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May 26, 2026 · NL Cent

Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates

May 26, 2026PNC ParkCloudy 79°F · 6 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
Chicago Cubs
29-26
1
vs
HOME
Pittsburgh Pirates
29-26
12

Game Highlights

Published May 27, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Konnor Griffin scores. Brandon Lowe scores. CHC 0, PIT 2
B1 Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Bryan Reynolds scores. CHC 0, PIT 3
B1 Esmerlyn Valdez Esmerlyn Valdez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Oneil Cruz scores. CHC 0, PIT 5
T2 Ian Happ Ian Happ doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alex Bregman scores. CHC 1, PIT 5
B5 Nick Gonzales Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. CHC 1, PIT 6
B5 Esmerlyn Valdez Esmerlyn Valdez walks. Bryan Reynolds scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Oneil Cruz to 2nd. CHC 1, PIT 7
B5 Spencer Horwitz Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd. CHC 1, PIT 8
B6 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman. Konnor Griffin scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. CHC 1, PIT 9
B7 Spencer Horwitz Spencer Horwitz homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 1, PIT 10
B8 Jake Mangum Jake Mangum grounds out, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Jared Triolo scores. CHC 1, PIT 11
B8 Marcell Ozuna Marcell Ozuna singles on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Alcántara. Nick Gonzales scores. CHC 1, PIT 12

Box score

  123456789 R
CHC 010000000 1
PIT 500031120 12

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Cubs AWAY 1

Jordan Wicks started for Cubs, leaving trailing 1–8. Out of the bullpen, Hoby Milner took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jordan Wicks Starter 4.1 80 8 5 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jordan Wicks threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 37 46% 5 7 7 11 7
    Changeup 25 31% 6 1 3 9 6
    Slider 12 15% 2 1 3 2 4
    Curveball 4 5% 0 2 0 2 0
    Sinker 2 3% 0 0 0 2 0
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 1.2 32 1 1 inherited 3, 2 scored
  • Daniel Palencia Middle 1.0 14 1 1
  • Hoby Milner Middle 1.0 20 2 1
Pirates HOME 12

Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving with a 9–1 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Braxton Ashcraft Starter 6.1 95 1 5 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 86% 3.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 40 42% 5 9 7 9 10
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 28% 1 4 7 7 8
    Curveball 13 14% 4 2 4 2 1
    Sinker 8 8% 1 0 2 4 1
    Splitter 7 7% 1 1 2 2 1
  • Brandan Bidois Middle 1.2 25 0 3 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Dennis Santana Closer 1.0 18 0 1

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 1st · off Wicks
  • Reynolds 2B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Kevin Alcántara CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .337 .369 .706
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .231 .359 .390 .749
Ian Happ LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .212 .346 .423 .769 2B
Seiya Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .335 .403 .738
Moisés Ballesteros DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240 .319 .430 .749
Carson Kelly C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .381 .392 .773
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .183 .284 .337 .621
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .314 .362 .676
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .259 .343 .356 .699 2B
HOME · PIT
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Konnor Griffin SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 .261 .323 .381 .704
Jared Triolo 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 .290 .277 .567
Jhostynxon Garcia CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .273 .238 .511
Nick Gonzales 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .304 .359 .354 .713 2B
Jake Mangum LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .324 .272 .596
Marcell Ozuna DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 .185 .271 .304 .575
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 4 1 1 3 1 2 .167 .286 .667 .953 HR (2)
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .289 .391 .467 .858 HR (6)
Henry Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .139 .238 .278 .516
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .270 .356 .550 .906
Bryan Reynolds LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .256 .379 .390 .769 2 2B
Oneil Cruz CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 .265 .329 .461 .790 SB

Pitching lines

AWAY · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jordan Wicks 4.1 9 8 8 1 5 1 80 16.62 L
Ryan Rolison 1.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 32 3.24
Daniel Palencia 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 2.53
Hoby Milner 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 20 2.59
HOME · PIT
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Braxton Ashcraft 6.1 7 1 1 1 5 0 95 2.75 W
Brandan Bidois 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 2.57
Dennis Santana 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 5.24

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 0.5 R IBBs 0.6 R
HOME · PIT
Don Kelly
Don Kelly
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · CHC
5-3 ?2 +17 run diff
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HOME · PIT
4-6 W1 -8 run diff
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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.

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