Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Cubs

67-61

1-2

Final

Pirates

58-71

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Pirates 2-1

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday, August 25, 2023 at PNC Park. The Cubs win the series 3-1. The Pirates outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 1st inning. Ke'Bryan Hayes went 2-for-3 for the Pirates. Ian Happ went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Aug 25

Mitch Keller pitches eight scoreless innings and Pirates hold off Cubs 2-1

Mitch Keller pitched eight scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored twice in the first before holding on to beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 3-1.
Cubs 32-31 on the road; Pirates 32-34 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Cubs2nd 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

Pirates3rd 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

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Kyle Hendricks SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 3.74 ERA, 93 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Mike TauchmanCF
2Nico Hoerner2B
3Ian HappLF
4Cody Bellinger1B
5Dansby SwansonSS
6Seiya SuzukiRF
7Jeimer CandelarioDH
8Yan GomesC
9Nick Madrigal3B

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Mitch Keller SP

Probable starter · 13-9, 4.21 ERA, 210 K, 1.25 WHIP

Lineup

1Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3Andrew McCutchenDH
4Joshua PalaciosRF
5Connor Joe1B
6Jack SuwinskiCF
7Jihwan Bae2B
8Alika WilliamsSS
9Jason DelayC

The series

CHC win series 3-1

Last meeting: Cubs 5, Pirates 4 (Aug 24)

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Game info

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 24,379
Officials: Adam Hamari (Home Plate Umpire), Nick Mahrley (First Base Umpire), Jacob Metz (Second Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Third Base Umpire)