Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, September 29, 2021
September 29, 2021, 6:35 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Chicago CubsPittsburgh Pirates
.719
OPS.673
210
HR124
705
Runs609
4.87
ERA5.08
1.40
WHIP1.44
1358
Strikeouts by pitchers1312
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
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick MartiniRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bote2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle HendricksP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam MorganP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trayce ThompsonPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott EffrossP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent GiambronePH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan WickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Codi HeuerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Bryan Reynolds led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Chavis2B/3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben GamelLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PérezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hoy Park3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick MearsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony BandaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle KellerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer DifoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roansy ContrerasP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil CrowePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam HowardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony AlfordPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad KuhlP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chasen ShreveP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Tucker2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Kyle Hendricks went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 2 ER); Roansy Contreras went 3.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (4 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Kyle Hendricks | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Effross | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan Wick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Codi Heuer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Roansy Contreras | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Chad Kuhl | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chasen Shreve | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Mears | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Keller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- ER
- earned runs
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