MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

· Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
28-42, 9-23 Away
Final
2 - 3
Chicago Cubs
42-27, 21-11 Home

Crow-Armstrong, Suzuki homer as Cubs edge Pirates 3-2

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights

Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (7-3) went 6 1/3 innings against his former team, which drafted him No. 2 overall in 2010. He allowed two earned runs on four hits, three of which came in the seventh inning, and struck out seven batters.

Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth for his fifth save.

Andrew Heaney (3-5) gave up three earned runs over six innings and finished with seven strikeouts.

Crow-Armstrong's 18th homer of the season and Suzuki's 17th of the season moved the outfielders into fifth and tied for sixth in the National League, respectively.

The Pirates scored a pair of runs in the seventh with an RBI single from Adam Frazier and a bases-loaded walk by Jared Triolo.

Key Moment After Taillon gave up three consecutive hits in the seventh, reliever Brad Keller hit and walked a pair of batters. Oneil Cruz worked a full count with the bases loaded, but Keller struck him out swinging to maintain the lead.

Key Stat The Pirates left five runners on base, compared to just two for Chicago.

Up Next RHP Paul Skenes (4-6, 1.88 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound in the second game of the series on Friday night against the Cubs' RHP Cade Horton (3-1, 4.11)

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Pham grounded out to second.
9th Inning Kiner-Falefa grounded out to second.
9th Inning Frazier grounded out to first.
9th Inning Pressly relieved Palencia
8th Inning Tucker struck out swinging.
8th Inning Borucki relieved Mattson

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
7 Ground Balls 5
10 Strikeouts 9
2 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 4
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 3
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
30 At Bats 28
0 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
9 Runners Left On Base 3
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 0
13 Fly Balls 14
1 Caught Stealing 0
129 Pitches 103
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
5 Total Bases 10
34 Plate Appearances 29
0.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
1 Extra Base Hits 2
0.6 Runs Created 1.6
.133 Batting Average .143
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.167 Slugging Percentage .357
.100 Secondary Average .250
.235 On Base Percentage .172
.402 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .530
0.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
0.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.8
14.0 Batter Rating 22.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 14.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.79 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.55
.033 Isolated Power .214
0.30 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.11
.088 Walks Per Plate Appearance .034
-.033 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .107
4.0 Runs Produced 6.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.1
63.8 MLB Rating 71.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,174 | Capacity:
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