Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, August 17, 2025
August 17, 2025, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Pittsburgh PiratesChicago Cubs
.655
OPS.750
117
HR223
583
Runs793
3.76
ERA3.79
1.22
WHIP1.18
1314
Strikeouts by pitchers1265
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
Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronny SimonRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Horwitz1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsDH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared TrioloSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey BartC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen CaissiePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Castro3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Carmen Mlodzinski went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (3 SO, 0 ER); Javier Assad went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Colin Holderman | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Heaney | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Shugart | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaac Mattson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Javier Assad | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Brown | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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