Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Cubs

26-43

14-5

Final

Pirates

28-40

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	0	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	14
PIT	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5

Who won: Cubs 14-5

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-5 on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at PNC Park. The Pirates win the series 3-1. The Cubs outscored the Pirates 7-1 in the 2nd inning. Alfonso Rivas III went 2-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Jun 22

Rivas slam, Happ and Wisdom homer, Cubs rout Pirates 14-5

Ian Happ and Patrick Wisdom hit two-run homers early and Alfonso Rivas added a grand slam off a position player late as the Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-5 Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: PIT wins series 3-1.
Cubs 13-18 on the road; Pirates 16-20 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Oct 1

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Injuries and inactives

Cubs5th in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Pirates2nd in NL Cent

Oneil Cruz CF
Knee, Bruise, left
Day-To-Day
Braxton Ashcraft SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL
Esmerlyn Valdez RF
Hamstring, Strain, left
10-Day-IL
Isaac Mattson RP
Hip, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Mitch Keller SP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cubs5th in NL Cent

Keegan Thompson SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.76 ERA, 108 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Rafael OrtegaCF
2Willson ContrerasDH
3Patrick Wisdom3B
4Ian HappLF
5Yan GomesC
6Jonathan Villar2B
7Nico HoernerSS
8Jason HeywardRF
9Alfonso Rivas III1B

Pirates2nd in NL Cent

Jerad Eickhoff SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 20.77 ERA, 4 K, 2.54 WHIP

Lineup

1Oneil CruzSS
2Bryan ReynoldsCF
3Bligh MadrisLF
4Daniel Vogelbach1B
5Cal MitchellRF
6Diego CastilloP
7Michael PerezC
8Yu Chang2B
9Hoy Park3B

The series

PIT wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Pirates 7, Cubs 1 (Jun 21)

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Game info

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 14,083
Officials: Malachi Moore (Home Plate Umpire), Cory Blaser (First Base Umpire), Mark Ripperger (Second Base Umpire), Lewis Williams (Third Base Umpire)