Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs
1
Pittsburgh Pirates
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Adam Frazier and Ke'Bryan Hayes led off the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back homers off Kyle Hendricks, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates all the offense they'd need to slip by the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Wednesday night.
CHC 
Jason Heyward LF
H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
Ian Happ LF
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
Jason Kipnis 2B
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Cameron Maybin LF
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
PIT 
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
Colin Moran 1B
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Jacob Stallings C
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
Erik Gonzalez SS
H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
PIT wins series 3-0
Adam Frazier2B20Ke'Bryan Hayes3B3Colin Moran1B79
Gregory PolancoRF25
Jose OsunaDH36
JT RiddleLF57Erik GonzalezSS59Jacob StallingsC25
Jared OlivaCF56Ian HappCF8
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Willson ContrerasC40
Kyle SchwarberDH12Cameron MaybinLF15Jason HeywardRF22
Javier BaezSS28Jason Kipnis2B22
David Bote3B12
Billy HamiltonDH0
Nico HoernerPR2Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Hayes homered to center (429 feet).
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Frazier homered to right (409 feet).
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
Rizzo homered to right center (404 feet).
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Happ struck out swinging.
Pitch 9 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 8 : Ball 3
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Richard Rodriguez pitches to Ian Happ
Bote struck out swinging, Hoerner to second on wild pitch by Rodríguez.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Richard Rodriguez pitches to David Bote
Hoerner ran for Kipnis
Kipnis reached on infield single to pitcher.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Richard Rodriguez pitches to Jason Kipnis
Báez struck out swinging.
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Richard Rodriguez pitches to Javier Baez
Rodríguez relieved Stratton
Top of the 9th inning
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