Major League Baseball
Chi. Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 2
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Chris Guccione, 1B - Ramon De Jesus, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Jerry Meals
Attendance: 18600
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 4200010209153
Pittsburgh 100000010272
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Chi. Cubs 62-45 33-19 29-26 W1
Pittsburgh 56-53 32-27 24-26 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 32-27 record at home this season. The Chicago Cubs have a 29-26 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Cole Hamels pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Nick Kingham took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Willson Contreras had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. Cubs   Pittsburgh
Cole Hamels Player Nick Kingham
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 1.0
9 Strikeouts 1
3 Hits 3
0.00 ERA 18.00
Hitting
Chi. Cubs   Pittsburgh
Willson Contreras Player Francisco Cervelli
3 Hits 3
3 RBI 1
1 HR 0
7 TB 3
.750 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Chi. Cubs 15 1 23 .375 5 8 7 0 3
Pittsburgh 7 0 7 .219 11 2 4 0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Pirates have a W/L % of .554 after a win and .462 after a loss.
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against San Diego. The Cubs have a W/L % of .525 after a win and .652 after a loss.