Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Saturday, September 4th, 2021 1:20PM CST

Chicago Cubs

Cubs

CHC

Home

7
vs.
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Pirates

PIT

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6
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 4th, 2021

Time: 1:20PM CST

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 30,020

Line Score

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Game Stats


Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

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


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

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


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Errors: Megill (1, throw)


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Picked Off: Ortega (2nd base, Brubaker)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

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


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