Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. Cubs 3,
Pittsburgh 2
When: 2:20 PM ET, Saturday, May 8, 2021
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 50°
Umpires: Home - Brennan Miller, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Mark Carlson
Attendance: 10343
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 50°
Umpires: Home - Brennan Miller, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Jordan Baker, 3B - Mark Carlson
Attendance: 10343
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Wilmer Difo | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .231 |
| Phillip Evans | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .216 |
| Colin Moran | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| Todd Frazier | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .032 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Ka'ai Tom | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Michael Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .129 |
| Wil Crowe | SP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| Sam Howard | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clay Holmes | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jacob Stallings | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| David Bednar | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Adam Frazier (10) | |||||||||
| HR - Ka'ai Tom (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Adam Frazier 4, Erik Gonzalez 2, Ka'ai Tom 4, Kevin Newman | |||||||||
| RBI - Ka'ai Tom 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Wilmer Difo 3 (11), Colin Moran (11), Todd Frazier (6), Michael Perez (5) | |||||||||
| S - Wil Crowe (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 11 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Adam Frazier (3, 2nd off Williams/Contreras), Ka'ai Tom (1, 2nd off Williams/Contreras) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Wilmer Difo (2) | |||||||||
| PO - Wil Crowe (Bote at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Wil Crowe | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.02 |
| Sam Howard (L 2-2) | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Clay Holmes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 |
| WP - Wil Crowe, Clay Holmes | ||||||||
| HBP - Willson Contreras (by Crowe) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Wil Crowe 93-58, Sam Howard 21-11, Clay Holmes 10-8, David Bednar 10-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Wil Crowe 4-5, Sam Howard 0-0, Clay Holmes 0-0, David Bednar 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Wil Crowe 23, Sam Howard 3, Clay Holmes 2, David Bednar 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Clay Holmes 1-1 | ||||||||
Chi. Cubs
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Joc Pederson | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .172 |
| Andrew Chafin | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Craig Kimbrel | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kris Bryant | CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Javier Baez | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Jake Marisnick | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .178 |
| David Bote | 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .198 |
| Eric Sogard | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .111 |
| Trevor Williams | SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Nick Martini | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Keegan Thompson | RP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Duffy | PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Totals | 27 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Willson Contreras, David Bote, Matt Duffy | |||||||||
| RBI - Willson Contreras (17), Eric Sogard (5), Matt Duffy (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Matt Duffy (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Joc Pederson (9), David Bote 2 (16) | |||||||||
| SF - Eric Sogard (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jason Heyward (3, 2nd off Holmes/Perez) | |||||||||
| PO - David Bote (2nd by Crowe) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Javier Baez (9) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Trevor Williams | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5.81 |
| Keegan Thompson (W 1-0) | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Chafin (H 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Craig Kimbrel (SV 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Trevor Williams 83-53, Keegan Thompson 37-24, Andrew Chafin 13-7, Craig Kimbrel 16-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Trevor Williams 5-1, Keegan Thompson 6-2, Andrew Chafin 1-0, Craig Kimbrel 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Trevor Williams 20, Keegan Thompson 12, Andrew Chafin 4, Craig Kimbrel 4 | ||||||||