PIT 3, CHC 4 | Aug 17, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 17, 2025•Wrigley Field•79°F, Partly Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Caleb Thielbar

LOSS

Isaac Mattson

SAVE

Andrew Kittredge

The Cubs edged the Pirates 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 3: Spencer Horwitz doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores.

Weather: 79°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:41Att: 38,012Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Phil Cuzzi

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95.9%A

6 missed calls

+6.1% PIT

+0.17 runs PIT

Win Probability

CHC WinPIT Win

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

Game 776704 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ronny SimonRF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.233/.319/.267	95.8	.163	.160
Spencer Horwitz1B	5	0	1	1	0	1	.255/.324/.375	101.6	.166	.142
Bryan ReynoldsDH	5	0	2	0	0	0	.244/.301/.400	91.9	.415	.406
Tommy PhamLF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.259/.331/.369	103.4	.369	.381
Nick Gonzales2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.278/.323/.394	103.9	.561	.536
Jack SuwinskiCF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.131/.289/.253	108.7	.519	.738
Jared TrioloSS	2	0	0	0	1	2	.190/.280/.286	97.5	.241	-
Joey BartC	4	0	1	2	0	2	.243/.351/.317	103.4	.421	.424
Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.267/.306/.333	102.9	.222	.210
Bench
Carmen MlodzinskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Colin HoldermanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	3	9	3	3	9	-	-	-	-

2B:Horwitz; Bart; Reynolds; Suwinski

TB:13

RBI:Horwitz; Bart 2

Team LOB:10

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Michael Busch1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.260/.342/.500	106.1	.468

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carmen Mlodzinski	4.0	1	1	0	0	3	44-32	90.5	3.99
Colin Holderman	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	22-14	91.6	9.19
Andrew Heaney	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	20-10	84.7	5.04
Chase ShugartBS	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	36-20	90.5	3.50
Isaac MattsonL	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	19-12	93.2	2.25
Totals	8.0	6	4	3	5	5	141-88	-	-

WP:Mlodzinski

IBB:Mattson

Inherited runners-scored:Heaney 1-0; Shugart 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Mlodzinski 44-32; Holderman 22-14; Heaney 20-10; Shugart 36-20; Mattson 19-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Mlodzinski 6-4; Holderman 1-1; Heaney 2-0; Shugart 1-2; Mattson 0-3

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Javier Assad	4.0	5	1	1	1	3	0	65-44	88.4	5.63

Game Notes

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T4Replay review: Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jack Suwinski grounds into a force out, first baseman Michael Busch to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Jack Suwinski to 1st.

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B2Wild pitch by Carmen Mlodzinski

Bot 2 • CHC

0-1

Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 86.8 mph198 ftLA: 13°

Top 3 • PIT

1-1

Spencer Horwitz doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores.

EV: 93.8 mph330 ftLA: 22°

Bot 5 • CHC

1-2

Dansby Swanson doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Ian Happ scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Dansby Swanson advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Tommy Pham.

EV: 91.9 mph91 ftLA: 5°

Top 6 • PIT

3-2

Joey Bart doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Nick Gonzales scores. Jack Suwinski scores.

EV: 103.4 mph244 ftLA: 14°

Bot 6 • CHC

3-3

Carson Kelly singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Seiya Suzuki scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd.

EV: 71.9 mph212 ftLA: 42°

Bot 8 • CHC

3-4

Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ronny Simon. Carson Kelly scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

EV: 88.8 mph299 ftLA: 36°

Bench
Matt Shaw3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.227/.292/.397	87.7	.127	.132
Owen CaissiePH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	85.5	.005	.005
Javier AssadP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RogersP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ben BrownP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrew KittredgeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-