PIT vs CHC — MainMarket Sports

Major League BaseballWrigley Field · Chicago, Illinois

Pittsburgh

Pirates

Final

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Top hitters

PIT

AVG

.344▼

CHC

AVG

.316▼

2Carson Kelly2-5 · 2B · 1 RBI.308
3Michael Conforto1-1 · 2B.300
4Moisés Ballesteros2-3 · HR · 1 RBI.294▼

Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Starting pitchers

PIT

Starter

Bubba Chandler

Pittsburgh Pirates · 0-1

5.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 42nd

3.86 ERA · 14 K · 1.57 WHIP

CHC

Starter

Jameson Taillon

Chicago Cubs · 0-1

6.0 IP, 6 ER, 10 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 10th

4.86 ERA · 17 K · 1.26 WHIP

Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Contact quality

PIT6 R · .309 xBA

CHC7 R · .319 xBA

The 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, 7 GB

Looking ahead

The Cubs sit 2nd in the NL Central, 7 games back — coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Pirates sit 4th in the NL Central, 12½ games back — losers of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
PIT wins series 2-1.
The Cubs are up next at CIN (Jul 10-12).
The Pirates are up next home vs MIL (Jul 10-12).

Line score

Inn	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	7	1
CHC	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	1	7	10	0

Statcast

Hardest hit · PIT
O. Cruz · Home Run
111 mph · .650 xBA
Hardest hit · CHC
M. Ballesteros · Single
107.2 mph · .480 xBA
Longest hit
B. Lowe · Home Run
444 ft · 1.000 xBA
Best barrel
B. Lowe · Home Run
108.5 mph · 1.000 xBA
Fastest pitch
B. Chandler · 4-Seam Fastball
100.5 mph

Game MVP · win probability

Michael Busch
CHC
+42%
Brandon Lowe
PIT
+22%
Daniel Palencia
CHC
+20%

Scoring summary

Cruz homered to center (422 feet).1st Inning1-0
Lowe homered to right center (372 feet), Ozuna scored, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored.2nd Inning5-0
Swanson homered to left center (391 feet).3rd Inning5-1
Ballesteros homered to center (427 feet).3rd Inning5-2
Lowe homered to right center (444 feet).5th Inning6-2
Bregman hit sacrifice fly to left, Hoerner scored.5th Inning6-3
Bregman popped out to second, Swanson scored.7th Inning6-4
Busch singled to left, Suzuki scored on error and Swanson scored on throwing error by left fielder Reynolds, Busch to second.8th Inning6-6
Kelly singled to center, Kingery scored, Suzuki to second, Happ to third.9th Inning6-7

Box score

Hitting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
O. Cruz	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	1	3	23	.339	.400	.644
B. Lowe	2-4	4	2	2	5	2	1	2	18	.224	.356	.571
B. Reynolds	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.259	.343	.431
R. O'Hearn	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	14	.333	.419	.549
N. Yorke	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.344	.463	.438
M. Ozuna	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	16	.070	.167	.070
S. Horwitz	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	19	.216	.333	.243
B. Cook	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K. Griffin	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	10	.138	.235	.172
J. Bart	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	.105	.190	.105

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
B. Chandler	5.1	5	3	3	2	4	2	91-64	3.86	91
H. Barco	1.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	32-21	6.43	32
J. Lawrence	1.0	1	2	1	2	2	0	29-16	9.82	29
J. Urquidy	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	22-12	3.38	22

Win probability

PIT 0%CHC 100%

Win probability over timeCHC win %

Biggest swing: Busch singled to left, Suzuki scored on error and Swanson scored on throwing error by left fielder Reynolds, Busch to second. (+44% CHC)

Team stats

PITCHC

Hits

Runs

Home Runs

RBI

Stolen Bases

Walks

Strikeouts

Runners LOB

Statcast profile

PITCHC

7.77%

Barrel%

7.99%

40.6%

Hard-hit%

40.11%

.320

xwOBA

.330

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