Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, May 8, 2021
May 8, 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
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Adam Frazier led Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Frazier2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer DifoCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phillip EvansRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Frazier1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik González3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ka'ai TomLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PérezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wil CroweP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam HowardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay HolmesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David BednarP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
5 players led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joc PedersonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew ChafinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig KimbrelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris BryantCF/LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MarisnickCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bote3B/2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Sogard2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ildemaro VargasPH/SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor WilliamsP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MartiniPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan ThompsonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt DuffyPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
Wil Crowe went 6.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 2 ER); Trevor Williams went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Wil Crowe | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Clay Holmes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Trevor Williams | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Keegan Thompson | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Chafin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- ER
- earned runs
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