Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, August 16, 2025
August 16, 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
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Box Score
Batting
Jared Triolo led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared TrioloSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan ReynoldsRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey BartC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Liover Peguero1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spencer HorwitzPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander CanarioCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
3 players led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Mike Burrows went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (4 SO, 1 ER); Shota Imanaga went 7.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Mike Burrows | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Sisk | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yohan Ramírez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Shota Imanaga | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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- at-bats
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- H
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- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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