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Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

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Pittsburgh Pirates
52-71, 18-42 Away
Final
3 - 2
Chicago Cubs
68-53, 36-23 Home

Jack Suwinski's tiebreaking homer in the 9th lifts Pirates over struggling Cubs 3-2

Jack Suwinski's 9th inning HR gives Pirates 3-2 win

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Suwinski, a Chicago native, hit Daniel Palencia's (1-3) 1-1 fastball the opposite way, into the left-field bleachers for his third homer. The Pirates ended a five-game losing steak and sent the Cubs to their fourth loss in five games.

Pete Crow-Armstrong broke out of a 3-for-41 slump by going 3 for 3 with his first RBI since July 30. Crow-Armstrong also was hit by a pitch and scored a run. The Cubs All-Star was thrown out twice on the bases; trying to stretch a single to double in the fourth and was caught stealing in the ninth after leading off with a single.

Andrew McCutchen and Isaiah Kiner-Falefa each had an RBI double.

The Cubs entered eight games behind surging NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Matt Shaw added a sac fly.

Dennis Santana (4-4) got the final four outs for the win.

Pirates rookie Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on three hits in five innings, striking our four and walking none in his third and longest start

Cubs starter Colin Rea allowed one run on three hits in five innings.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on McCutchen's double. The Cubs tied it in the bottom half on Crow-Armstrong’s RBI single.

Kiner-Falefa's RBI double in the seventh put Pittsburgh ahead 2-1. The Cubs tied it at 2 in the bottom half on Shaw's sac fly with the bases loaded, scoring Crow-Armstrong from third.

Key moment The Cubs loaded the bases with none out in the seventh and scored only one run. After Shaw's sac fly, reliever Isaac Mattson got pinch hitter Carson Kelly and Justin Turner to pop out.

Key stat Crow-Armstrong's double was his first extra base hit since Aug. 1.

Up next Pirates RHP Mike Burrows (1-4, 4.66 ERA) faces Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (8-5, 3.19) on Saturday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Hoerner flied out to left.
9th Inning Crow-Armstrong caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
9th Inning Crow-Armstrong singled to center.
9th Inning Davis flied out to center.
9th Inning Triolo grounded out to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 1
10 Ground Balls 13
8 Strikeouts 6
3 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
6 Hits 6
2 Stolen Bases 0
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
32 At Bats 30
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
8 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 2
14 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 2
142 Pitches 127
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
11 Total Bases 8
35 Plate Appearances 34
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
3 Extra Base Hits 2
3.3 Runs Created 1.6
.188 Batting Average .200
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.344 Slugging Percentage .267
.281 Secondary Average .067
.257 On Base Percentage .265
.601 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .531
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.1
3.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.6
27.0 Batter Rating 18.0
32.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.06 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.74
.156 Isolated Power .067
0.25 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.33
.057 Walks Per Plate Appearance .059
.094 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.133
6.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.3
74.8 MLB Rating 70.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,044 | Capacity:

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 58 L3 0.60544217 89
Chicago 6 63 W1 0.56551725 82
Cincinnati 15 72 W1 0.50344825 73
St. Louis 16.5 74 L2 0.49315068 72
Pittsburgh 24 81 L4 0.4413793 64
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