MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
05/16/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1235 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (25-20) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Chicago Cubs (22-23) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 4 4 0
Cubs Handle Pirates, 4-1
Chicago and Pittsburgh got after it at Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs picked up a win at Wrigley Field, knocking off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1. Starting pitcher Justin Steele played a key role in the triumph. In 6.2 innings, Steele surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. He allowed 1 run.

Cody Bellinger hit a 2-run triple off Mitch Keller in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Cubs in front, 2-1. Bellinger had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Chicago manager Paul Husch. "It's usually not just one thing."

The Cubs now own a record of 22-23.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hayes 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .306 1 19
C. Arroyo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .283 3 22
O. Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .230 4 15
E. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .296 4 20
M. Gorski RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .189 4 15
B. Reynolds LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
M. Nunez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .256 5 23
J. Suwinski CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .212 6 19
C. Julks DH 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .323 8 24
   a-T. Marcano DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .350 0 1
Totals 35 1 8 1 2 8 16      
a - T. Marcano inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Julks 2 (11, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Hayes (17, 3rd Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hayes 3 , C. Arroyo , M. Gorski , B. Reynolds 2 , C. Julks 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Arroyo 2 , O. Cruz , M. Nunez
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hoerner 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .264 1 9
C. Bellinger RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .239 6 24
I. Happ 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .213 4 14
S. Suzuki DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242 2 12
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .210 5 11
B. Davis LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .218 9 25
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 3 10
C. Strumpf 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .206 6 16
C. Casali C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .128 0 1
Totals 28 4 4 4 5 7 13      
BATTING
Triples: C. Bellinger (1, 5th Inning off M. Keller, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Strumpf (6, 6th Inning off C. Selby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Bellinger 3 , C. Strumpf 5 , C. Casali
2-out RBI: C. Strumpf
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Suzuki , B. Davis
Hit by Pitch: B. Davis
Team LOB: 6
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Keller L (4-4) 5.1 3 3 3 4 5 0 92 3.27   
C. Selby 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 28 2.70   
B. Bowden 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Keller 51
Batters Faced: M. Keller 24, C. Selby 6, B. Bowden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Keller 9-2, C. Selby 0-2, B. Bowden 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Keller 92-59, C. Selby 28-14, B. Bowden 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Selby 1-1 , B. Bowden 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Keller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele W (4-3) 6.2 6 1 1 0 7 0 91 5.04   
B. Hughes H (6) 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 27 2.31   
A. Alzolay SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 65
Batters Faced: J. Steele 26, B. Hughes 8, A. Alzolay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 4-9, B. Hughes 3-0, A. Alzolay 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 91-60, B. Hughes 27-12, A. Alzolay 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hughes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Steele
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 29973
Special Notes: LF Corey Julks was injured while running the bases.
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