Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Monday, September 15th, 2025 5:40PM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

Home

0
vs.
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Cubs

CHC

Away

4
Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

Jameson Taillon gave up only two hits over six innings, while Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong each hit home runs to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday night, bringing the Cubs a step nearer to securing a playoff spot. Read the full game recap.

Game Details

Date: Monday, September 15th, 2025

Time: 5:40PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 15,706

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Horwitz (22, Taillon)

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Pham 0-1, Cruz 0-1, Triolo 0-1, Horwitz 0-1, Yorke 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cruz 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Wild Pitches: Ashcraft; Nicolas

Hit By Pitch: Happ (by Nicolas)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ashcraft 12/19; Moreta 2/4; Nicolas 5/8; Sanders 5/8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ashcraft-13-10-10-13; Moreta-3-1-2-4; Nicolas-6-4-8-5; Sanders-3-3-9-7

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ashcraft 3-4; Moreta 2-2; Nicolas 1-3; Sanders 2-3

Game Scores: B Ashcraft 40


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Triolo (11, 2nd base off Taillon/Kelly)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Swanson (23, Ashcraft); Crow-Armstrong (36, Ashcraft)

Home Runs: Busch (28, 3rd inning off Ashcraft 0 on, 1 Out); Crow-Armstrong (29, 6th inning off Sanders 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Swanson (75), Busch (79), Crow-Armstrong (88)

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Kelly 0-1, Castro 0-1, Swanson 1-1, Busch 0-2, Shaw 0-2, Ballesteros 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Shaw 1; Ballesteros 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Reynolds (by Soroka)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 13/22; Soroka 4/9; Keller 1/1; Hodge 3/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon-17-5-20-17; Soroka-6-2-10-4; Keller-0-2-1-0; Hodge-2-1-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 6-9; Soroka 3-1; Hodge 1-1

Game Scores: J Taillon 69


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Shaw (5, 2nd base by Ashcraft/Bart)

Stolen Bases: Swanson (17, 2nd base off Moreta/Bart); Crow-Armstrong (35, 3rd base off Ashcraft/Bart)


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