Chicago Cubs
59 - 46 .562
F
July 26, 2026, 1:35 PM
PNC Park
PNC Park
115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
8
Pittsburgh Pirates
54 - 52 .509| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
W: Braxton Ashcraft
(W, 10-4)
6.0 IP, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
L: Jameson Taillon
(L, 2-6)
4.0 IP, 7 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
S: Mason Montgomery
(S, 2)
1.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
O'Hearn
1-2 | HR, 2 BB, 4 RBI
Valdez, Es
2-3 | HR, BB, K
Lowe, B
3-4 | 2B, 2 R
Chicago Cubs Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| 2 | Seiya Suzuki DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| 3 | Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| 4 | Ian Happ LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 |
| 5 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| 6 | Michael Conforto RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| 7 | Carson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| 8 | Pedro Ramírez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| 9 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .247 |
BATTING
2B Conforto (11, Ashcraft, B) Busch (18, Mlodzinski).
3B Crow-Armstrong (6, Ashcraft, B).
HR Suzuki (18, 9th inning off Montgomery, M, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Busch 3 Conforto 2 Crow-Armstrong 3 Happ Hoerner 2 Ramírez 2 Suzuki 4 Swanson 2.
RBI Crow-Armstrong (60) Hoerner (44) Kelly, C (36) Ramírez (13) Suzuki 2 (58) Swanson (61).
2-out RBI Swanson Crow-Armstrong.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Suzuki Ramírez Crow-Armstrong 2.
GIDP Happ.
Team RISP 5-for-11.
Team LOB 6.
FIELDING
Outfield assists Conforto (Lowe, B at 1st base).
DP 2 (Conforto-Busch Hoerner-Swanson-Busch).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon(L, 2-6) | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 5.92 |
| Ryan Rolison | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2.70 |
| Aaron Civale | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5.35 |
| Trent Thornton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2.61 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 138 | 84 | 54 | 4.23 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Ashcraft, B (Ball-Confirmed) Kelly, C (Ball-Confirmed) Ross (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Taillon 69-40 Rolison 23-13 Civale 27-17 Thornton 19-14 Ashcraft, B 93-64 Mlodzinski 33-22 Montgomery, M 25-16.
Groundouts-flyouts Taillon 2-4 Rolison 2-0 Civale 2-1 Thornton 1-0 Ashcraft, B 7-2 Mlodzinski 2-1 Montgomery, M 1-0.
Batters faced Taillon 19 Rolison 6 Civale 7 Thornton 4 Ashcraft, B 26 Mlodzinski 9 Montgomery, M 5.
Umpires HP: Jansen Visconti. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Alex Tosi. 3B: Cory Blaser.
Weather 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 3 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch 1:39 PM.
T 2:26.
Att 32,921.
Venue PNC Park.
July 26, 2026