Happ spoils Hayes' debut, leads Cubs past Pirates 8-7
Ian Happ finished what he started, singling home Nico Hoerner in the top of the 11th to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
8
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
PNC Park
Match Report
Top Performers
CHC
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Ian Happ LF
H-AB 3-6 · AB 6 · R 1
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Jason Heyward LF
H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
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Kyle Schwarber DH
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
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Anthony Rizzo 1B
H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0
PIT
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Colin Moran 1B
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
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Jacob Stallings C
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
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Erik Gonzalez SS
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
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Kevin Newman 3B
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
Head to Head
CHC win series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mitch Keller 60-Day-IL
- Endy Rodriguez 60-Day-IL
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
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
- Erik GonzalezSS59
Cole TuckerRF8- Kevin Newman2B27
Josh Bell1B56- Jacob StallingsC25
- Colin MoranDH79
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B3
Adam FrazierLF20
Jose OsunaRF36
Substitutes
Anthony AlfordCF6
CHC
- Ian HappCF8
Kris Bryant3B23- Anthony Rizzo1B48
Javier BaezSS28- Kyle SchwarberLF12
Willson ContrerasC40- Jason HeywardRF22
Jose MartinezDH16
Jason Kipnis2B22
Substitutes
Victor CaratiniDH37
Cameron MaybinDH15
Nico Hoerner2B2
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 8-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Happ singled to center, Hoerner scored.
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Single 8-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
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Play Result 7-7
Alford grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, Hayes scored.
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Batters Fielders Choice - All Runners Safe 7-7
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 7-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Heyward hit sacrifice fly to right, Báez scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 7-6
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Bunted Foul 6-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
Hayes homered to center (410 feet).
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Home Run 6-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
González hit sacrifice fly to center, Frazier scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 6-5
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Osuna doubled to left, Hayes scored, Frazier to third.
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Double 6-4
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Frazier singled to right center, Moran scored.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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End Inning 8-7
End of the 11th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Stallings struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Jacob Stallings
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Bell walked.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Josh Bell
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Newman grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-7
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Kevin Newman
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Tucker struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 8-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 8-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Jeremy Jeffress pitches to Cole Tucker
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Start Inning 8-7
Bottom of the 11th inning
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End Inning 8-7
Middle of the 11th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Báez grounded into fielder's choice to third, Happ out at second.
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 8-7
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Kyle Crick pitches to Javier Baez
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Rizzo fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 8-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-7
Kyle Crick pitches to Anthony Rizzo
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Bryant flied out to left.
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Fly Out 8-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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