CHC 8, PIT 4 | Sep 17, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 17, 2025•PNC Park•75°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Aaron Civale

LOSS

Yohan Ramírez

The Cubs defeated the Pirates 8-4.

★Ian Happ3 RBI

★Joey Bart3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Justin Turner singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.

Weather: 75°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 4:35 PM UTCT: 3:17Att: 13,488Venue: PNC Park

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92.8%B

15 missed calls

+8.3% PIT

No run favor

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	8	10	1
PIT	3	1	0	0	0	0	0

Game 776287 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Michael Busch1B	2	1	0	1	2	1	.258/.338/.496	109.6	.513	.928
Nico Hoerner2B	4	3	2	0	1	0	.303/.353/.402	97.1	.448	.423
Ian HappLF	4	1	2	3	1	0	.243/.347/.426	107.8	.384	.605
Justin TurnerDH	2	0	2	2	0	0	.223/.292/.325	103.6	.579	.511
Kevin AlcántaraRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.250/.143	-	-	-
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.247/.289/.484	113.2	.467	.749
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	0	1	2	.250/.305/.421	101.3	.551	.553
Reese McGuireC	5	0	1	0	0	0	.216/.237/.416	102.5	.250	.249
Matt Shaw3B	3	1	0	0	2	0	.222/.292/.375	102	.410	.525
Bench
Moisés BallesterosDH	3	1	1	1	0	1	.308/.386/.538	112.8	.543	.1039
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.243/.324/.458
Totals	36	8	10	7	7	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Happ (1st off Oviedo, 3 on, 0 out); Ballesteros (1st off Oviedo, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Crow-Armstrong

TB:17

RBI:Happ 3; Busch; Ballesteros; Turner 2

SB:Hoerner

SF:Busch

GIDP:McGuire

Team LOB:10

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jared TrioloSS	5	0	2	0	0	1	.227/.319/.354	104.9	.534

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew Boyd	3.0	7	4	4	2	5	1	83-48	87.8	3.20
Porter Hodge	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-11	92	5.63
Aaron CivaleW	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	55-36	87	4.92
Drew Pomeranz	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24-14	91.2	2.15
Taylor Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	83	3.28
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	3	11	1	195-117	-	-

HBP:Gonzales (by Boyd); Bart (by Civale)

Pitches-strikes:Boyd 83-48; Hodge 19-11; Civale 55-36; Pomeranz 24-14; Rogers 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Boyd 1-3; Hodge 0-1; Civale 4-3; Pomeranz 1-1; Rogers 0-3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Johan Oviedo	5.0	5	4	4	3	3	2	99-60	89	3.52

Top 1 • CHC

4-0

Moisés Ballesteros homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 112.8 mph💣 410 ftLA: 26°

3-0

Ian Happ homers (23) on a fly ball to right field. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 107.8 mph💣 403 ftLA: 32°

Bot 1 • PIT

4-3

Joey Bart homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Tommy Pham scores. Andrew McCutchen scores.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 419 ftLA: 31°

Bot 2 • PIT

4-4

Andrew McCutchen walks. Cam Devanney scores. Jared Triolo to 3rd. Nick Gonzales to 2nd.

Top 6 • CHC

7-4

Justin Turner singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Yorke. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

EV: 76.3 mph165 ftLA: 16°

6-4

Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alexander Canario. Matt Shaw scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.

EV: 101.6 mph60 ftLA: 1°

5-4

Michael Busch out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nick Yorke. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 105.8 mph286 ftLA: 19°

Top 8 • CHC

8-4

Justin Turner singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Nico Hoerner scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.

EV: 103.6 mph28 ftLA: -4°

WP:Oviedo

HBP:Suzuki (by Oviedo)

Inherited runners-scored:Sisk 2-2; Nicolas 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Oviedo 99-60; Ramírez 18-10; Sisk 9-6; Moreta 32-15; Nicolas 11-7; Santana 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Oviedo 6-6; Ramírez 1-2; Sisk 0-1; Moreta 0-2; Nicolas 0-1; Santana 1-1

Bench
Alexander CanarioCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.221/.279/.343	88.6	.321	.316
Cam Devanney3B	2	1	1	0	0	1	.118/.143/.147	97.5	.397	.371
Johan OviedoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yohan RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Evan SiskP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dauri MoretaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle NicolasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dennis SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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