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Chicago Cubs
29 - 25 .537
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May 25, 2026, 1:35 PM
PNC Park
115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
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Pittsburgh Pirates
28 - 26 .519
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CHI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
PIT 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
W: Wilber Dotel (W, 1-0)
3.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
L: Trent Thornton (L, 2-1)
1.0 IP, ER, 0 K, 0 BB
S: Gregory Soto (S, 6)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Ben Brown
Brown, Be
6.0 IP, ER, 7 K, 2 BB
Wilber Dotel
Dotel
(W, 1-0)
3.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
Spencer Horwitz
Horwitz
2-3 | BB, R
Chicago Cubs Batting
# Player AB R H HR RBI 2B 3B SB BB K AVG
1 Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
2 Ian Happ LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211
3 Michael Busch 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230
4 Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
5 Michael Conforto RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
6 Pedro Ramírez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
c- Nico Hoerner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
7 Moisés Ballesteros DH 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248
b- Seiya Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
8 Miguel Amaya C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234
a- Carson Kelly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
9 Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 .236
a-Grounded out for Ramírez in the 9th.
b-Struck out for Ballesteros in the 9th.
c-Grounded out for Amaya in the 9th.
BATTING
HR Busch (6, 5th inning off Mlodzinski, 0 on, 2 out).
TB Ballesteros 2 Bregman 2 Busch 4 Ramírez.
RBI Busch (30).
2-out RBI Busch.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Conforto Swanson 2.
Team RISP 0-for-2.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
CS Bregman (1, 2nd base by Mlodzinski/Davis, H).
FIELDING
E Brown, Be (1, pickoff) Ramírez (1, fielding).
DP (Swanson-Ramírez-Busch).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PC S B ERA
Ben Brown 6.0 4 1 1 2 7 0 83 58 25 2.01
Trent Thornton(L, 2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 15 6 2.79
Jacob Webb 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 16 7 2.78
Totals 8.0 8 2 2 2 9 1 127 89 38 4.09
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Davis, H (Ball-Confirmed) Suzuki (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Brown, Be 83-58 Thornton 21-15 Webb, J 23-16 Mlodzinski 86-50 Dotel 41-28 Soto, G 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts Brown, Be 6-4 Thornton 2-0 Webb, J 0-1 Mlodzinski 3-2 Dotel 2-3 Soto, G 2-0.
Batters faced Brown, Be 24 Thornton 5 Webb, J 5 Mlodzinski 22 Dotel 10 Soto, G 3.
Ejections Pirates manager Don Kelly ejected by 3B umpire Dan Bellino (2nd).
Umpires HP: Mark Ripperger. 1B: Shane Livensparger. 2B: Dan Merzel. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather 73 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 1:39 PM.
T 2:24.
Att 22,174.
Venue PNC Park.
May 25, 2026