Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs — Apr 12, 2026

MLB Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL·April 12, 2026
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 9-6, 5-4 Away
6
Final
7
Chicago Cubs CHC 7-8, 4-5 Home
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
CHC 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 7 10 0
Leaders
Hits
B.
B. Lowe 2B PIT
2 H
N.
N. Hoerner 2B CHC
2 H
Home Runs
B.
B. Lowe 2B PIT
2 HR
M.
M. Ballesteros C CHC
1 HR
RBI
B.
B. Lowe 2B PIT
5 RBI
A.
A. Bregman 3B CHC
2 RBI
Batting
Pirates
Cubs
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Pirates
Cubs
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 9th 0 - 1 6 - 7
6 - 7
Carson Kelly Carson Kelly singles to deep right center field. Seiya Suzuki to second. Ian Happ to third. Scott Kingery scores. RBI
Bot 8th 0 - 2 6 - 6
6 - 6
Michael Busch Michael Busch singles to left center field, advances to 2nd. Dansby Swanson scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. Throwing error by Bryan Reynolds. RBI 2 E
Bot 7th 0 - 1 6 - 4
6 - 4
Alexander Bregman Alex Bregman pops out to shallow right field to Brandon Lowe. Dansby Swanson scores. RBI
Bot 5th 0 - 1 6 - 3
6 - 3
Alexander Bregman Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Bryan Reynolds. Nico Hoerner scores. RBI
Top 5th 1 - 0 6 - 2
HR RBI Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe homers to center field.
6 - 2
Bot 3rd 0 - 2 5 - 2
5 - 2
Moisés Ballesteros Moisés Ballesteros homers to center field. HR RBI
5 - 1
James Swanson Dansby Swanson homers to center field. HR RBI
Top 2nd 4 - 0 5 - 0
HR RBI 4 Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe homers to center field. Konnor Griffin scores. Spencer Horwitz scores. Marcell Ozuna scores.
5 - 0
RBI Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz called out on strikes.
1 - 0
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
HR RBI Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz homers to center field.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: PIT +5 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Pirates
Cubs
Batting
7 Hits 10
6 Runs 7
3 Home Runs 2
6 RBI 6
15 Strikeouts 7
3 Walks 7
0 Doubles 3
0 Triples 0
16 Left on Base 17
Pitching
7 Runs Allowed 6
6 Earned Runs 6
10 Hits Allowed 7
7 Strikeouts 15
7 Walks 3
2 HR Allowed 3
42 Batters Faced 38
Fielding
25 Put Outs 27
9 Assists 6
Head-to-Head
Pirates leads 3-2
Final
PIT Pirates
4
CHC Cubs
3
Final
PIT Pirates
2
CHC Cubs
0
Final
PIT Pirates
3
CHC Cubs
4
Final
PIT Pirates
1
CHC Cubs
3
Final
PIT Pirates
3
CHC Cubs
2
Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL, US · 41,649 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 12, 2026
Time
6:20 pm