Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 6:40PM CST
Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 13-7 on Wednesday night as Joshua Palacios powered a seven-run fourth inning with a three-run homer, contributing to the Cubs' sixth loss in seven games and further stalling their push for the postseason.
Date: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 31,491
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Bellinger 2 (27, Keller 2); Happ (33, Borucki); Mastrobuoni 2 (5, Holderman, Keller)
Home Runs: Happ (19, 5th inning off Keller 3 on, 1 Out); Morel (24, 5th inning off Keller 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Wisdom (43), Happ 4 (77), Morel (68), Suzuki (67)
2-out Runs Batted In: Wisdom
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Wisdom 1-1, Bellinger 0-1, Swanson 0-3, Happ 1-2, Hoerner 0-1, Morel 0-1, Suzuki 1-2, Crow-Armstrong 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Swanson 2; Crow-Armstrong 1

Pitcher Notes: Steele pitched to 6 batters in the 4th.
Hit By Pitch: Delay (by Palencia)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Boxberger 3/3; Cuas 3/4; Leiter Jr. 3/6; Steele 10/17; Wesneski 4/5; Little 0/1; Palencia 5/10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Boxberger-3-3-1-2; Cuas-2-3-0-3; Leiter Jr.-2-0-1-5; Steele-12-11-21-11; Wesneski-5-2-1-2; Little-1-0-4-1; Palencia-6-7-1-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Boxberger 1-1; Cuas 1-1; Leiter Jr. 2-1; Steele 1-2; Wesneski 0-1; Little 1-0; Palencia 2-1
Game Scores: J Steele 25

Doubles: Hayes (27, Steele); Joe (28, Palencia)
Home Runs: Joe (11, 6th inning off Leiter Jr. 1 on, 2 Out); Palacios (9, 4th inning off Cuas 2 on, 1 Out); Triolo (2, 5th inning off Wesneski 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Joe 2 (40), Palacios 3 (36), Suwinski (67), Reynolds (78), Peguero 2 (26), Triolo 2 (18), Davis 2 (20)
2-out Runs Batted In: Joe 2, Triolo
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-13 (Joe 0-1, Palacios 1-2, Suwinski 1-2, Reynolds 0-1, Delay 0-1, Peguero 1-2, Triolo 2-2, Davis 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Joe 2; Peguero 2

Hit By Pitch: Hoerner (by Keller)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Keller 13/27; Borucki 2/4; Mlodzinski 3/3; Holderman 2/4; Stratton 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Keller-16-14-11-18; Borucki-2-0-5-4; Mlodzinski-1-3-3-1; Holderman-1-5-2-2; Stratton-1-2-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keller 7-3; Borucki 2-0; Mlodzinski 1-0; Holderman 1-0; Stratton 2-0
Game Scores: M Keller 28

Assists: Reynolds (Suzuki at 2nd base)
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