Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

81-78, 37-42 Away

Final

93-66, 49-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	AVG
P. ReyesLF	1-4	.314
S. MarteCF	0-2	.274
J. Bell1B	0-3	.264
F. CervelliC	0-3	.259
J. OsunaRF	0-4	.220
J. Harrison2B	0-4	.249
C. Moran3B	1-4	.275
J. MercerSS	2-4	.253
T. WilliamsP	0-1	.116
D. NeverauskasP	0-0	.000
K. KramerPH	0-1	.107
C. HolmesP	0-0	.000
A. FrazierPH	0-1	.280

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Williams	5.0	8	3	3	4	98-62	3.11
D. Neverauskas	1.0	1	0	0	1	13-10	7.92
C. Holmes	2.0	1	0	0	2	31-17	7.25

PIT

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

8:05 AM, 28 September 2018

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,415

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Wolf
First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Second Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Third Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
Left Field Umpire - -
Right Field Umpire - -

Cubs blank Pirates to open 1-game Central lead

Jon Lester combined with three relievers on a four-hitter as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Thursday night to open a one-game NL Central lead over Milwaukee heading into the final weekend.

Sep 28, 2019, 01:17 pm - Associated Press


PIT
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	3	10	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				PIT	CHC
		2nd	Bote tripled to left, Schwarber and Happ scored.	0	2
		4th	Murphy singled to center, Lester scored, Bote to third.	0	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Pirates
5
Cubs
1

Game 1

25/9

Pirates
6
Cubs
0

Game 2

26/9

Pirates
6
Cubs
7

Game 3

27/9

Pirates
0
Cubs
3

Game 4

28/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cincinnati	19	10	.655	-	W1
Chicago	18	12	.600	1.5	W1
St. Louis	16	13	.552	3	W2
Milwaukee	15	13	.536	3.5	W2
Pittsburgh	16	14	.533	3.5	L3

Blue Jays and Red Sox meet in series rubber match

Boston Red Sox (12-18, fifth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (13-16, fourth in the AL East)

Twins and Mariners meet in series rubber match

Seattle Mariners (15-16, second in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (13-17, fourth in the AL Central)

Pirates take 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals (16-13, third in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (16-14, fifth in the NL Central)

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

Game Information

Cubs blank Pirates to open 1-game Central lead

J. Lester18-6

T. Williams14-10

J. Chavez4

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Blue Jays and Red Sox meet in series rubber match

Twins and Mariners meet in series rubber match

Pirates take 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Cardinals