Thursday, September 21st, 2023 6:40PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the slumping Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Thursday night. Miguel Andújar collected three hits and drove in three runs for the Pirates. Joshua Palacios hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the ninth inning, which helped the Pirates hold off a late rally attempt by Chicago.
Date: Thursday, September 21st, 2023
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 31,544
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |

Doubles: Bellinger (28, Bednar); Tauchman (16, Holderman); Hoerner (27, Oviedo)
Home Runs: Swanson (22, 9th inning off Bednar 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Tauchman (47), Swanson 3 (79), Hoerner (66)
2-out Runs Batted In: Swanson
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Bellinger 0-2, Tauchman 1-2, Swanson 2-5, Happ 0-2, Hoerner 0-1, Suzuki 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bellinger 1; Swanson 1; Happ 2; Hoerner 1

Wild Pitches: Smyly
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Boxberger 2/5; Smyly 3/4; Hendricks 20/28; Merryweather 3/4; Palencia 2/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Boxberger-5-0-0-4; Smyly-1-7-1-1; Hendricks-17-9-15-20; Merryweather-4-2-2-2; Palencia-2-3-3-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Boxberger 0-2; Smyly 0-1; Hendricks 9-5
Game Scores: K Hendricks 53

Errors: Swanson (10, fielding); Mastrobuoni (3, throw)
Assists: Tauchman (Joe at 2nd base); Happ (Reynolds at Home)

Doubles: Andujar (5, Hendricks); Hayes 2 (29, Hendricks, Merryweather)
Triples: Bae (2, Boxberger)
Home Runs: Palacios (10, 9th inning off Merryweather 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Andujar 3 (16), Joe (41), Palacios 3 (39), Bae (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: Andujar 2, Bae
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-14 (Andujar 2-3, Hayes 0-1, Joe 1-1, Palacios 1-1, Suwinski 1-2, Bae 0-1, Peguero 0-1, Triolo 0-2, Rodríguez 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Suwinski 1; Peguero 1; Triolo 1

Wild Pitches: Holderman; Selby
Hit By Pitch: Gomes (by Oviedo)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Borucki 1/1; Bednar 3/5; Oviedo 13/28; Holderman 3/5; Selby 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Borucki-0-0-1-1; Bednar-2-5-7-3; Oviedo-18-9-6-17; Holderman-3-1-3-4; Selby-3-0-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Borucki 0-1; Bednar 0-1; Oviedo 7-6; Holderman 2-0; Selby 3-0
Game Scores: J Oviedo 64

Passed Balls: Rodríguez

Stolen Bases: Andujar (2, 2nd base off Hendricks/Gomes); Suwinski (13, 3rd base off Hendricks/Gomes)
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