Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates

May 26, 2026

6:40 PM (Eastern Time)

MLB

Final

Chicago Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates

Box Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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

Hits CHC 8 · PIT 15

Errors CHC 1 · PIT 3

Away Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFPete Crow-Armstrong	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.224
CFKevin Alcántara	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
2BNico Hoerner	5	0	1	0	0	1	5	.252
1BMichael Busch	4	0	1	0	1	1	4	.231
3BAlex Bregman 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	.259
3BPedro Ramírez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
LFIan Happ 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	3	.212
RFSeiya Suzuki	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.235
DHMoisés Ballesteros	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.240
CCarson Kelly	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	.300
SSDansby Swanson	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.183
Totals	35	1	8	1	2	9	27	—

Away Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Jordan Wicks (L, 0-1)	4.1	9	8	8	1	5	1	80-54	16.62
Ryan Rolison	1.2	2	1	0	1	1	0	32-20	3.24
Daniel Palencia	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	14-9	2.53
Hoby Milner	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	20-14	2.59
Totals	8.0	15	12	11	2	8	2	—	—

Home Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
SSKonnor Griffin	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	.261
2BBrandon Lowe	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.270
3BJared Triolo	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.246
LFBryan Reynolds 2B	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.256
CFJhostynxon Garcia	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238
2BNick Gonzales 2B	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	.304
CFOneil Cruz	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	.265
LFJake Mangum	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250
DHMarcell Ozuna	5	0	1	1	0	2	7	.185
RFEsmerlyn Valdez HR	4	1	1	3	1	2	1	.167
1BSpencer Horwitz HR	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	.289
CHenry Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.139
Totals	39	12	15	11	2	8	17	—

Home Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Braxton Ashcraft (W, 4-2)	6.1	7	1	1	1	5	95-71	2.75
Brandan Bidois	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	25-17	2.57
Dennis Santana	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	18-8	5.24
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	2	9	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
B1	0–2	Bryan Reynolds doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Konnor Griffin scores. Brandon Lowe scores.
B1	0–3	Oneil Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Bryan Reynolds scores.
B1	0–5	Esmerlyn Valdez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Oneil Cruz scores.
T2	1–5	Ian Happ doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Alex Bregman scores.
B5	1–6	Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.
B5	1–7	Esmerlyn Valdez walks. Bryan Reynolds scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. Oneil Cruz to 2nd.
B5	1–8	Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd.
B6	1–9	Bryan Reynolds reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Alex Bregman. Konnor Griffin scores. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.
B7	1–10	Spencer Horwitz homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.
B8	1–11	Jake Mangum grounds out, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Jared Triolo scores.
B8	1–12	Marcell Ozuna singles on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Alcántara. Nick Gonzales scores.

Game Details

PNC Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Jordan Wicks LHP

Chicago Cubs Away

Season stats unavailable

Braxton Ashcraft

Pittsburgh Pirates Home

ERA

2.89

WHIP

1.027

K/9

9.39

BB/9

2.31

62.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.92 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Chicago Cubs	+122	+1.5 (-172)	O 8.5 (+102)
Pittsburgh Pirates	-132	-1.5 (+154)	U 8.5 (-114)

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Weather & Conditions

Temp79°F

Wind 5 mphSW · out

Gusts8 mph

Humidity59%

Precip24%

SkyPartially cloudy

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