April 11, 2026 · NL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Spencer Horwitz | Spencer Horwitz grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Marcell Ozuna scores. Nick Yorke out at 2nd. Spencer Horwitz out at 1st. | PIT 1, CHC 0 |
| T3 | Bryan Reynolds | Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. | PIT 2, CHC 0 |
| T3 | Ryan O'Hearn | Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Michael Conforto. Brandon Lowe scores. | PIT 3, CHC 0 |
| B5 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Michael Conforto scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. | PIT 3, CHC 1 |
| B7 | Dansby Swanson | Dansby Swanson grounds out sharply, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Miguel Amaya scores. | PIT 3, CHC 2 |
| B9 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Dansby Swanson scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd. | PIT 3, CHC 3 |
| T11 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Caleb Thielbar. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. | PIT 4, CHC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Pirates
AWAY
4
Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving with a 3–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Justin Lawrence took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Braxton Ashcraft
Starter
5.0
77
1
9
Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 60% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 29 38% 1 2 9 12 5 Curveball 27 35% 6 8 0 11 2 Slider 9 12% 5 0 2 1 1 Sinker 7 9% 1 1 2 2 1 Splitter 5 6% 0 0 3 1 1 - Mason Montgomery Setup 1.0 13 0 2 HLD
- Justin Lawrence Reliever 0.2 13 1 0 HLD
- Gregory Soto Closer 0.1 1 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Isaac Mattson Reliever 1.0 24 0 1 HLD
- Dennis Santana Closer 1.0 27 1 0 BS
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 2.0 32 0 2 W
Cubs
HOME
3
Edward Cabrera started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Caleb Thielbar took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Edward Cabrera
Starter
5.0
98
3
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Edward Cabrera threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 52% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 34 35% 5 4 7 10 8 Sinker 23 23% 0 4 7 9 3 Four-Seam Fastball 20 20% 4 3 2 8 3 Curveball 17 17% 2 4 1 7 3 Slider 4 4% 0 1 0 2 1 - Ben Brown Middle 2.0 34 0 3
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 17 0 2
- Hoby Milner Middle 1.0 12 0 0
- Daniel Palencia Middle 1.0 17 0 0
- Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 19 1 3 L
Where the game turned
1 run
- Lowe E
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .345 | .400 | .618 | 1.018 | 2B, 3 SB |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .444 | .777 | |
| Jake Mangum LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .258 | .241 | .499 | |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .319 | .414 | .553 | .967 | |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .051 | .159 | .051 | .210 | |
| Nick Yorke RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .379 | .486 | .483 | .969 | 2B |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .333 | .646 | |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .233 | .192 | .425 | SB |
| Joey Bart C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .368 | |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .349 | .444 | .793 | |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .341 | .265 | .606 | |
| Henry Davis C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .194 | .286 | .290 | .576 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .422 | .481 | .903 | |
| Matt Shaw 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .268 | .421 | .689 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .281 | .328 | .609 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .208 | .309 | .500 | .809 | |
| Seiya Suzuki DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .218 | .259 | .291 | .550 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .238 | .360 | .429 | .789 | |
| Michael Conforto RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .263 | .440 | .316 | .756 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .149 | .281 | .234 | .515 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .118 | .220 | .157 | .377 | |
| Carson Kelly 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .429 | .353 | .782 | |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .314 | .355 | .669 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 2.12 | |
| Mason Montgomery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7.11 | HLD |
| Justin Lawrence | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9.95 | HLD |
| Gregory Soto | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.04 | HLD |
| Isaac Mattson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2.08 | HLD |
| Dennis Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.13 | BS |
| Yohan Ramírez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1.86 | W |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Cabrera | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 1.62 | |
| Ben Brown | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3.55 | |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4.76 | |
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.16 | |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3.38 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · PIT
Lineup 3.0 R
Bunts 0.6 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · CHC
Lineup 2.6 R
Bunts 0.5 R
IBBs 0.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · PIT
4-6
W1
-8 run diff
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HOME · CHC
5-3
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+17 run diff
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Season series: 2-2 with PIT listed first across 4 prior meetings.
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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.