Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, September 3, 2021
September 3, 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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Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Colin Moran and Anthony Alford led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole TuckerSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben GamelRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Newman2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael PérezC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony AlfordLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hoy Park3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steven BraultP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip EvansPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony BandaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelby MillerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chasen ShreveP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MearsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
3 players led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael HermosilloCF/LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Wisdom3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin RomineC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Rivas IIILF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Codi HeuerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan WickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec MillsP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor MegillP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
Steven Brault went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (4 SO, 5 ER); Alec Mills went 5.2 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Steven Brault | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shelby Miller | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chasen Shreve | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Mears | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Alec Mills | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Codi Heuer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rowan Wick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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