Saturday, September 4th, 2021 1:20PM CST
On Saturday, September 4th, 2021, the Chicago Cubs earned a 7-6 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates, their fifth victory in a row. Rookie Frank Schwindel delivered the decisive hit, a hustling, sprawling RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that completed a three-run rally and secured the win.
Date: Saturday, September 4th, 2021
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 30,020
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
PIT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Ortega (11, Brubaker); Happ (17, Brubaker)
Home Runs: Schwindel (10, 5th inning off Underwood Jr. 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Heyward (26), Ortega (30), Alcántara (10), Duffy (15), Schwindel 2 (28), Rivas (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ortega, Schwindel, Rivas
Ground Into Double Play: Ortega; Duffy
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-8 (Heyward 0-1, Ortega 1-1, Hendricks 0-1, Alcántara 0-1, Duffy 1-1, Schwindel 1-2, Rivas 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hendricks 1; Schwindel 1

Wild Pitches: Megill
Hit By Pitch: Alford (by Hendricks); Park (by Hendricks)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Brothers 1/4; Hendricks 16/23; Megill 2/3; Effross 2/4; Rucker 6/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Brothers-2-4-2-2; Hendricks-12-7-14-17; Megill-2-1-5-2; Effross-4-2-5-3; Rucker-6-7-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Brothers 0-1; Hendricks 4-8; Megill 0-2; Effross 1-1; Rucker 2-1
Game Scores: K Hendricks 27

Errors: Megill (1, throw)

Picked Off: Ortega (2nd base, Brubaker)

Home Runs: Tsutsugo (6, 1st inning off Hendricks 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Alford (8), Moran (38), Difo 2 (20), Tsutsugo (19)
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Difo 1-3, Newman 0-3, Park 0-1, Brubaker 0-1, Tsutsugo 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Difo 1; Newman 1; Park 1; Brubaker 1

Pitcher Notes: Stratton pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Underwood Jr. pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Brubaker pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.
Wild Pitches: Brubaker
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stratton 4/10; Underwood Jr. 3/5; Shreve 2/5; Howard 3/4; Brubaker 6/14
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stratton-7-2-2-9; Underwood Jr.-4-2-2-3; Shreve-3-3-0-5; Howard-4-0-2-3; Brubaker-11-7-7-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stratton 1-4; Underwood Jr. 1-1; Shreve 2-2; Howard 2-0; Brubaker 1-2
Game Scores: J Brubaker 42

Double Plays: 2 (Newman-Difo-Moran , Moran-Newman-Moran)

Stolen Bases: Alford 2 (4, 2nd base off Effross/Contreras, 2nd base off Hendricks/Contreras)
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