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September 11, 2026 · NL Cent

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs

September 11, 2026Wrigley FieldSunny 74°F · 9 mph, R To L
AWAY
Pittsburgh Pirates
74-74
2
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
82-66
12

Game Highlights

Published September 11, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Konnor Griffin scores. PIT 1, CHC 0
B2 Michael Conforto Michael Conforto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jake Mangum in foul territory. Alex Bregman scores. PIT 1, CHC 1
B2 Carson Kelly Carson Kelly doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez scores. PIT 1, CHC 3
B3 Michael Busch Michael Busch doubles (27) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Michael Busch advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. PIT 1, CHC 4
B3 Nico Hoerner Nico Hoerner flies into a force out, right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez to shortstop Konnor Griffin. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st. PIT 1, CHC 5
B4 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Carson Kelly scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. PIT 1, CHC 6
B4 Michael Busch Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to shortstop Konnor Griffin. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. PIT 1, CHC 7
B4 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. Seiya Suzuki scores. PIT 1, CHC 9
T6 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. PIT 2, CHC 9
B6 Michael Busch Michael Busch singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Seiya Suzuki scores. PIT 2, CHC 10
B6 Tyrone Taylor Tyrone Taylor out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Billy Cook. Michael Busch scores. PIT 2, CHC 11
B7 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to right fielder Jared Triolo. Pedro Ramírez scores. Carson Kelly to 2nd. PIT 2, CHC 12

Box score

  123456789 R
PIT 100001000 2
CHC 032402100 12

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 2

Pirates opened with Wilber Dotel, then turned the bulk of the game over to Khristian Curtis. Out of the bullpen, Antwone Kelly took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Wilber Dotel Opener 2.0 38 3 1 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Wilber Dotel threw
    CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 80% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 18 47% 1 1 5 7 4
    Cutter 11 29% 0 4 2 3 2
    Slider 5 13% 0 2 1 0 2
    Changeup 4 11% 0 0 2 1 1
  • Khristian Curtis Bulk 3.0 62 6 0
  • Antwone Kelly Middle 3.0 45 3 1
Cubs HOME 12

Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving with a 9–2 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Shota Imanaga Starter 6.0 100 2 4 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 46% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 45 45% 6 1 13 15 10
    Four-Seam Fastball 33 33% 4 9 3 12 5
    Curveball 10 10% 1 2 1 6 0
    Sweeper 7 7% 0 1 1 5 0
    Sinker 3 3% 0 0 0 1 2
    Slider 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1
  • Javier Assad Reliever 1.0 12 0 0
  • Daniel Palencia Middle 1.0 15 0 0
  • Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 7 0 0

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 2nd · off Dotel
  • Kelly 2B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · PIT
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Konnor Griffin SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .266 .322 .393 .715 3B
Jacob Gonzalez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .272 .359 .631
Bryan Reynolds DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 .265 .370 .431 .801 HR (17)
Rafael Flores Jr. C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .311 .495 .806
Billy Cook CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .208 .235 .443
Nick Gonzales 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .305 .368 .392 .760
Jake Mangum LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .340 .369 .709
Jared Triolo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .318 .314 .632
Ryan O'Hearn 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .333 .452 .785
Oneil Cruz CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .277 .365 .486 .851
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .345 .510 .855
Henry Davis C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .264 .301 .565
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Seiya Suzuki RF 5 3 3 1 0 0 .270 .369 .480 .849 3B
BJ Murray Jr. 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182
Tyrone Taylor CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .329 .515 .844
Michael Conforto LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .243 .341 .487 .828
Pedro Ramírez 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .260 .318 .410 .728 2B
Carson Kelly C 3 1 2 2 0 0 .263 .342 .391 .733 2B
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .281 .376 .570 .946
Michael Busch 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .237 .345 .391 .736 2B
Alex Bregman 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .263 .351 .449 .800 HR (25), 2B
Ian Happ LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .220 .327 .412 .739
Nico Hoerner SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .267 .319 .360 .679 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · PIT
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Wilber Dotel 2.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 38 4.93 L
Khristian Curtis 3.0 6 6 6 2 0 1 62 5.14
Antwone Kelly 3.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 45 6.35
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Shota Imanaga 6.0 5 2 2 2 4 1 100 3.88 W
Javier Assad 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.54
Daniel Palencia 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.50
Trent Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.35

Manager comparison

AWAY · PIT
Don Kelly
Don Kelly
Lineup 4.4 R Bunts 0.9 R IBBs 3.6 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · PIT
6-4 W4 -5 run diff
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HOME · CHC
6-4 W2 +22 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with PIT listed first across 3 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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