MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/19/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2858 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (109-43) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Chicago Cubs (71-81) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
Pirates Claim 5-3 Triumph
The Pittsburgh Pirates knocked off the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, in National League action at Wrigley Field. Pittsburgh pitcher and Pleasanton, California, native Matt Ager had an outstanding performance. Ager got the win, improving to 10-3. He gave up 5 hits and walked 1 over 6.1 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Edwin Díaz was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 50 of 58 save opportunities.

Konnor Griffin broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the third with a run-scoring walk. It put the Pirates in front, 2-1. For the game, Griffin was 1-3 with 2 walks.

"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," Griffin told the Pittsburgh Citizen. "Whatever it takes."

Pittsburgh is now 109-43, Chicago 71-81.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holliday 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .304 33 103
J. Parker 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .299 36 99
J. Walker LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .310 19 74
E. Holliday 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .302 34 102
K. Griffin CF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .246 27 79
R. Velazquez DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .271 21 69
J. Chirello RF 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .240 31 102
J. Lombard SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 7 .240 1 23
P. Aliendo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .210 3 19
Totals 31 5 5 5 9 10 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Holliday (39, 7th Inning off T. Mayza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Holliday , E. Holliday 3 , K. Griffin , J. Chirello
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Holliday , J. Lombard , P. Aliendo
GIDP: P. Aliendo
Sac Fly: J. Lombard
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Holliday (26)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .259 16 44
F. Freeman 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .236 9 53
B. Witt Jr. 3B 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .340 19 98
O. Caissie LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .246 24 85
A. Hernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .349 2 3
N. Martorella DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 19 61
M. Amaya C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 15 63
B. Marsh RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 9 42
   a-N. Allen PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 0 4
   b-S. Frelick RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 3 42
D. Swanson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 11 44
   c-M. Ballesteros PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 5 22
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 13 15      
a - N. Allen pinch hit for B. Marsh in the 7th
b - S. Frelick substituted for N. Allen in the 8th
c - M. Ballesteros pinch hit for D. Swanson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Crow-Armstrong (20, 1st Inning off M. Ager, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Swanson (21, 5th Inning off M. Ager, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Freeman (28, 8th Inning off B. Eisert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman (9, 4th Inning off M. Ager, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Crow-Armstrong 2 , F. Freeman 6 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , N. Martorella , N. Allen , D. Swanson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Crow-Armstrong 2
Sac Fly: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Swanson (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Hernandez-Freeman)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ager W (10-3) 6.1 5 2 2 1 10 1 94 4.62   
B. Eisert H (24) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 2.21   
E. Lanthier H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.67   
E. Díaz SV (50) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ager 64
Batters Faced: M. Ager 25, B. Eisert 4, E. Lanthier 4, E. Díaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ager 5-4, B. Eisert 0-1, E. Lanthier 1-2, E. Díaz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ager 94-65, B. Eisert 13-11, E. Lanthier 11-8, E. Díaz 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Eisert 1-0 , E. Lanthier 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Doval L (0-4) 2.0 3 5 5 6 2 0 72 7.28   
H. Wesneski 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 44 5.77   
Y. Cano 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.46   
T. Mayza 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.03   
T. Scott 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Doval 22
Batters Faced: C. Doval 15, H. Wesneski 11, Y. Cano 4, T. Mayza 4, T. Scott 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Doval 0-4, H. Wesneski 2-3, Y. Cano 2-0, T. Mayza 1-1, T. Scott 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Doval 72-37, H. Wesneski 44-28, Y. Cano 19-9, T. Mayza 10-5, T. Scott 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Wesneski 3-2 , T. Scott 2-0
WP: C. Doval
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Ager
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 19313
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