Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
· Major League Baseball
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Happ homers as the Cubs clinch first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pirates
Chicago has won four in a row and seven of eight overall. It leads the NL wild-card standings with an 88-64 record.
Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored three times for the Cubs. Justin Turner hit a pair of RBI singles after entering in the sixth.
The Cubs grabbed control with three runs in the sixth, helped by errors on Pirates reliever Yohan Ramírez (1-3) and catcher Joey Bart. Michael Busch drove in Dansby Swanson with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and Happ and Turner added run-scoring singles.
Aaron Civale (4-9) pitched three scoreless innings for the win.
Chicago scored four runs in the first before Pittsburgh recorded an out. Busch walked and scored on a balk before Happ hit his 23rd homer, a two-run drive on a curveball from Johan Oviedo that prompted an early mound visit. Moisés Ballesteros drove the next pitch over the wall in right for his second career homer.
Bart answered with a three-run shot off Matthew Boyd in the bottom half. Andrew McCutchen's bases-loaded walk in the second tied it at 4.
Boyd permitted seven hits and walked two in a season-low three innings.
The Pirates face the Athletics on Friday, opening a three-game series that will conclude their home schedule.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Cruz flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Bart lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | McCutchen flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Rogers relieved Pomeranz |
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9th Inning | Shaw grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | McGuire popped out to third. |
Statistics
 CHC |
 PIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 7 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 4 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 37 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 21 | Runners Left On Base | 24 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 181 | Pitches | 195 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 42 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 7.4 | Runs Created | 4.7 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .243 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .472 | Slugging Percentage | .351 |
| .417 | Secondary Average | .189 |
| .400 | On Base Percentage | .333 |
| .872 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .685 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 7.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.5 |
| 49.0 | Batter Rating | 30.0 |
| 18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 37.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.02 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.64 |
| .194 | Isolated Power | .108 |
| 1.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.27 |
| .156 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .071 |
| .139 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.054 |
| 15.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 95.5 | MLB Rating | 80.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 13,488 | Capacity: