The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on May 16, 2024 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- Nick Gonzales went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Pirates.
- Jared Jones pitched 6.0 innings for the Pirates, allowing 3 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
- Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Cubs.
- Justin Steele pitched 5.2 innings for the Cubs, allowing 4 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
Pittsburgh Pirates box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmani Grandal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oneil Cruz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Gonzales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alika Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Jones | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Holderman | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Bellinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Madrigal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christopher Morel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel Amaya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Steele | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Hayden Wesneski | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
Before and after
- Pirates · 2024 season · Previous May 15, 2024: PIT 2, MIL 10 · Next May 17, 2024: PIT 9, CHC 3
- Cubs · 2024 season · Previous May 15, 2024: CHC 7, ATL 1 · Next May 17, 2024: PIT 9, CHC 3