The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 12-1 on May 26, 2026 at PNC Park.
Final · PNC Park
Top performers
- Ian Happ went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Cubs.
- Ryan Rolison pitched 1.2 innings for the Cubs, allowing 0 earned runs with 1 strikeouts.
- Esmerlyn Valdez went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Pirates.
- Braxton Ashcraft pitched 6.1 innings for the Pirates, allowing 1 earned run with 5 strikeouts.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moises Ballesteros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carson Kelly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rolison | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell Ozuna | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Gonzales | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Reynolds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Konnor Griffin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Esmerlyn Valdez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Oneil Cruz | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Horwitz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Triolo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Mangum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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