Sep 12, 2026
2:20 PM (Eastern Time)
MLB
Final
Pittsburgh Pirates
3
VS
Chicago Cubs
4

Box Score

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 0
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 5 1
Hits PIT 6 · CHC 5
Errors PIT 0 · CHC 1

Away Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
CFOneil Cruz 50 00 01 5 .273
2BBrandon Lowe 41 10 11 1 .257
LFBryan Reynolds 51 10 02 3 .264
SSKonnor Griffin 40 00 01 4 .262
DHRyan O'Hearn HR 41 13 01 1 .268
1BSpencer Horwitz 30 10 11 0 .247
RFJake Mangum 40 00 01 2 .281
3BJacob Gonzalez 20 10 10 0 .225
3BJared Triolo 10 00 00 0 .244
CHenry Davis 10 00 20 2 .167
PHRafael Flores Jr. 10 10 00 0 .250
Totals 34 3 6 3 5 8 18 —

Away Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Paul Skenes 7.0 42 21 42 82-53 3.78
Gregory Soto (L, 6-5)(BS, 6) 1.0 12 22 20 31-15 3.32
Totals 8.0 5 4 4 3 6 2 ——

Home Batting

Chicago Cubs
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
CFPete Crow-Armstrong 40 00 02 1 .279
3BAlex Bregman 21 10 00 0 .264
1BMichael Busch HR 31 11 01 2 .237
PHSeiya Suzuki 00 00 10 0 .270
1BBJ Murray Jr. 00 00 00 0 .091
LFIan Happ 20 00 10 0 .219
RFMatt Shaw 00 01 10 0 .237
SSNico Hoerner 30 11 00 0 .267
DHMichael Conforto 40 00 02 5 .239
CCarson Kelly 30 00 00 1 .261
2BPedro Ramírez HR 2B 32 21 00 0 .266
LFTyrone Taylor 30 00 01 1 .278
Totals 27 4 5 4 3 6 10 —

Home Pitching

Chicago Cubs
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Clay Holmes 5.2 53 24 61 100-61 2.85
Jacob Webb 1.1 00 01 10 18-11 3.29
Ryan Rolison (W, 9-1) 1.2 10 00 00 21-12 2.76
Ryan Zeferjahn (S, 6) 0.1 00 00 10 6-3 4.15
Totals 9.0 6 3 2 5 8 1 ——

Scoring Plays

InnScore (A-H)Play
B1 0–1 Michael Busch homers (19) on a fly ball to center field.
B3 0–2 Pedro Ramírez homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field.
T6 3–2 Ryan O'Hearn homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores.
B8 3–3 Matt Shaw walks. Pedro Ramírez scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
B8 3–4 Nico Hoerner hit by pitch. Alex Bregman scores. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Matt Shaw to 2nd.

Game Details

Wrigley Field

Probable Starting Pitchers

Paul Skenes
Pittsburgh Pirates Away
ERA
3.83
WHIP
1.148
K/9
10.51
BB/9
2.61
IP
155.0
GS
29
Last 3 Starts ERA 3.86 WHIP —
Clay Holmes
Chicago Cubs Home
ERA
2.83
WHIP
1.116
K/9
6.80
BB/9
3.14
IP
86.0
GS
15
Last 3 Starts ERA 2.39 WHIP —

Betting Odds

TeamMoneylineRun LineTotal
Pittsburgh Pirates +111 +1.5 (-180) O 9.5 (-114)
Chicago Cubs -120 -1.5 (+161) U 9.5 (+101)
Closing line · Sep 12

Weather & Conditions

Temp86°F
Wind 11 mphW · out
Gusts22 mph
Humidity43%
SkyPartially cloudy