CHC 4, PIT 0 | Sep 15, 2025 | The Best Box Score

More gamesATL11-3WSHF TOR2-1TBF BAL4-1CWSF NYY0-7MINF CIN11-6STLF TEX3-6HOU

Monday, September 15, 2025•PNC Park•82°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Jameson Taillon

LOSS

Braxton Ashcraft

SAVE

Brad Keller

The Cubs defeated the Pirates 4-0.

Key Moment

Top 4: Dansby Swanson doubles (23) on a fly ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

Weather: 82°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:46Att: 15,706Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

Lance Barrett

View full →

94.0%B

10 missed calls

+1.9% PIT

+0.15 runs CHC

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

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

Game 776318 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Michael Busch1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.255/.333/.486	105.6	.449	.629
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.299/.348/.399	97.7	.359	.385
Ian HappLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.242/.344/.421	107.2	.220	.235
Moisés BallesterosDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.281/.361/.469	93.4	.128	.104
Carson KellyC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.254/.340/.447	106.2	.269	.241
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	2	2	1	0	1	.248/.290/.486	108.8	.489	.917
Dansby SwansonSS	4	0	2	1	0	0	.248/.302/.422	99.1	.303	.396
Willi CastroRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.231/.320/.372	94.8	.396	.378
Matt Shaw3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.223/.291/.380	103.7	.381	.353
Bench
Jameson TaillonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael SorokaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	35	4	9	3	3	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Busch (3rd off Ashcraft, 1 on, 1 out); Crow-Armstrong (6th off Sanders, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Crow-Armstrong; Swanson

TB:17

RBI:Busch; Crow-Armstrong; Swanson

SB:Crow-Armstrong; Swanson

CS:Shaw

Team LOB:8

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jared Triolo3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.227/.322/.358	98.4	.143

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonW	6.0	2	2	3	88-59	87.2	3.93
Michael Soroka	2.0	0	2	2	39-22	89.8	4.75
Porter Hodge	0.2	1	2	0	21-8	89.8	5.81
Brad KellerS	0.1	0	0	1	4-3	97.7	2.19
Totals	9.0	3	6	6	152-92	-	-

HBP:Reynolds (by Soroka)

Inherited runners-scored:Keller 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Taillon 88-59; Soroka 39-22; Hodge 21-8; Keller 4-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Taillon 6-9; Soroka 3-1; Hodge 1-1; Keller 0-0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Braxton AshcraftL	4.0	6	3	3	2	4	1	70-46	93	2.74

Game Notes

📺

T8Replay review: Cubs challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Matt Shaw grounds out, shortstop Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

💨

T3Wild pitch by Braxton Ashcraft

💨

T6Wild pitch by Kyle Nicolas

WP:Ashcraft; Nicolas

HBP:Happ (by Nicolas)

Inherited runners-scored:Nicolas 2-0; Moreta 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ashcraft 70-46; Sanders 39-22; Nicolas 37-23; Moreta 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Ashcraft 3-4; Sanders 2-3; Nicolas 1-3; Moreta 2-2

Bench
Joey BartC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.240/.349/.311	91.1	.353	.329
Braxton AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cam SandersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle NicolasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dauri MoretaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-