Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, September 21, 2023
September 21, 2023, 7:40 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Pittsburgh PiratesChicago Cubs
.707
OPS.751
159
HR196
692
Runs819
4.60
ERA4.08
1.38
WHIP1.28
1363
Strikeouts by pitchers1377
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
Connor Joe and Miguel Andujar led Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor JoeDH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiCF/RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel AndujarRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alika WilliamsSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua PalaciosPH/RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Triolo1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Endy RodríguezC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liover PegueroSS/2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jihwan Bae2B/CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
4 players led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike TauchmanCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cody Bellinger1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher MorelDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yan GomesC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Mastrobuoni3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Johan Oviedo went 6.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 0 ER); Kyle Hendricks went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Johan Oviedo | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Colin Selby | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Holderman | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Borucki | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Kyle Hendricks | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Drew Smyly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Boxberger | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Merryweather | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Palencia | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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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