Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 0
Monday, September 15, 2025 6:40 PM
When: 6:40 PM ET, Monday, September 15, 2025
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barrett, 1B - Carlos Torres, 2B - Charlie Ramos, 3B - Alfonso Marquez
Attendance: 15706
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Michael Busch 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .255
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .299
Ian Happ LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .242
Moises Ballesteros DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281
Carson Kelly C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .248
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .248
Willi Castro RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Matt Shaw 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .223
Totals 35 4 9 3 3 6  
Batting
2B - Pete Crow-Armstrong (36), Dansby Swanson (23)
HR - Michael Busch (28), Pete Crow-Armstrong (29)
TB - Michael Busch 4, Nico Hoerner, Ian Happ, Carson Kelly, Pete Crow-Armstrong 6, Dansby Swanson 3, Matt Shaw
RBI - Michael Busch (79), Pete Crow-Armstrong (88), Dansby Swanson (75)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Busch 3 (51), Carson Kelly (43), Matt Shaw (36)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Matt Shaw (5, 2nd by Ashcraft/Bart)
SB - Pete Crow-Armstrong (35, 3rd off Ashcraft/Bart), Dansby Swanson (17, 2nd off Moreta/Bart)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon (W 10-6) 6.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 3.93
Michael Soroka 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.75
Porter Hodge 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5.81
Brad Keller (SV 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.19
HBP - Bryan Reynolds (by Soroka)
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 88-59, Michael Soroka 39-22, Porter Hodge 21-8, Brad Keller 4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 6-7, Michael Soroka 3-1, Porter Hodge 1-0, Brad Keller 0-0
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 22, Michael Soroka 9, Porter Hodge 5, Brad Keller 1
Inherited Runners-Scored - Brad Keller 3-0
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Jared Triolo 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .230
Spencer Horwitz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260
Bryan Reynolds RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .243
Tommy Pham LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249
Andrew McCutchen DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .239
Nick Gonzales SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275
Jack Suwinski CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .129
Joey Bart C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .240
(S)  Oneil Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204
Nick Yorke 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Totals 30 0 3 0 6 6  
Batting
2B - Spencer Horwitz (22)
TB - Spencer Horwitz 2, Bryan Reynolds, Nick Gonzales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jared Triolo 2 (39), Spencer Horwitz (36), Tommy Pham (26), Nick Yorke (4)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
SB - Jared Triolo (11, 2nd off Taillon/Kelly)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Braxton Ashcraft (L 4-3) 4.0 6 3 3 2 4 1 2.74
Cam Sanders 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 8.10
Kyle Nicolas 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.35
Dauri Moreta 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
WP - Braxton Ashcraft, Kyle Nicolas
HBP - Ian Happ (by Nicolas)
Pitches-Strikes - Braxton Ashcraft 70-46, Cam Sanders 39-22, Kyle Nicolas 37-23, Dauri Moreta 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Braxton Ashcraft 3-4, Cam Sanders 2-2, Kyle Nicolas 1-1, Dauri Moreta 2-1
Batters Faced - Braxton Ashcraft 19, Cam Sanders 8, Kyle Nicolas 8, Dauri Moreta 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Kyle Nicolas 2-0, Dauri Moreta 1-0