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Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 21, 2020
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 21, 2020 at PNC Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 2020 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 21, 2020 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
Home Starting Pitcher | JT Brubaker |
Ballpark | PNC Park |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Pat Hoberg 1B: Bill Welke 2B: Ramon De Jesus 3B: Brennan Miller |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ian Happ | Center Fielder |
Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
Willson Contreras | Catcher |
Kyle Schwarber | Left Fielder |
Kris Bryant | Third Baseman |
Jason Heyward | Right Fielder |
Javier Baez | Shortstop |
Jason Kipnis | Second Baseman |
Victor Caratini | DH |
David Ross | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bryan Reynolds | Center Fielder |
Ke'Bryan Hayes | Third Baseman |
Erik Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Colin Moran | First Baseman |
Josh Bell | DH |
Gregory Polanco | Right Fielder |
Jacob Stallings | Catcher |
Adam Frazier | Second Baseman |
Jose Osuna | Left Fielder |
Derek Shelton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 21, 2020
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Brubaker
Happ hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Brubaker
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Brubaker
Contreras strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lester
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Lester
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lester
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lester fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Schwarber vs. Brubaker
Schwarber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Schwarber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Bryant vs. Brubaker
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Heyward vs. Brubaker
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schwarber moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baez vs. Brubaker
Baez bunts towards the mound. Brubaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schwarber scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kipnis vs. Brubaker
Kipnis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Lester
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lester
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Lester
Polanco strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Caratini vs. Brubaker
Caratini strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Brubaker
Happ strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Brubaker
Rizzo hits a popup towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stallings vs. Lester
David Bote now playing third base.
Stallings hits a fly ball into center field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Lester
Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osuna vs. Lester
Osuna hits a fly ball into left field. Schwarber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Brubaker
Contreras strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schwarber vs. Brubaker
Schwarber strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bote vs. Brubaker
Bote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lester
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo fields the ball and throws to Lester covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Lester
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Lester
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez fields it and throws to third for the out. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Lester
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moran for the out. Hayes moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Lester
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Brubaker
Heyward strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Brubaker
Baez hits a fly ball into left field. Osuna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kipnis vs. Brubaker
Kipnis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Caratini vs. Brubaker
Caratini hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Polanco. Caratini reaches second base with a double. Kipnis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Happ vs. Brubaker
Happ strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Lester
Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Stallings vs. Lester
Stallings hits a line drive into center field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Lester
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Brubaker
Rizzo hits a popup towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Brubaker
Contreras strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Schwarber vs. Brubaker
Schwarber hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Brubaker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schwarber for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Osuna vs. Lester
Osuna hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lester
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Lester
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kipnis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Lester
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bote vs. Brubaker
Bote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Brubaker
Heyward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Brubaker
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kipnis vs. Davis
Austin Davis now pitching.
Kipnis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Ryan
Kyle Ryan now pitching. Nico Hoerner now playing second base.
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ryan
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Ryan
Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stallings vs. Ryan
Stallings hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Davis
Jose Martinez pinch hits for Victor Caratini.
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Davis
Happ hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Davis
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Contreras vs. Cederlind
Blake Cederlind now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Contreras vs. Cederlind
Contreras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Schwarber vs. Cederlind
Schwarber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Schwarber reaches second base with a double. Rizzo scores. Contreras goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bote vs. Cederlind
Billy Hamilton pinch runs for Kyle Schwarber.
Bote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamilton scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Cederlind
Heyward hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bote moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Baez vs. Tropeano
Nick Tropeano now pitching.
Baez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Jeffress
Ian Happ now playing left field. Billy Hamilton now playing center field. Jeremy Jeffress now pitching.
Frazier hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Osuna vs. Jeffress
Osuna hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jeffress
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoerner vs. Tropeano
Hoerner hits a fly ball into left field. Osuna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Tropeano
Martinez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frazier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Tropeano
Happ hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tropeano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Winkler
Daniel Winkler now pitching.
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Winkler
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Winkler
Jared Oliva pinch hits for Colin Moran.
Oliva strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/2020 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Happ I, cf-lf 5 0 1 0 Reynolds B, cf 4 0 1 0 Rizzo A, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hayes K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Contreras W, c 3 1 0 0 Gonzalez E, ss 4 0 0 0 Schwarber K, lf 4 1 2 2 Moran C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hamilton B, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Oliva J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bryant K, 3b 1 0 0 0 Bell J, dh 3 0 0 0 Bote D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Polanco G, rf 1 0 0 0 Heyward J, rf 3 0 1 0 Stallings J, c 3 0 0 0 Baez J, ss 4 0 1 1 Frazier A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kipnis J, 2b 2 1 0 0 Osuna J, lf 3 0 1 0 Hoerner N, 2b 1 0 0 0 Caratini V, dh 2 0 1 1 Martinez J, ph-dh 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 8 5 29 0 4 0 Chicago 010 010 030 -- 5 Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lester J (W) 6.0 4 0 0 1 1 Ryan K 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Jeffress J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Winkler D 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Brubaker J (L) 6.2 4 2 2 1 9 Davis A 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Cederlind B* 0.0 3 2 2 1 0 Tropeano N 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th DP -- Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 4 2B -- Schwarber K 2, Caratini V HBP -- by Brubaker J (Kipnis J) WP -- Cederlind B T -- 2:58 A -- 0
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