Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PIT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Who won: Cubs 7-6
The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Wrigley Field. The Pirates win the series 2-1. The Cubs outscored the Pirates 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Moises Ballesteros went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs. Brandon Lowe went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI for the Pirates.
Scoring
Cruz homered to center (422 feet).
Lowe homered to right center (372 feet), Ozuna scored, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored.
Swanson homered to left center (391 feet).
Ballesteros homered to center (427 feet).
Lowe homered to right center (444 feet).
Bregman hit sacrifice fly to left, Hoerner scored.
Bregman popped out to second, Swanson scored.
Busch singled to left, Suzuki scored on error and Swanson scored on throwing error by left fielder Reynolds, Busch to second.
Kelly singled to center, Kingery scored, Suzuki to second, Happ to third.
Scores shown as PIT-CHC.
