CHC 1, PIT 12 | May 26, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, May 26, 2026•PNC Park•79°F, Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Braxton Ashcraft

LOSS

Jordan Wicks

The Pirates cruised past the Cubs 12-1 in a dominant performance.

★Oneil Cruz3-for-3, 1 RBI

★Esmerlyn Valdez3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Spencer Horwitz homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 79°F, CloudyWind: 6 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:31Att: 13,950Venue: PNC Park

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96.1%A

5 missed calls

+8.7% CHC

+0.33 runs CHC

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

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

Game 823379 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Kevin AlcántaraCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nico Hoerner2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.252/.337/.369	97.6	.145	.137
Michael Busch1B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.231/.359/.390	92.7	.104	.099
Pedro Ramírez3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286/.375/.429	-	-	-
Ian HappLF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.212/.346/.423	108.7	.450	.676
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.235/.335/.403	101	.070	.085
Moisés BallesterosDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.240/.319/.430	100.2	.236	.220
Carson KellyC	4	0	2	0	0	0	.300/.381/.392	100.1	.349	.326
Dansby SwansonSS	3	0	0	0	1	2	.183/.284/.337	77.2	.056	.050
Bench
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.224/.314/.362	105.6	.418	.402
Alex Bregman3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.259/.343/.356
Totals	35	1	8	1	2	9	-	-	-	-

2B:Happ; Bregman

TB:10

RBI:Happ

GIDP:Happ

Team LOB:11

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Konnor GriffinSS	4	2	1	0	1	1	.261/.323/.381	97.9	.349

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jordan WicksL	4.1	9	8	8	1	5	1	80-54	88.3	16.62
Ryan Rolison	1.2	2	1	0	1	1	0	32-20	88.4	3.24
Daniel Palencia	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	14-9	97.9	2.53
Hoby Milner	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	20-14	85.7	2.59
Totals	8.0	15	12	11	2	8	2	146-97	-	-

WP:Rolison

HBP:Cruz (by Wicks)

Inherited runners-scored:Rolison 3-2

Pitches-strikes:Wicks 80-54; Rolison 32-20; Palencia 14-9; Milner 20-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Wicks 3-5; Rolison 3-2; Palencia 1-1; Milner 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Braxton AshcraftW	6.1	7	1	1	1	5	0	95-71	93.1	2.75

Bot 1 • PIT

0-2

Bryan Reynolds doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Konnor Griffin scores. Brandon Lowe scores.

EV: 101.2 mph225 ftLA: 12°

0-3

Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Bryan Reynolds scores.

EV: 101.2 mph13 ftLA: -16°

0-5

Esmerlyn Valdez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Oneil Cruz scores.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 415 ftLA: 25°

Top 2 • CHC

1-5

Ian Happ doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 105.8 mph392 ftLA: 23°

Bot 5 • PIT

1-6

Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.

EV: 77.0 mph247 ftLA: 21°

1-7

Esmerlyn Valdez walks. Bryan Reynolds scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Oneil Cruz to 2nd.

1-8

Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd.

EV: 98.4 mph386 ftLA: 30°

Bot 6 • PIT

1-9

Bryan Reynolds reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman. Konnor Griffin scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.

EV: 67.1 mph7 ftLA: -25°

Bot 7 • PIT

1-10

Spencer Horwitz homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 98.2 mph💣 359 ftLA: 30°

Bot 8 • PIT

1-11

Jake Mangum grounds out, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Jared Triolo scores.

EV: 87.1 mph5 ftLA: -14°

1-12

Marcell Ozuna singles on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Alcántara. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 99.0 mph266 ftLA: 14°

HR:Valdez (1st off Wicks, 1 on, 2 out); Horwitz (7th off Palencia, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Reynolds 2; Gonzales

TB:24

RBI:Horwitz 2; Reynolds 2; Cruz; Valdez 3; Mangum; Gonzales; Ozuna

SB:Cruz

SF:Horwitz

Team LOB:7

HBP:Crow-Armstrong (by Ashcraft); Suzuki (by Ashcraft)

Inherited runners-scored:Bidois 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Ashcraft 95-71; Bidois 25-17; Santana 18-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Ashcraft 9-5; Bidois 0-2; Santana 1-1

Bench
Brandon Lowe2B	4	2	2	0	0	1	.270/.356/.550	103.4	.480	.439
Bryan ReynoldsLF	4	2	2	2	0	0	.256/.379/.390	110.4	.461	.493
Oneil CruzCF	3	1	3	1	0	0	.265/.329/.461	113.4	.554	.532
Braxton AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandan BidoisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dennis SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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