• Happ wins it with a single to right. Cubs 3, Pirates 2
• Berti down swinging. Wicked splitter gets him chasing.
• David Bednar enters and intentionally walks Tucker. Double steal by Vidal Brujan and Tucker puts runners on second and third with nobody out.
• Davis lines out to right and IKF lines out to second to end the top half of the 10th.
• ChrisFlexen enters for the Cubs and immediately gets Hayes to ground out 6-3. Frazier holds at second.
• End of ninth inning: Turner grounds out 5-3. Extras at Wrigley.
• Hoerner doubles to right. Runners on second and third with two outs.
• Two-out single to center for Swanson.
• DennisSantana gets the ninth.
• Pressly gets Horwitz and Canario swinging before Frazier grounds out to end the top half.
• End of eighth inning: PCA flies out to center and we head to the ninth as Ryan Pressly enters.
• Canario struggles with the sun and almost drops Happ's popout near the right-field line.
• Berti lines out to IKF.
• Just like that the top half is over as Gonzales grounds into an inning-ending double play.
• Reynolds lines out to center. PCA makes it look easy with that catch.
• Cruz draws a four-pitch walk. Nice way to start the eighth.
• Génesis Cabrera enters for the Cubs.
• End of seventh inning: Mattson works another clean inning as McGuire flies out to left.
• Turner pops out to second. Two away.
• Keller's final line: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 Ks. He threw 88 pitches, 61 strikes and earned another quality start.
• Horwitz leans over the railing at the top of the Pirates' dugout to make a catch on a Hoerner popout.
• IKF pops out to second and that ends the top half. Mattson has entered.
• Isaac Mattson is warming in the Pirates' bullpen.
• Davis walks on four pitches.
• Frazier and Hayes both groundout and now Henry Davis is going to hit for Sullivan.
• End of sixth inning: Swanson lines out short of the wall in right. That's going to bring in Caleb Thielbar for the Cubs.
• Busch flies out to left.
• Suzuki turns on a high fastball and it falls short of the left field seats as Cruz catches it on the warning track.
• Canario grounds out back to the mound.
• As I write that last entry, Horwitz singles into left. Wonder if he heard me.
• Gonzales grounds out to Hoerner. The Pirates haven't had a base hit since that two-run first inning.
• Reynolds strikes out on an outside cutter. He's 0 for 3 today and 1 for his last 23.
• End of fifth inning: Seven straight now for Keller as PCA lines out to second. Keller is at 76 pitches.
• Berti strikes out on a 3-2 slider and Happ flies out to left on a first-pitch fastball down the middle.
• Cruz hits a line drive to the warning track in center field but PCA tracks it down just short of the ivy. It had a 107 mph exit velocity and traveled 398 feet.
• IKF strikes out on a foul tip. That turns it back to the top of the order.
• Man, that's brutal. Sullivan strokes one into right and it had the distance for a home run if it went about five or 10 feet to the left. Instead, Suzuki makes the catch on the warning track. Sullivan knew he could've had one there. Threw his arms over his head as he talked back to the dugout.
• End of fourth inning: Keller gets his first 1-2-3 inning of the afternoon as he strikes out McGuire with a changeup on the inside edge.
• Two quick outs for Mitch as Hoerner grounds out to third and Turner flies out to right.
• Frazier strikes out before Hayes hits a groundball to Swanson for the third out.
• Canario sees six pitches and draws a walk.
• Horwitz grounds out to first to start the fourth. Just rolled over on a splitter.
• End of third inning: Swanson hits a ball to third and Hayes quickly fires to second for the out.
• Busch is now 2 for 2 after the ball bounces off Horwitz's glove.
• Suzuki flies out on a 2-2 slider to right.
• Quick 6-3 groundout from PCA. One away.
• Three outs and three flyouts to left in the third.
• Reynolds does the same and there's two away.
• Cruz swings at a first-pitch fastball on the inner edge and flies out to left.
• End of second inning: Keller gets Happ looking at a changeup on the inside.
• Keller walks McGuire and then gets Berti to ground out to second. Runner on second, two outs.
• Turner pops out to Hayes for the first out in the bottom half.
• IKF pops out to short and the defense is quickly put back onto the field.
• Hayes pops out to first and Sullivan strikes out on three pitches. Two quick outs for Rea.
• End of first inning: Hoerner grounds out to Gonzales.
• RUN: Pirates scored two, but Keller lets the Cubs right back into it as Swanson singles into right to score Busch. Tied, 2-2
• Busch hits a ground-rule double on a flare into shallow left field.
• RUN: After PCA grounded out to second to move Happ to third, Suzuki drives Happ in but is out at first as Gonzales makes a nice backhanded play. Two away. Pirates, 2-1
• Happ walks and immediately steals second on the first pitch to Crow-Armstrong.
• Frazier flies out to center field but the Pirates strike twice in the top of the first.
• RUN: Canario breaks his bat on an infield ground ball and is thrown out at first as Gonzales scores. Pirates, 2-0
• RUN: Cruz takes off on a 1-2 pitch and comes home to score as Horwitz singles into right field. Gonzales ends up on third. Pirates, 1-0
• Gonzales singles into left. Runners on first and second with one out.
• Reynolds lines out to shortstop. Swanson tries to double up Cruz at first but his throw is late.
• Cruz singles through the right side after squaring up a low curveball.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Cubs, Colin Rea to Oneil Cruz, Wrigley Field, 2:20 p.m., Eastern, 75 degrees, clear
• For Don Kelly’s visitors:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF 2. Bryan Reynolds, DH 3. Nick Gonzales, 2B 4. Spencer Horwitz, 1B 5. Alexander Canario, RF 6. Adam Frazier, LF 7. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B 8. Brett Sullivan, C 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Craig Counsell’s Cubs:
1. Ian Happ, LF 2. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF 3. Seiya Suzuki, RF 4. Michael Busch, 1B 5. Dansby Swanson, SS 6. Nico Hoerner, 2B 7. Justin Turner, DH 8. Reese McGuire, C 9. Jon Berti, 3B
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Greg Macafee
2:08 am - 06.15.2025CHICAGOFinal: Cubs 3, Pirates 2
• Who: Pirates (29-43) vs. Cubs (43-28)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 73
• When: 2:20 p.m., Eastern
• Where: Wrigley Field
• Weather: 75°, partly cloudy
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (1-9, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Colin Rea (4-2, 3.92 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 184/845/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Cubs
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Happ wins it with a single to right. Cubs 3, Pirates 2
• Berti down swinging. Wicked splitter gets him chasing.
• David Bednar enters and intentionally walks Tucker. Double steal by Vidal Brujan and Tucker puts runners on second and third with nobody out.
• Davis lines out to right and IKF lines out to second to end the top half of the 10th.
• Chris Flexen enters for the Cubs and immediately gets Hayes to ground out 6-3. Frazier holds at second.
• End of ninth inning: Turner grounds out 5-3. Extras at Wrigley.
• Hoerner doubles to right. Runners on second and third with two outs.
• Two-out single to center for Swanson.
• Dennis Santana gets the ninth.
• Pressly gets Horwitz and Canario swinging before Frazier grounds out to end the top half.
• End of eighth inning: PCA flies out to center and we head to the ninth as Ryan Pressly enters.
• Canario struggles with the sun and almost drops Happ's popout near the right-field line.
• Berti lines out to IKF.
• Just like that the top half is over as Gonzales grounds into an inning-ending double play.
• Reynolds lines out to center. PCA makes it look easy with that catch.
• Cruz draws a four-pitch walk. Nice way to start the eighth.
• Génesis Cabrera enters for the Cubs.
• End of seventh inning: Mattson works another clean inning as McGuire flies out to left.
• Turner pops out to second. Two away.
• Keller's final line: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 Ks. He threw 88 pitches, 61 strikes and earned another quality start.
• Horwitz leans over the railing at the top of the Pirates' dugout to make a catch on a Hoerner popout.
• IKF pops out to second and that ends the top half. Mattson has entered.
• Isaac Mattson is warming in the Pirates' bullpen.
• Davis walks on four pitches.
• Frazier and Hayes both groundout and now Henry Davis is going to hit for Sullivan.
• End of sixth inning: Swanson lines out short of the wall in right. That's going to bring in Caleb Thielbar for the Cubs.
• Busch flies out to left.
• Suzuki turns on a high fastball and it falls short of the left field seats as Cruz catches it on the warning track.
• Canario grounds out back to the mound.
• As I write that last entry, Horwitz singles into left. Wonder if he heard me.
• Gonzales grounds out to Hoerner. The Pirates haven't had a base hit since that two-run first inning.
• Reynolds strikes out on an outside cutter. He's 0 for 3 today and 1 for his last 23.
• End of fifth inning: Seven straight now for Keller as PCA lines out to second. Keller is at 76 pitches.
• Berti strikes out on a 3-2 slider and Happ flies out to left on a first-pitch fastball down the middle.
• Cruz hits a line drive to the warning track in center field but PCA tracks it down just short of the ivy. It had a 107 mph exit velocity and traveled 398 feet.
• IKF strikes out on a foul tip. That turns it back to the top of the order.
• Man, that's brutal. Sullivan strokes one into right and it had the distance for a home run if it went about five or 10 feet to the left. Instead, Suzuki makes the catch on the warning track. Sullivan knew he could've had one there. Threw his arms over his head as he talked back to the dugout.
• End of fourth inning: Keller gets his first 1-2-3 inning of the afternoon as he strikes out McGuire with a changeup on the inside edge.
• Two quick outs for Mitch as Hoerner grounds out to third and Turner flies out to right.
• Frazier strikes out before Hayes hits a groundball to Swanson for the third out.
• Canario sees six pitches and draws a walk.
• Horwitz grounds out to first to start the fourth. Just rolled over on a splitter.
• End of third inning: Swanson hits a ball to third and Hayes quickly fires to second for the out.
• Busch is now 2 for 2 after the ball bounces off Horwitz's glove.
• Suzuki flies out on a 2-2 slider to right.
• Quick 6-3 groundout from PCA. One away.
• Three outs and three flyouts to left in the third.
• Reynolds does the same and there's two away.
• Cruz swings at a first-pitch fastball on the inner edge and flies out to left.
• End of second inning: Keller gets Happ looking at a changeup on the inside.
• Keller walks McGuire and then gets Berti to ground out to second. Runner on second, two outs.
• Turner pops out to Hayes for the first out in the bottom half.
• IKF pops out to short and the defense is quickly put back onto the field.
• Hayes pops out to first and Sullivan strikes out on three pitches. Two quick outs for Rea.
• End of first inning: Hoerner grounds out to Gonzales.
• RUN: Pirates scored two, but Keller lets the Cubs right back into it as Swanson singles into right to score Busch. Tied, 2-2
• Busch hits a ground-rule double on a flare into shallow left field.
• RUN: After PCA grounded out to second to move Happ to third, Suzuki drives Happ in but is out at first as Gonzales makes a nice backhanded play. Two away. Pirates, 2-1
• Happ walks and immediately steals second on the first pitch to Crow-Armstrong.
• Frazier flies out to center field but the Pirates strike twice in the top of the first.
• RUN: Canario breaks his bat on an infield ground ball and is thrown out at first as Gonzales scores. Pirates, 2-0
• RUN: Cruz takes off on a 1-2 pitch and comes home to score as Horwitz singles into right field. Gonzales ends up on third. Pirates, 1-0
• Gonzales singles into left. Runners on first and second with one out.
• Reynolds lines out to shortstop. Swanson tries to double up Cruz at first but his throw is late.
• Cruz singles through the right side after squaring up a low curveball.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Cubs, Colin Rea to Oneil Cruz, Wrigley Field, 2:20 p.m., Eastern, 75 degrees, clear
• For Don Kelly’s visitors:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF
2. Bryan Reynolds, DH
3. Nick Gonzales, 2B
4. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
5. Alexander Canario, RF
6. Adam Frazier, LF
7. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
8. Brett Sullivan, C
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Craig Counsell’s Cubs:
1. Ian Happ, LF
2. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF
3. Seiya Suzuki, RF
4. Michael Busch, 1B
5. Dansby Swanson, SS
6. Nico Hoerner, 2B
7. Justin Turner, DH
8. Reese McGuire, C
9. Jon Berti, 3B
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