Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, September 2, 2021
September 2, 2021, 8:05 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
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Box Score
Batting
Bryan Reynolds and Wilmer Difo led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole TuckerSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben GamelRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony AlfordLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Phillip Evans3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoy ParkPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch KellerP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad KuhlP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MearsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris StrattonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PérezPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David BednarP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam HowardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
Ian Happ and Sergio Alcántara led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson ChirinosC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keegan ThompsonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian SampsonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonso Rivas IIIPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott EffrossP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael HermosilloPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam MorganP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew RominePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan WickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel RodríguezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin RominePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Codi HeuerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 2 |
Pitching
Mitch Keller went 6.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (8 SO, 0 ER); Adrian Sampson went 3.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (4 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Mitch Keller | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chad Kuhl | 0.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Mears | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Keegan Thompson | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Adrian Sampson | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Effross | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Adam Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan Wick | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel Rodríguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Codi Heuer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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