Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, September 1, 2020
September 1, 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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Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Ian Happ led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian HappCF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kris Bryant3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier BáezSS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle SchwarberLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José A. MartínezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor CaratiniPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron MaybinPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Colin Moran and Ke'Bryan Hayes led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik GonzálezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole TuckerCF/RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Newman2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bell1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin MoranDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Adam FrazierLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José OsunaRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony AlfordPR/CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Jon Lester went 5.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 5 ER); Chad Kuhl went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (3 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Jon Lester | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Colin Rea | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Ryan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Winkler | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowan Wick | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Osich | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Chad Kuhl | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Tyler Bashlor | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dovydas Neverauskas | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Crick | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- earned runs
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