CHC 14, PIT 10 | Aug 28, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 28, 2024•PNC Park•90°F, Sunny

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Porter Hodge

LOSS

David Bednar

The Cubs defeated the Pirates 14-10.

★Ian Happ3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Christian Bethancourt3-for-5, 7 RBI

★Pete Crow-Armstrong4-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Christian Bethancourt to 3rd.

Weather: 90°F, SunnyWind: 6 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 4:35 PM UTCT: 3:37Att: 12,660Venue: PNC Park

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Edwin Moscoso

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95.3%A

10 missed calls

+11.3% CHC

+0.40 runs CHC

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	14	16	1
PIT	1	5	0	2	2	0	0

Game 745452 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	4	2	3	2	2	0	.241/.346/.465	108.2	.583	.567
Mike TauchmanRF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.247/.350/.364	102.9	.631	.633
Seiya SuzukiDH	5	0	2	1	1	2	.278/.350/.493	96.1	.467	.453
Cody Bellinger1B	6	1	1	1	0	0	.267/.326/.419	102.9	.194	.194
Luis Vázquez3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.250/.000	-	-	-
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	1	0	1	1	.255/.326/.349	96.3	.644	.605
Dansby SwansonSS	4	2	0	1	1	2	.227/.302/.365	95	.284	.277
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	4	4	1	1	0	.233/.286/.389	103.5	.724	.700
Christian BethancourtC	5	3	3	7	0	0	.220/.261/.422	106.1	.467	.659
Bench
Michael Busch1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.251/.337/.435	100.6	.245	.220
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.227/.335/.406
Totals	42	14	16	14	7	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Bethancourt (7th off Nicolas, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Happ; Bethancourt

TB:21

RBI:Happ 2; Tauchman; Bethancourt 7; Crow-Armstrong; Suzuki; Bellinger; Swanson

SB:Bethancourt; Bellinger; Swanson; Hoerner

GIDP:Tauchman

Team LOB:8

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	5	0	0	1	1	2	.272/.317/.396	99.5	.248

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle Hendricks	1.2	8	6	6	3	2	1	70-38	82	6.75
Ethan Roberts	1.1	3	2	2	1	1	1	29-18	85.1	3.14
Drew Smyly	2.0	3	2	1	0	5	0	27-21	85.7	2.91
Tyson Miller	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	85.3	1.64
Daniel Palencia	1.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	25-11	94.6	7.11
Porter HodgeW	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	36-21	92.2	1.85
Totals	9.0	16	10	9	8	14	2	202-119	-	-

HBP:McKinney (by Roberts)

Inherited runners-scored:Roberts 3-0; Smyly 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Hendricks 70-38; Roberts 29-18; Smyly 27-21; Miller 15-10; Palencia 25-11; Hodge 36-21

Groundouts-flyouts:Hendricks 2-1; Roberts 1-2; Smyly 1-0; Miller 0-1; Palencia 1-0; Hodge 1-2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paul Skenes	5.0	5	3	2	1	6	0	82-52	93.7	2.23

Top 1 • CHC

1-0

Cody Bellinger singles on a ground ball to right fielder Connor Joe. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 90.6 mph94 ftLA: 6°

Bot 1 • PIT

1-1

Bryan Reynolds homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 429 ftLA: 36°

Top 2 • CHC

3-1

Christian Bethancourt grounds out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Rowdy Tellez. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 43.1 mph5 ftLA: -37°

2-1

Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Nico Hoerner scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. Throwing error by center fielder Oneil Cruz.

EV: 103.5 mph271 ftLA: 13°

Bot 2 • PIT

3-2

Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Kyle Hendricks. Yasmani Grandal scores. Jared Triolo to 3rd.

EV: 64.2 mph6 ftLA: -29°

3-3

Bryan Reynolds singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jared Triolo scores.

EV: 89.7 mph164 ftLA: 11°

3-5

Rowdy Tellez singles on a pop up to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores.

EV: 66.2 mph168 ftLA: 58°

3-6

Billy McKinney hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive to left-center field. Rowdy Tellez scores. Connor Joe to 3rd.

EV: 102.7 mph385 ftLA: 22°

Bot 4 • PIT

3-7

Connor Joe homers (9) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 406 ftLA: 29°

3-8

Alika Williams out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Drew Smyly to first baseman Michael Busch. Billy McKinney scores. Yasmani Grandal to 2nd.

EV: 25.0 mph43 ftLA: 34°

Bot 5 • PIT

3-10

Connor Joe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Bryan Reynolds scores. Oneil Cruz scores. Connor Joe to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Ian Happ.

EV: 81.2 mph21 ftLA: -6°

Top 7 • CHC

5-10

Christian Bethancourt homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 431 ftLA: 28°

Top 8 • CHC

8-10

Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Christian Bethancourt scores.

EV: 108.2 mph18 ftLA: -7°

7-10

Christian Bethancourt doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Michael A. Taylor. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 99.6 mph66 ftLA: 1°

Top 9 • CHC

14-10

Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Ian Happ scores. Mike Tauchman to 3rd.

EV: 93.4 mph290 ftLA: 15°

13-10

Mike Tauchman singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Christian Bethancourt scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

EV: 100.6 mph285 ftLA: 16°

12-10

Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Christian Bethancourt to 3rd.

EV: 98.3 mph216 ftLA: 11°

11-10

Christian Bethancourt singles on a ground ball to left fielder Michael A. Taylor, deflected by shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Luis Vazquez scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd.

EV: 105.9 mph63 ftLA: 1°

9-10

Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, second baseman Alika Williams to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Cody Bellinger scores. Luis Vazquez to 3rd. Nico Hoerner out at 2nd. Dansby Swanson to 1st.

EV: 79.7 mph135 ftLA: 9°

WP:Nicolas

IBB:Bednar

Inherited runners-scored:Chapman 2-0; Santana 1-0; Beeks 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Skenes 82-52; Nicolas 37-18; Chapman 27-19; Santana 2-2; Bednar 28-15; Beeks 14-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Skenes 7-2; Nicolas 1-2; Chapman 1-1; Santana 1-0; Bednar 2-0; Beeks 0-1

Bench
Rowdy Tellez1B	5	1	3	2	0	1	.253/.301/.402	94.6	.209	.203
Yasmani GrandalC	2	1	1	0	2	1	.213/.268/.377	99.5	.198	.197
Paul SkenesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle NicolasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aroldis ChapmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dennis SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David BednarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jalen BeeksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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