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Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 12–1 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 1 89-73
at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 82-80

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 12 15 3
  • W: Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)
  • L: Jordan Wicks (0-1)

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Esmerlyn Valdez (2), Spencer Horwitz (6)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Bryan Reynolds doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Konnor Griffin scores. Brandon Lowe scores. 0–2
Bottom 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Bryan Reynolds scores. 0–3
Bottom 1st Pittsburgh Pirates Esmerlyn Valdez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Oneil Cruz scores. 0–5
Top 2nd Chicago Cubs Ian Happ doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alex Bregman scores. 1–5
Bottom 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd. 1–6
Bottom 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Esmerlyn Valdez walks. Bryan Reynolds scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Oneil Cruz to 2nd. 1–7
Bottom 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd. 1–8
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Bryan Reynolds reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman. Konnor Griffin scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. 1–9
Bottom 7th Pittsburgh Pirates Spencer Horwitz homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. 1–10
Bottom 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Jake Mangum grounds out, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Jared Triolo scores. 1–11
Bottom 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Marcell Ozuna singles on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Alcántara. Nick Gonzales scores. 1–12

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224
Kevin Alcántara CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .252
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .231
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .259
Pedro Ramírez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Ian Happ LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .212
Seiya Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Moisés Ballesteros DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Carson Kelly C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .183
Totals 35 1 8 1 2 9
Pitcher
Jordan Wicks (L, 0-1) 4.1 9 8 8 1 5 1 80 16.62
Ryan Rolison 1.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 32 3.24
Daniel Palencia 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 2.53
Hoby Milner 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 20 2.59

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Konnor Griffin SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 .261
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .270
Jared Triolo 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246
Bryan Reynolds LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .256
Jhostynxon Garcia CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Nick Gonzales 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .304
Oneil Cruz CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 .265
Jake Mangum LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Marcell Ozuna DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 .185
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 4 1 1 3 1 2 .167
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .289
Henry Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .139
Totals 39 12 15 11 2 8
Pitcher
Braxton Ashcraft (W, 4-2) 6.1 7 1 1 1 5 0 95 2.75
Brandan Bidois 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 2.57
Dennis Santana 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 5.24

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
6:41 PM
Time of game
2:31
Attendance
13,950
Umpires
Home Plate: Shane Livensparger, First Base: Dan Merzel, Second Base: Dan Bellino, Third Base: Mark Ripperger

2026 season series

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