 3-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30653 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 3-6

    Craig Kimbrel pitches to Bryan Reynolds

    30653 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
    30653 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 3-6

    Moran homered to left (362 feet).

    30653 9th Inning
  20. Home Run 3-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    30653 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6

    Craig Kimbrel pitches to Colin Moran

    30653 9th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
    30653 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 2-6

    Bell homered to right (388 feet).

    30653 9th Inning
  24. Home Run 2-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    30653 9th Inning
  25. Strike Looking 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30653 9th Inning
  26. Ball 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30653 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6

    Craig Kimbrel pitches to Josh Bell

    30653 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 1-6

    Kimbrel relieved Wick

    30653 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 1-6

    Hoerner at second base.

    9th Inning
  30. Start Inning 1-6

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  31. End Inning 1-6

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
    35804 8th Inning
  33. Play Result 1-6

    Contreras grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Almora Jr. out at second.

    35804 8th Inning
  34. Ground Out 1-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    35804 8th Inning
  35. Ball 1-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    35804 8th Inning
  36. Ball 1-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    35804 8th Inning
  37. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-6

    Dovydas Neverauskas pitches to Willson Contreras

    35804 8th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
    35804 8th Inning
  39. Play Result 1-6

    Almora Jr. walked, Báez to second, Rizzo to third.

    35804 8th Inning
  40. Ball 1-6

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    35804 8th Inning

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