Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Thursday, April 8th, 2021 12:35PM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

Home

2
vs.
Final

Cubs

CHC

Away

4
Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

The Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh 4-2 on Thursday. Their offense, which had been struggling, came to life, thanks in large part to Jayy Baez's go-ahead two-run home run hit in the sixth inning.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, April 8th, 2021

Time: 12:35PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 7,749

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Polanco (1, Arrieta); Moran (2, Arrieta)

Runs Batted In: Frazier (3), Fowler (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: Frazier

Sacrifice Flies: Fowler

Ground Into Double Play: Reynolds

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (Anderson 0-2, Evans 0-2, Polanco 0-1, Moran 0-1, Frazier 1-1, Difo 0-1, Fowler 0-1, Reynolds 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Anderson 2; Evans 1; Polanco 1; Difo 2


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Anderson 17/23; Crick 4/4; Holmes 0/2; Rodríguez 2/3; Howard 1/3; Bednar 1/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Anderson-15-10-14-18; Crick-3-0-2-3; Holmes-2-1-0-0; Rodríguez-3-1-1-2; Howard-1-1-0-2; Bednar-0-0-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Anderson 5-3; Crick 1-2; Holmes 0-1; Rodríguez 0-3; Howard 1-0; Bednar 0-1

Game Scores: T Anderson 41


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Evans-Frazier-Moran)

Assists: Reynolds (Contreras at 2nd base)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Bryant (3, Anderson)

Home Runs: Rizzo (1, 8th inning off Howard 0 on, 1 Out); Báez (2, 6th inning off Anderson 1 on, 1 Out); Bryant (2, 1st inning off Anderson 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Rizzo (2), Báez 2 (5), Bryant (3)

Ground Into Double Play: Bote

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Arrieta 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Marisnick 0-1, Pederson 0-1, Báez 0-1, Bote 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Arrieta 1; Marisnick 1; Báez 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Winkler pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Arrieta 14/27; Kimbrel 4/5; Brothers 2/4; Winkler 0/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Arrieta-16-8-10-20; Kimbrel-4-3-7-2; Brothers-4-2-3-1; Winkler-2-0-1-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Arrieta 3-10; Kimbrel 0-2; Brothers 0-1

Game Scores: J Arrieta 51


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Bote-Báez-Rizzo)


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Marisnick (1, 2nd base by Anderson/Stallings)

Stolen Bases: Báez (3, 2nd base off Howard/Stallings)

Picked Off: Marisnick (1st base, Anderson)


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