April 12, 2026 · NL Cent
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Oneil Cruz | Oneil Cruz homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. | PIT 1, CHC 0 |
| T2 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe hits a grand slam (4) to right center field. Marcell Ozuna scores. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores. | PIT 5, CHC 0 |
| B3 | Dansby Swanson | Dansby Swanson homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. | PIT 5, CHC 1 |
| B3 | Moisés Ballesteros | Moisés Ballesteros homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. | PIT 5, CHC 2 |
| T5 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. | PIT 6, CHC 2 |
| B5 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Nico Hoerner scores. | PIT 6, CHC 3 |
| B7 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe on the infield fly rule. Dansby Swanson scores. | PIT 6, CHC 4 |
| B8 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Seiya Suzuki scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Bryan Reynolds. | PIT 6, CHC 6 |
| B9 | Carson Kelly | Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Scott Kingery scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. | PIT 6, CHC 7 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
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
6
Bubba Chandler started for Pirates, leaving with a 6–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, Justin Lawrence took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Bubba Chandler
Starter
5.1
91
3
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Bubba Chandler threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 74% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 38 42% 4 5 10 13 6 Changeup 20 22% 3 7 2 3 5 Slider 17 19% 3 2 3 7 2 Sweeper 16 18% 2 2 4 4 4 - Hunter Barco Reliever 1.2 32 1 1 HLD
- Justin Lawrence Reliever 1.0 29 2 2 BS
- José Urquidy Reliever 0.1 22 1 0 L
Cubs
HOME
7
Jameson Taillon started for Cubs, leaving trailing 3–6.
workload · innings pitched
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Jameson Taillon
Starter
6.0
102
6
10
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jameson Taillon threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 46% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 30 29% 2 4 4 16 4 Cutter 26 25% 3 9 4 8 2 Curveball 16 16% 3 1 2 9 1 Changeup 13 13% 1 2 1 5 4 Sweeper 13 13% 4 2 2 3 2 Sinker 4 4% 0 2 0 2 0 - Riley Martin Reliever 1.1 19 0 2
- Ethan Roberts Reliever 0.2 13 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Daniel Palencia Middle 1.0 16 0 2 W
Where the game turned
1 run
- Kelly 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .339 | .400 | .644 | 1.044 | HR (5), SB |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .224 | .356 | .571 | .927 | 2 HR (4, 5) |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .343 | .431 | .774 | SB |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .419 | .549 | .968 | |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .463 | .438 | .901 | |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .070 | .167 | .070 | .237 | |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .138 | .235 | .172 | .407 | |
| Joey Bart C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .105 | .190 | .105 | .295 | |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .216 | .333 | .243 | .576 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .420 | .491 | .911 | 2B |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .213 | .290 | .328 | .618 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .300 | .462 | .762 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .426 | .385 | .811 | 2B |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | .242 | .271 | .513 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .163 | .311 | .306 | .617 | HR (2) |
| Michael Busch 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .233 | .173 | .406 | |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .342 | .471 | .813 | HR (2) |
| Miguel Amaya DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .385 | .429 | .814 | |
| Michael Conforto PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .462 | .400 | .862 | 2B |
| Matt Shaw 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .250 | .390 | .640 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Chandler | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 3.86 | |
| Hunter Barco | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6.43 | HLD |
| Justin Lawrence | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9.82 | BS |
| José Urquidy | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3.38 | L |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 102 | 4.86 | |
| Riley Martin | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.00 | |
| Ethan Roberts | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | W |
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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How RunsLeft analyzes games
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.