Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates

CHC 1 — 2 PIT
Final — 2026-05-25
MVP: Ben Brown 6.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2-1. Ben Brown led the way with 6.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER. Wilber Dotel earned the win and Trent Thornton took the loss. Gregory Soto recorded the save.

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CHC 000010000 162
PIT 00100010x 280
WP Wilber Dotel (1-0)
LP Trent Thornton (2-1)
SV Gregory Soto (6)

Scoring Plays

Bot 3: Lowe doubled to left, Horwitz scored. (0-1)
Top 5: Busch homered to center (409 feet). (1-1)
Bot 7: Davis homered to left (413 feet). (1-2)

CHC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Crow-Armstrong CF4000000000 .223.311.363.674
Happ LF3000000110 .211.348.422.770
Busch 1B4110011010 .230.358.393.751
Bregman 3B4020000010 .255.340.349.689
Conforto RF4000000010 .268.369.507.876
Ramirez 2B3010000000 .286.375.429.804
Ballesteros DH2020000100 .248.328.444.772
Amaya C2000000110 .234.352.377.729
Swanson SS3000000010 .186.285.343.628
Hoerner PH1000000000 .254.340.373.713
Suzuki PH1000000010 .240.337.411.748
Kelly PH1000000000 .294.378.389.767

PIT — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Horwitz 1B3120000100 .282.389.443.832
Lowe 2B4021001010 .265.354.551.905
Reynolds RF4010000010 .251.377.377.754
Gonzales 3B4000000010 .301.358.347.705
Cruz CF4020000000 .255.318.454.772
Ozuna DH4000000030 .184.273.307.580
Griffin SS3000000110 .262.321.384.705
Garcia LF3000000010 .250.286.250.536
Davis C3110011010 .144.246.288.534

CHC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Brown 6.0411270 83-58 2.010.94
Thornton 1.0211001 21-15 2.791.13L, 2-1
Webb 1.0200020 23-16 2.781.25

PIT — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Mlodzinski 5.0511321 86-50 3.761.33
Dotel 3.0100040 41-28 1.691.38W, 1-0
Soto 1.0000010 14-8 2.131.07S, 6

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (22,174)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Mark Ripperger, First Base Umpire: Shane Livensparger, Second Base Umpire: Dan Merzel, Third Base Umpire: Dan Bellino

Broadcast: MARQ | SNPT

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