CHC 7, PIT 8 | Jul 26, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, July 26, 2026•PNC Park•79°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Braxton Ashcraft

LOSS

Jameson Taillon

SAVE

Mason Montgomery

The Pirates edged the Cubs 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Brandon Lowe3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Ryan O'Hearn4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 3: Ryan O'Hearn hits a grand slam (17) to center field. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Esmerlyn Valdez scores.

Weather: 79°F, Partly CloudyWind: 3 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 5:35 PM UTCT: 2:26Att: 32,921Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

Jansen Visconti

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93.9%B

9 missed calls

+13.5% CHC

+0.90 runs CHC

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	7	12	0
PIT	0	3	4	0	1	0	0

Game 823354 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	0	1	1	0	2	.290/.388/.545	96.1	.148	.159
Seiya SuzukiDH	5	1	1	2	0	2	.265/.354/.473	103.9	.273	.525
Michael Busch1B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.247/.368/.405	97.7	.432	.414
Ian HappLF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.220/.333/.425	101	.281	.281
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.247/.312/.337	100.5	.392	.370
Michael ConfortoRF	3	2	1	0	1	0	.237/.326/.481	91.1	.228	.213
Carson KellyC	4	0	0	1	0	3	.257/.349/.373	95	.126	.113
Pedro Ramírez3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.305/.348/.451	95.1	.426	.391
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	2	1	0	0	.220/.299/.413	106.1	.267	.245
Bench
Jameson TaillonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan RolisonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	7	12	7	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Suzuki (9th off Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Conforto; Busch

3B:Crow-Armstrong

TB:19

RBI:Ramírez; Kelly; Crow-Armstrong; Suzuki 2; Swanson; Hoerner

GIDP:Happ

Team LOB:6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jake MangumLF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.303/.351/.371	93.7	.176

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonL	4.0	6	7	7	2	3	3	69-40	86.7	5.92
Ryan Rolison	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	23-13	90.5	2.70
Aaron Civale	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	27-17	85.4	5.35
Trent Thornton	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-14	89.5	2.61
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	3	8	3	138-84	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Taillon 69-40; Rolison 23-13; Civale 27-17; Thornton 19-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Taillon 2-6; Rolison 2-0; Civale 2-1; Thornton 1-0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Braxton AshcraftW	6.0	7	4	4	2	5	0	93-64	91.3	4.05

Top 2 • CHC

1-0

Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Callihan. Michael Conforto scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd.

EV: 85.8 mph129 ftLA: 9°

Bot 2 • PIT

1-1

Esmerlyn Valdez homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 405 ftLA: 29°

1-3

Shawn Ross homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 110.6 mph💣 438 ftLA: 35°

Bot 3 • PIT

1-7

Ryan O'Hearn hits a grand slam (17) to center field. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Esmerlyn Valdez scores.

EV: 101.4 mph💣 406 ftLA: 28°

Top 4 • CHC

4-7

Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (6) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Pedro Ramírez scores.

EV: 96.1 mph339 ftLA: 40°

3-7

Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Conforto scores.

EV: 72.1 mph97 ftLA: 6°

2-7

Carson Kelly grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd.

EV: 54.6 mph3 ftLA: -39°

Bot 5 • PIT

4-8

Esmerlyn Valdez singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. Brandon Lowe scores.

EV: 75.3 mph220 ftLA: 23°

Top 8 • CHC

5-8

Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.

EV: 100.5 mph217 ftLA: 10°

Top 9 • CHC

7-8

Seiya Suzuki homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Dansby Swanson scores.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 392 ftLA: 31°

Bench
Nick Gonzales3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.313/.369/.411	105.7	.313	.305
Tyler CallihanLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.297/.411	91.3	.024	.024
Braxton AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carmen MlodzinskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason MontgomeryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-