Monday, September 15th, 2025 5:40PM CST
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.
Date: Monday, September 15th, 2025
Time: 5:40PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 15,706
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

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

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

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

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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