Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, September 28, 2021
September 28, 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
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Nick Martini led Chicago Cubs with 4 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael OrtegaCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick MartiniRF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bote2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson ContrerasPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio AlcántaraSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Austin RomineC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec MillsP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam MorganP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor MegillP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg DeichmannPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael RuckerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Bryan Reynolds led Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Tucker2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben GamelRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony AlfordLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hoy Park3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitch KellerP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony BandaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer DifoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los SantosP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael ChavisPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chasen ShreveP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David BednarP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshi TsutsugoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris StrattonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Alec Mills went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (4 SO, 6 ER); Mitch Keller went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (2 SO, 6 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Alec Mills | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Adam Morgan | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Mitch Keller | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chasen Shreve | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- IP
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- earned runs
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