Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, May 9, 2021
May 9, 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
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Wilmer Difo led Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 hits and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Frazier2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ka'ai TomLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik González3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilmer DifoCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Frazier1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Stokes Jr.RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler AndersonP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle CrickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard RodríguezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Joc Pederson led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Duffy3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris BryantLF/CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bote2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MartiniPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake MarisnickCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonLF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ildemaro VargasSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle HendricksP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric SogardPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin SteeleP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon MaplesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony WoltersPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason AdamP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier BáezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Tyler Anderson went 8.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (6 SO, 2 ER); Kyle Hendricks went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Tyler Anderson | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kyle Crick | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Kyle Hendricks | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Justin Steele | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dillon Maples | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Adam | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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