Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025, 6:40 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Chicago CubsPittsburgh Pirates
.750
OPS.655
223
HR117
793
Runs583
3.79
ERA3.76
1.18
WHIP1.22
1265
Strikeouts by pitchers1314
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
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Moisés BallesterosDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Willi CastroRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
4 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Triolo3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spencer Horwitz1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick GonzalesSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Yorke2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander CanarioRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry DavisC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Pitching
Cade Horton went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 1 ER); Paul Skenes went 3.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (6 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Cade Horton | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Paul Skenes | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Evan Sisk | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Lawrence | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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