Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
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Ramírez escapes bases-loaded jams in 10th, 11th innings, NL Central-leading Pirates beat Cubs 4-3
Alex Bregman's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning on an 0-2 pitch off Dennis Santana tied the score 3-3 but the NL Central-leading Pirates (9-5) rebounded and won for the eighth time in 10 games, improving to 2-0 this season in series against division rivals.
Oneil Cruz was 4 for 5 with a double, becoming the first Pittsburgh player with at least four hits and three stolen bases in a game since Matt Lawton on July 26, 2005, and Nick Yorke had three hits.
Chicago stranded 16 runners and went 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position. Michael Busch went 0 for 3 and is hitless in 30 at-bats.
Pittsburgh went ahead in the 11th when Brandon Lowe hit a two-out grounder to Thielbar (1-2), who bounced his throw to the infield side of first, and the ball bounced off Matt Shaw's mitt for an error that allowed Mitt Gonzales to score from second. Lowe was credited with an infield single.
Ramírez got out of the 10th when Dansby Swanson grounded out. Then in the 11th, Ramírez threw wildly past first on Nico Hoerner's leadoff comebacker for an error that advanced Swanson, the automatic runner, to third as Hoerner took second.
Matt Shaw flied out to medium right field, Bregman fouled out and an intentional walk to Ian Happ loaded the bases. Seiya Suzuki got ahead 3-0 in the count, tool a called strike and then fouled out.
Pirates starter Braxton Ashcraft struck out a career-best nine in five innings while allowing a run on Hoerner’s fifth-inning RBI groundout, which cut the Cubs' deficit to 3-1.
Cubs starter Edward Cabrera gave up three runs, eight hits and three walks in five innings.
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Scoring Summary
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11th Inning | Suzuki fouled out to first. |
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11th Inning | Happ intentionally walked. |
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11th Inning | Bregman fouled out to first. |
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11th Inning | Shaw lined out to right. |
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11th Inning | Hoerner safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Ramírez, Hoerner safe at second on error, Swanson safe at third on error. |
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11th Inning | Bart catching. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 14 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 9 |
| 4 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 6 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 3 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 41 | At Bats | 43 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 25 | Runners Left On Base | 31 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 2 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 197 | Pitches | 187 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 48 | Plate Appearances | 50 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created | 3.5 |
| .268 | Batting Average | .209 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .317 | Slugging Percentage | .209 |
| .268 | Secondary Average | .163 |
| .354 | On Base Percentage | .320 |
| .671 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .529 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.8 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.80 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.10 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .049 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .125 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .140 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.047 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 0.5 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 81.0 | MLB Rating | 72.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 34,049 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh |
10 | 7 | .588 | - | L1 |
 Cincinnati |
10 | 7 | .588 | - | W1 |
 St. Louis |
9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | W1 |
 Milwaukee |
8 | 8 | .500 | 1.5 | L6 |
| Chicago |
8 | 9 | .471 | 2 | W1 |