Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, September 21, 2020
September 21, 2020, 7:05 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2020Chicago CubsPittsburgh Pirates
.705
OPS.641
74
HR59
265
Runs219
3.99
ERA4.68
1.22
WHIP1.36
523
Strikeouts by pitchers536
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
Kyle Schwarber led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian HappCF/LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle SchwarberLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy HamiltonPR/CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Bryant3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bote3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor CaratiniDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José A. MartínezPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Ke'Bryan Hayes led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik GonzálezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared OlivaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh BellDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory PolancoRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José OsunaLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Jon Lester went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (1 SO, 0 ER); JT Brubaker went 6.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (9 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Jon Lester | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Ryan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Winkler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| JT Brubaker | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Austin Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Cederlind | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Tropeano | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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