Pittsburgh Pirates
9 - 6 .600
F
April 12, 2026, 2:20 PM
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison, Chicago, IL, 60613-4397
7
Chicago Cubs
7 - 8 .467| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
W: Daniel Palencia
(W, 1-0)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, BB
L: José Urquidy
(L, 0-1)
0.1 IP, ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Lowe, B
2-4 | 2 HR, BB, 2 K
Swanson
1-2 | HR, 2 BB, RBI
Ballesteros
2-3 | HR, K, RBI
Pittsburgh Pirates Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .339 |
| 2 | Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .245 |
| 3 | Bryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| 4 | Ryan O'Hearn RF-1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 5 | Nick Yorke 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 |
| 6 | Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .070 |
| 7 | Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .216 |
| Billy Cook RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 8 | Konnor Griffin SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .138 |
| 9 | Joey Bart C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .105 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .238 |
BATTING
HR Cruz, O (5, 1st inning off Taillon, 0 on, 0 out) Lowe, B 2 (5, 2nd inning off Taillon, 3 on, 2 out, 5th inning off Taillon, 0 on, 1 out).
TB Cruz, O 4 Lowe, B 8 O'Hearn 2 Ozuna Reynolds, B.
RBI Cruz, O (13) Lowe, B 5 (9).
2-out RBI Lowe, B 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Lowe, B Yorke Horwitz.
GIDP Yorke.
Team RISP 1-for-8.
Team LOB 5.
BASERUNNING
SB Reynolds, B (1, 2nd base off Taillon/Kelly, C) Cruz, O (6, 2nd base off Palencia, D/Kelly, C).
FIELDING
E Reynolds, B (1, throw).
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Chandler | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 64 | 27 | 3.86 |
| Hunter Barco(H, 1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6.43 |
| Justin Lawrence(BS, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 9.82 |
| José Urquidy(L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3.38 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 174 | 113 | 61 | 3.23 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Chandler.
HBP Griffin (by Taillon) Yorke (by Roberts).
ABS Challenge O'Hearn (Strike-Confirmed) Chandler (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Kelly, C 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Bart (Strike-Confirmed) Bregman (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Chandler 91-64 Barco 32-21 Lawrence, J 29-16 Urquidy 22-12 Taillon 102-59 Martin, R 19-13 Roberts 13-8 Palencia, D 16-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Chandler 5-4 Barco 2-0 Lawrence, J 1-0 Urquidy 1-0 Taillon 4-1 Martin, R 1-0 Roberts 0-0 Palencia, D 1-0.
Batters faced Chandler 23 Barco 8 Lawrence, J 6 Urquidy 5 Taillon 26 Martin, R 5 Roberts 3 Palencia, D 4.
Inherited runners-scored Roberts 1-0.
Umpires HP: Alan Porter. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Roberto Ortiz. 3B: Alex MacKay.
Weather 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 6 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 1:20 PM.
T 3:02.
Att 35,711.
Venue Wrigley Field.
April 12, 2026