Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Chi. Cubs 4,
Pittsburgh 2
When: 1:35 PM ET, Thursday, April 8, 2021
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Additon, 1B - Will Little, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Lance Barksdale
Attendance: 7749
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Additon, 1B - Will Little, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Lance Barksdale
Attendance: 7749
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Willson Contreras | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 |
| Javier Baez | SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| Joc Pederson | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .095 |
| Dan Winkler | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Craig Kimbrel | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jake Marisnick | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 |
| David Bote | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .067 |
| Jake Arrieta | SP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Eric Sogard | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Rex Brothers | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Kris Bryant (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Kris Bryant (2), Anthony Rizzo (1), Javier Baez (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Willson Contreras, Kris Bryant 6, Anthony Rizzo 5, Javier Baez 5, Joc Pederson, Jake Marisnick 2, Jason Heyward | |||||||||
| RBI - Kris Bryant (3), Anthony Rizzo (2), Javier Baez 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Javier Baez (6), Jake Marisnick (2), Jake Arrieta (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - David Bote (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Jake Marisnick (1, 2nd by Anderson/Stallings) | |||||||||
| SB - Javier Baez (3, 2nd off Howard/Stallings) | |||||||||
| PO - Jake Marisnick (1st by Anderson) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jake Arrieta (W 2-0) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Rex Brothers (H 2) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Dan Winkler | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Craig Kimbrel (SV 2) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jake Arrieta 89-54, Rex Brothers 18-10, Dan Winkler 15-3, Craig Kimbrel 22-16 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jake Arrieta 3-8, Rex Brothers 0-1, Dan Winkler 0-0, Craig Kimbrel 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jake Arrieta 27, Rex Brothers 4, Dan Winkler 3, Craig Kimbrel 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Craig Kimbrel 3-0 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 |
| Bryan Reynolds | LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .240 |
| Colin Moran | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .280 |
| Phillip Evans | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .368 |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .150 |
| Jacob Stallings | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Dustin Fowler | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .214 |
| Tyler Anderson | SP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 |
| Clay Holmes | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Erik Gonzalez | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .118 |
| Kyle Crick | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam Howard | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Bednar | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wilmer Difo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| Richard Rodriguez | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Colin Moran (2), Gregory Polanco (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Adam Frazier 2, Kevin Newman, Colin Moran 2, Gregory Polanco 3, Jacob Stallings | |||||||||
| RBI - Adam Frazier (3), Dustin Fowler (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Adam Frazier (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Phillip Evans (3), Gregory Polanco (3), Tyler Anderson 2 (2), Wilmer Difo 2 (2) | |||||||||
| SF - Dustin Fowler (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Bryan Reynolds (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 10 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Bryan Reynolds (Contreras at 2nd) | |||||||||
| PO - Tyler Anderson (Marisnick at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Tyler Anderson (L 0-2) | 5.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5.23 |
| Clay Holmes | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Kyle Crick | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sam Howard | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| David Bednar | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Richard Rodriguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Tyler Anderson 78-57, Clay Holmes 8-4, Kyle Crick 13-8, Sam Howard 10-4, David Bednar 1-1, Richard Rodriguez 12-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Tyler Anderson 5-2, Clay Holmes 0-0, Kyle Crick 1-2, Sam Howard 1-0, David Bednar 0-0, Richard Rodriguez 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Tyler Anderson 23, Clay Holmes 2, Kyle Crick 4, Sam Howard 3, David Bednar 1, Richard Rodriguez 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Clay Holmes 1-0, David Bednar 1-0 | ||||||||