Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Spencer Horwitz scores. | CHC 0, PIT 1 |
| T5 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. | CHC 1, PIT 1 |
| B7 | Henry Davis | Henry Davis homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. | CHC 1, PIT 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Ben Brown started for Cubs, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Trent Thornton took the roughest line.
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Ben Brown
Starter
6.0
83
1
7
Pitch-by-pitch: what Ben Brown threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Knuckle Curve 35 42% 9 5 5 13 3 Four-Seam Fastball 27 33% 2 6 9 5 5 Sinker 14 17% 1 3 2 4 4 Changeup 7 8% 0 1 0 3 3 - Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 21 1 0 L
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 23 0 2
Carmen Mlodzinski started for Pirates, leaving with the game tied 1–1.
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Carmen Mlodzinski
Starter
5.0
86
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Carmen Mlodzinski threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 57% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 39 45% 2 2 9 15 11 Splitter 21 24% 4 5 2 9 1 Sweeper 7 8% 1 0 0 5 1 Slider 7 8% 1 2 1 2 1 Sinker 6 7% 0 1 1 2 2 Curveball 6 7% 1 0 1 3 1 - Wilber Dotel Reliever 3.0 41 0 4 W
- Gregory Soto Closer 1.0 14 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
- Davis HR (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .311 | .363 | .674 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .348 | .422 | .770 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .358 | .393 | .751 | HR (6) |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .340 | .349 | .689 | |
| Michael Conforto RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .369 | .507 | .876 | |
| Nico Hoerner PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .340 | .373 | .713 | |
| Seiya Suzuki PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .337 | .411 | .748 | |
| Carson Kelly PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .378 | .389 | .767 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .285 | .343 | .628 | |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 | |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .328 | .444 | .772 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 | .352 | .377 | .729 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .389 | .443 | .832 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .354 | .551 | .905 | 2B |
| Bryan Reynolds RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .377 | .377 | .754 | |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .358 | .347 | .705 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .318 | .454 | .772 | |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .184 | .273 | .307 | .580 | |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 | .321 | .384 | .705 | |
| Jhostynxon Garcia LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .286 | .250 | .536 | |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .144 | .246 | .288 | .534 | HR (4) |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Brown | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 2.01 | |
| Trent Thornton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2.79 | L |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2.78 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 3.76 | |
| Wilber Dotel | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1.69 | W |
| Gregory Soto | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.13 | SV |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 2-2 with CHC 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.