Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 7:05PM CST
In the eleventh inning on Thursday night in Chicago, Sergio Alcántara crossed the plate to score when Pittsburgh second baseman Wilmer Difo mishandled a popup, giving the Cubs a 6-5 victory over the Pirates and marking their third consecutive win.
Date: Thursday, September 2nd, 2021
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 26,963
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PIT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Wisdom (9, Kuhl); Alcántara (5, Kuhl)
Home Runs: Ortega (9, 7th inning off Kuhl 2 on, 1 Out); Happ (18, 7th inning off Kuhl 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ortega 3 (29), Happ 3 (45)
Sacrifice Hit: Ortega
Team Left On Base: 13
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Romine 0-1, Hermosillo 0-1, Happ 2-2, Schwindel 0-1, Duffy 0-2, Wisdom 0-1, Ortega 1-1, Chirinos 0-2, Heyward 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Romine 2; Chirinos 1; Duffy 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Morgan 1/3; Sampson 8/10; Wick 5/6; Effross 5/6; Thompson 7/12; Heuer 3/3; Rodríguez 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Morgan-1-1-1-2; Sampson-4-10-4-6; Wick-4-3-4-4; Effross-5-6-5-2; Thompson-12-6-4-7; Heuer-1-2-2-1; Rodríguez-1-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Morgan 1-1; Sampson 5-1; Wick 1-0; Effross 2-0; Thompson 1-2; Heuer 0-2; Rodríguez 3-0
Game Scores: K Thompson 36

Double Plays: 2 (Schwindel-Wisdom-Morgan , Duffy-Alcántara-Schwindel)
Errors: Chirinos (1, catcher's interference); Wisdom (7, fielding)

Home Runs: Moran (8, 1st inning off Thompson 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Perez 2 (18), Moran 3 (37)
Ground Into Double Play: Moran; Tucker
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Gamel 0-1, Reynolds 0-1, Park 0-1, Stallings 0-1, Tucker 0-1, Difo 0-1, Moran 1-2, Alford 0-2, Perez 1-1, Evans 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Evans 1; Moran 1; Tucker 1; Stallings 1; Park 1

Intentional Walks: Schwindel (by Howard).; Alcántara (by Bednar).; Heyward (by Mears).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stratton 3/4; Keller 16/24; Kuhl 0/7; Howard 2/3; Bednar 2/7; Mears 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stratton-3-4-6-0; Keller-19-10-19-16; Kuhl-4-1-3-6; Howard-1-0-0-2; Bednar-5-7-7-2; Mears-2-4-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keller 6-4; Howard 1-0; Bednar 2-0
Game Scores: M Keller 68

Errors: Difo (6, throw)
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