Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, September 15, 2025
September 15, 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
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Moisés BallesterosDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi CastroRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
3 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Triolo3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Horwitz1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick GonzalesSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey BartC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oneil CruzPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Yorke2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Jameson Taillon went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 0 ER); Braxton Ashcraft went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (4 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Jameson Taillon | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Soroka | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Porter Hodge | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Braxton Ashcraft | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Cam Sanders | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dauri Moreta | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- 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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