Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025, 12:35 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
Ian Happ led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Busch1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel AmayaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky Lopez3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon BertiPH/3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
5 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil CruzCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enmanuel Valdez1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander CanarioLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared TrioloSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey BartPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry DavisC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pitching
Colin Rea went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (2 SO, 2 ER); Paul Skenes went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (2 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Colin Rea | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Julian Merryweather | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porter Hodge | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Paul Skenes | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Joey Wentz | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Stratton | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
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- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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