PIT 6, CHC 7 | Sep 4, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 4, 2021•Wrigley Field•73°F, Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Scott Effross

LOSS

Chris Stratton

The Cubs edged the Pirates 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Frank Schwindel3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Rafael Ortega3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Rafael Ortega singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Gamel. Sergio Alcantara scores. Andrew Romine to 3rd.

Weather: 73°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 3:42Att: 30,020Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Cory Blaser

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91.6%C

14 missed calls

+19.4% PIT

+0.41 runs PIT

Win Probability

CHC WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	9	0
CHC	0	0	0	3	1	0	0

Game 632624 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Cole TuckerCF	5	1	1	0	0	2	.156/.224/.200	104.4	.321	.293
Chris StrattonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob StallingsC	4	1	1	0	1	1	.236/.326/.366	102.1	.100	.098
Colin Moran1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	.287/.345/.430	98.8	.234	.243
Anthony AlfordLF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.203/.272/.405	98.7	.123	.178
Wilmer Difo2B	4	0	1	2	1	1	.271/.337/.378	95.9	.439	.407
Kevin NewmanSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.219/.256/.298	99.6	.471	.453
Ben GamelRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241/.332/.385	82	.022	.024
Phillip Evans3B	2	1	1	0	1	0	.207/.313/.300	102.9	.257	.231
Bench
Yoshi TsutsugoRF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.188/.272/.375	103.7	.312	.500
Bryan ReynoldsPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.296/.381/.506
Totals	36	6	9	5	4	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Tsutsugo (1st off Hendricks, 0 on, 1 out)

TB:12

RBI:Moran; Alford; Difo 2; Tsutsugo

SB:Alford 2

Team LOB:9

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rafael OrtegaCF	5	0	3	1	0	0	.299/.353/.486	106.2	.231

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
JT Brubaker	3.0	4	3	3	2	5	0	51-32	90.2	5.36
Sam Howard	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	89.6	6.00
Duane Underwood Jr.H	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	22-11	87.5	4.33
Chasen ShreveH	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-11	83.5	2.82
Chris StrattonLBS	1.2	4	3	3	1	0	0	32-20	86.3	3.88
Totals	8.2	11	7	7	4	7	1	134-83	-	-

WP:Brubaker

Inherited runners-scored:Howard 3-3; Shreve 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Brubaker 51-32; Howard 12-9; Jr. 22-11; Shreve 17-11; Stratton 32-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Brubaker 1-2; Howard 2-0; Jr. 1-1; Shreve 2-2; Stratton 1-4

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle Hendricks	4.1	5	6	6	3	1	1	79-50	83.2	4.65

Game Notes

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B9Replay review: Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Frank Schwindel singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Kevin Newman. Andrew Romine scores. Rafael Ortega to 3rd.

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B4Wild pitch by Sam Howard

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T5Wild pitch by Trevor Megill

Top 1 • PIT

1-0

Yoshi Tsutsugo homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 404 ftLA: 37°

Bot 4 • CHC

1-1

Matt Duffy singles on a ground ball to left fielder Anthony Alford. Ian Happ scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd. Patrick Wisdom to 2nd.

EV: 91.5 mph140 ftLA: 9°

1-2

Jason Heyward grounds into a force out, first baseman Colin Moran to shortstop Kevin Newman. Willson Contreras scores. Patrick Wisdom to 3rd. Matt Duffy out at 2nd. Jason Heyward to 1st.

EV: 89.1 mph4 ftLA: -30°

1-3

Sergio Alcantara grounds out, third baseman Hoy Park to first baseman Colin Moran. Patrick Wisdom scores. Jason Heyward to 2nd.

EV: 75.6 mph1 ftLA: -59°

Top 5 • PIT

6-3

Wilmer Difo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Colin Moran scores. Anthony Alford scores.

EV: 90.9 mph13 ftLA: -13°

3-3

Anthony Alford hit by pitch. Cole Tucker scores. Jacob Stallings to 3rd. Colin Moran to 2nd.

2-3

Colin Moran walks. Phillip Evans scores. Cole Tucker to 3rd. Jacob Stallings to 2nd.

Bot 5 • CHC

6-4

Frank Schwindel homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 450 ftLA: 30°

Bot 9 • CHC

6-5

Alfonso Rivas singles on a fly ball to center fielder Cole Tucker. Matt Duffy scores. Sergio Alcantara to 3rd.

EV: 73.3 mph259 ftLA: 29°

6-6

Rafael Ortega singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Gamel. Sergio Alcantara scores. Andrew Romine to 3rd.

EV: 96.7 mph300 ftLA: 19°

6-7

Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Frank Schwindel singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Kevin Newman. Andrew Romine scores. Rafael Ortega to 3rd.

EV: 105.7 mph21 ftLA: -6°

WP:Megill

HBP:Park (by Hendricks); Alford (by Hendricks)

Inherited runners-scored:Megill 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Hendricks 79-50; Megill 17-11; Rucker 32-21; Brothers 18-10; Effross 23-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Hendricks 4-8; Megill 0-2; Rucker 2-1; Brothers 0-1; Effross 1-1

Bench
Jason HeywardRF	2	0	0	1	0	1	.208/.277/.322	89.1	.063	.077
Kyle HendricksP	2	0	0	0	0	2	.106/.143/.128	76.8	-	-
Robinson ChirinosPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.247/.351/.481	88.6	.005	.005
Alfonso Rivas IIIPH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.214/.313/.286	73.3	.668	.640