Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, September 4, 2021
September 4, 2021, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Pittsburgh PiratesChicago Cubs
.673
OPS.719
124
HR210
609
Runs705
5.08
ERA4.87
1.44
WHIP1.40
1312
Strikeouts by pitchers1358
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Anthony Alford led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole TuckerCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chasen ShreveP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris StrattonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony AlfordLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoy Park3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Underwood Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben GamelRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT BrubakerP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam HowardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip EvansPH/3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Rafael Ortega and Frank Schwindel led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael HermosilloPH/RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle HendricksP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor MegillP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael RuckerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson ChirinosPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex BrothersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott EffrossP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Rivas IIIPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew RominePR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
JT Brubaker went 3.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 3 ER); Kyle Hendricks went 4.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (1 SO, 6 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| JT Brubaker | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chasen Shreve | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Kyle Hendricks | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Megill | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rucker | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Rex Brothers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Effross | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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