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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 82-80
at Chicago Cubs 4 89-73

Line score

Team
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 0
Chicago Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 1
  • W: Ryan Rolison (9-1)
  • L: Gregory Soto
  • S: Ryan Zeferjahn

Home runs

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Ryan O'Hearn (18)
  • Chicago Cubs: Michael Busch (19), Pedro Ramírez (6)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Chicago Cubs Michael Busch homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Chicago Cubs Pedro Ramírez homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. 0–2
Top 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan O'Hearn homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. 3–2
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Matt Shaw walks. Pedro Ramírez scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. 3–3
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner hit by pitch. Alex Bregman scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Matt Shaw to 2nd. 3–4

Box score

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Oneil Cruz CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .257
Bryan Reynolds LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .264
Konnor Griffin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262
Ryan O'Hearn DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 .268
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .247
Jake Mangum RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Jacob Gonzalez 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .225
Jared Triolo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Henry Davis C 1 0 0 0 2 0 .167
Rafael Flores Jr. PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Totals 34 3 6 3 5 8
Pitcher
Paul Skenes 7.0 4 2 2 1 4 2 82 3.78
Gregory Soto (L, 6-5)(BS, 6) 1.0 1 2 2 2 2 0 31 3.32

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279
Alex Bregman 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .264
Michael Busch 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .237
Seiya Suzuki PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
BJ Murray Jr. 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Ian Happ LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .219
Matt Shaw RF 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237
Nico Hoerner SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .267
Michael Conforto DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .239
Carson Kelly C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Pedro Ramírez 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .266
Tyrone Taylor LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Totals 27 4 5 4 3 6
Pitcher
Clay Holmes 5.2 5 3 2 4 6 1 100 2.85
Jacob Webb 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.29
Ryan Rolison (W, 9-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.76
Ryan Zeferjahn (S, 6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.15

Game info

Weather
83 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
9 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:20 PM
Time of game
2:28
Attendance
39,422
Umpires
Home Plate: Lance Barksdale, First Base: Ryan Wills, Second Base: Will Little, Third Base: Derek Thomas

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final (11) Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Final (10) Game page
Chicago Cubs 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 12 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final Game page

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Cleveland Guardians 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Miami Marlins 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 13 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta Braves 12 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 6 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Final Game page
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