Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 1
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 6:40 PM
When: 6:40 PM ET, Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Carlos Torres, 1B - Charlie Ramos, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Lance Barrett
Attendance: 14714
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 2100100004140
Pittsburgh 100000000140
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Michael Busch 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .259
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 .301
Ian Happ LF 2 1 0 1 2 1 .241
Moises Ballesteros DH 4 1 2 0 1 2 .306
Carson Kelly C 5 0 2 0 0 1 .257
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 2 0 3 .248
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 .250
Willi Castro RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .172
Matt Shaw 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .224
Totals 37 4 14 4 5 13  
Batting
2B - Michael Busch 2 (22), Carson Kelly (13)
HR - Michael Busch (29)
TB - Michael Busch 8, Nico Hoerner 3, Moises Ballesteros 2, Carson Kelly 3, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Dansby Swanson 2, Matt Shaw
RBI - Michael Busch (80), Ian Happ (70), Pete Crow-Armstrong 2 (90)
2-Out RBI - Pete Crow-Armstrong (34)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Happ (46), Carson Kelly 2 (45), Willi Castro 3 (11)
SF - Ian Happ (5), Pete Crow-Armstrong (11)
GIDP - Dansby Swanson (7)
Team LOB - 13
Baserunning
CS - Nico Hoerner (6, Home by Mlodzinski/Davis)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Cade Horton (W 11-4) 5.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 2.82
Drew Pomeranz (H 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.20
Andrew Kittredge (H 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.89
Caleb Thielbar (H 23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.94
Brad Keller (SV 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.16
Pitches-Strikes - Cade Horton 79-49, Drew Pomeranz 15-11, Andrew Kittredge 11-8, Caleb Thielbar 12-6, Brad Keller 12-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Cade Horton 2-5, Drew Pomeranz 0-0, Andrew Kittredge 1-0, Caleb Thielbar 1-1, Brad Keller 0-1
Batters Faced - Cade Horton 19, Drew Pomeranz 3, Andrew Kittredge 3, Caleb Thielbar 4, Brad Keller 3
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Jared Triolo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .227
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .260
Bryan Reynolds DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Oneil Cruz CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 .204
Nick Gonzales SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .272
Jack Suwinski LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .126
Nick Yorke 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Alexander Canario RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .219
Henry Davis C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .159
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 12  
Batting
3B - Oneil Cruz (3)
TB - Spencer Horwitz, Oneil Cruz 3, Alexander Canario, Henry Davis
RBI - Oneil Cruz (57)
2-Out RBI - Oneil Cruz (13)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Oneil Cruz (49), Nick Gonzales (41)
Team LOB - 4
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Paul Skenes (L 10-10) 3.2 7 3 3 3 6 1 2.03
Evan Sisk 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.91
Justin Lawrence 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.66
Carmen Mlodzinski 3.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 3.73
IBB - Ian Happ (by Lawrence)
Pitches-Strikes - Paul Skenes 92-58, Evan Sisk 21-12, Justin Lawrence 17-13, Carmen Mlodzinski 55-34
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Paul Skenes 2-1, Evan Sisk 0-1, Justin Lawrence 1-0, Carmen Mlodzinski 3-0
Batters Faced - Paul Skenes 20, Evan Sisk 5, Justin Lawrence 7, Carmen Mlodzinski 12
Inherited Runners-Scored - Evan Sisk 2-0, Justin Lawrence 1-0