Thursday, April 8th, 2021 12:35PM CST
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.
Date: Thursday, April 8th, 2021
Time: 12:35PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 7,749
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Evans-Frazier-Moran)
Assists: Reynolds (Contreras at 2nd base)

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Bote-Báez-Rizzo)

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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