Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs, April 29, 2025
April 29, 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
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian HappLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vidal BrujánRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carson KellyC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Berti3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Joey Bart and Isiah Kiner-Falefa led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil CruzCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey BartC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Gorski1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander CanarioPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Triolo2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Shota Imanaga went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 0 ER); Andrew Heaney went 4.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (0 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Shota Imanaga | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Cosgrove | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Andrew Heaney | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Nicolas | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Wentz | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Stratton | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Holderman | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- HR
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- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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