Major League BaseballPNC Park · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



CHC
Nico Hoerner3-5.301▼
Michael Busch3-4 · 2 2B · HR · 1 RBI.259▼
Carson Kelly2-5 · 2B.257
PIT
Spencer Horwitzvs RHP .2911-3.260
Bryan Reynolds0-4.241
Jared Triolo0-4.224Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
CHC
PIT
Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
CHC4 R · .380 xBA
PIT1 R · .165 xBAThe scoreboard matched the contact — CHC both hit it harder and scored more.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
CHC win2nd in the NL Central, 7½ GB| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |








Busch homered to right (385 feet).1st Inning1-0
Crow-Armstrong singled to left, Happ scored, Ballesteros to second.1st Inning2-0
Cruz tripled to right, Horwitz scored.1st Inning2-1
Happ hit sacrifice fly to center, Busch scored.2nd Inning3-1
Crow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to right, Ballesteros scored, Kelly to third.5th Inning4-1| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Busch | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .259 | .337 | .498 |
| N. Hoerner | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .301 | .351 | .401 |
| I. Happ | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .241 | .345 | .419 |
| M. Ballesteros | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .306 | .390 | .472 |
| C. Kelly | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .257 | .341 | .449 |
| P. Crow-Armstrong | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .248 | .290 | .485 |
| D. Swanson | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .250 | .304 | .422 |
| W. Castro | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .172 | .252 | .237 |
| M. Shaw | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .224 | .291 | .378 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Horton | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 79-49 | 2.66 | 79 |
| D. Pomeranz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 2.20 | 15 |
| A. Kittredge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.24 | 11 |
| C. Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 1.94 | 12 |
| B. Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.16 | 12 |
CHC 100%PIT 0% 
Biggest swing: Cruz tripled to right, Horwitz scored. (+13% PIT)
CHCPIT
CHCPIT
Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)
Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant
Pirates
Wilber Dotel · RPJul 1115-Day-IL
Endy Rodriguez · CJul 1710-Day-IL
Evan Sisk · RPJul 1715-Day-IL
Chris Devenski · RPJul 1760-Day-IL
Spencer Horwitz · 1BJul 2410-Day-IL
Cubs
Riley Martin · RPJul 1215-Day-IL
Hunter Harvey · RPJul 1260-Day-IL
Phil Maton · RPJul 1715-Day-IL
Matt Shaw · RFJul 1710-Day-IL
Ethan Roberts · RPJul 1715-Day-ILSend someone this game's postgame recap.


Pace current win rate over a full 162 · Pythagthe record you'd expect from runs scored vs allowed (+ = winning more than that, − = fewer)
MLB Stats API
CHC52-42· 41-35 away
PIT47-47· 42-35 home+3 earlier meetings this season
CHCLast 6Rec 87-64
PITLast 6Rec 65-87
LADL161-34
MILW159-34
TBW155-37
ATLL154-39
NYYW252-42
CHCL252-42
ATL68-8332-44 away6
WSH62-8931-45 home3
CLE79-7138-37 away7
DET85-6646-30 home5
ATL69-8333-44 away5
WSH62-9031-46 home0
ATH71-8038-38 away2
BOS82-6945-31 home1
SD82-6935-41 away3
NYM78-7347-29 home8
TOR89-6239-37 away6
TB73-7838-38 home5
LAA69-8232-44 away2
MIL92-5949-27 home9
BAL71-8035-42 away8
CWS57-9532-45 home7