• Final. Pham grounds out to second. He went 0 for 4.
• Kiner-Falefa knobs a 4-3. Two outs. You'll never guess who's up to make the last out.
• Frazier leads off the ninth with a 3-1 rollover.
• Counsell's going to Ryan Pressly, who hasn't been used in a save situation for a couple months. On merit, too. So this will either be his big comeback or another bomb.
• End eighth inning. Tucker whiffed by Borucki.
• Happ's retired on the rare 1-4-3 groundout. Caromed off Mattson. He seems fine. Regardless, Kelly's coming to get him in favor of Ryan Borucki.
• Mattson gets Shaw to pop up to open the Chicago eighth.
• Horwitz strikes out for the third time tonight. He tried to check his swing on a slider in the dirt.
• 5-3, Reynolds.
• Daniel Palencia enters for the Cubs and McCutchen hits a hopper over his glove but Hoerner fields it and makes a clean throw to first.
• End seventh inning: Mattson walks Busch but gets Hoerner to fly out to center to work a scoreless frame.
• Kelly hits a soft grounder back to Mattson. Two away.
• Mattson strikes out Swanson looking with a low changeup. Took just three pitches.
• Mattson enters. Heaney's final line: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 7 K
• A: 40, 174
• Big moment wasted there for Cruz as he strikes out on a slider right down the middle.
• RUN: Triolo walks on four straight pitches to drive in a run. Cubs, 3-2
• Big spot for Triolo right here.
• Sullivan is hit in the foot and that loads the bases.
• Pham strikes out looking at an inside sweeper.
• Isaac Mattson is warming in the Pirates' pen.
• IKF singles into left past Shaw and that runs Taillon from the game. His final line: 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. Brad Keller enters.
• RUN: Frazier singles into left and Horwitz scores, luckily, from second. He could've gotten thrown out by a mile if the relay throw went home. Cubs, 3-1
• Tucker almost hit one out down the right field line and then strikes out looking on an inside sinker.
• Sullivan tracks down a Happ popout in foul territory.
• McCutchen rolls over on a curveball to third.
• Cruz gets a fastball up-and-away and makes solid contact but it's right at Crow-Armstrong in center.
• Triolo walks on six pitches.
• Sullivan flies out to right. One away.
• End of fifth inning: Heaney records his fifth strikeout as Shaw swings over a low changeup.
• Hoerner rolls over on a changeup to IKF. Two away.
• Busch popped up to IKF, who called off Triolo.
• Pham flies out to right to end the top half. Pirates haven't had a hit since Cutch's single in the first. 13 of the last 14 hitters have been retired.
• Frazier flies out to left and IKF smokes one right at Busch at first. Two away.
• End of fourth inning: Kelly pops out to second but the damage is done.
• Swanson follows it up with a single into center.
• HOME RUN: Crow-Armstrong just crushed a four-seam fastball way above the zone into the right field seats. Cubs, 2-0
• Tucker registers Chicago's first hit with a single into center.
• Heaney comes back with a strikeout of his own. Got Happ on three pitches. He's only at 30 pitches.
• Horwitz then watches a sinker catch the inner edge. That's two strikeouts for him tonight and Taillon is up to seven. Going to be one of those nights for the Pirates.
• Reynolds watches Taillon's curveball catch the bottom right corner for strike three.
• Cutch pops out to second on a cutter down the middle.
• End of third inning: Shaw then pops up to Frazier. Cruz was coming in from center and almost took out Frazier. He slid at the last second, avoiding the collision.
• Heaney with two quick outs as he strikes out Busch and gets Hoerner to fly out to right.
• Cruz gets gunned down trying to steal second. Kelly made a nice throw and Hoerner made the tag in the middle of Cruz's back.
• Nice patience by Cruz to draw a walk. Puts one on with two away.
• Triolo then lines out to center. Got a hold of it though.
• Seven-pitch at bat for Sullivan but he strikes out swinging.
• End of second inning: Swanson strikes out looking at a low fastball and then Heaney dots a fastball at the bottom right corner to catch Kelly looking.
• Crow-Armstrong grounds out to second. Frazier getting a lot of action tonight.
• Pham set down on six pitches. Taillon gets him with a sweeper that breaks out of the zone.
• IKF watches a called third strike at the top of the zone. Two away.
• Frazier rolls over on a curveball to second.
• End of first inning: Tucker flies out to center and Suzuki hits a rocket to a perfectly positioned Frazier.
• Heaney avoids damage to start as Happ, a known Pirate killer, grounds out to second.
• Horwitz strikes out on Taillon's curveball.
• Reynolds flies out to center.
• Cutch singles into left
• Cruz strikes out to start this one.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Cubs, Jameson Taillon to Oneil Cruz, Wrigley Field, 8:05 p.m., Eastern, 64 degrees, cloudy
• Don Kelly decides to sit Ke'Bryan Hayes and Nick Gonzales while reinserting Pham and moving Kiner-Falefa up:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF 2. Andrew McCutchen, DH 3. Bryan Reynolds, RF 4. Spencer Horwitz, 1B 5. Adam Frazier, 2B 6. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS 7. Tommy Pham, LF 8. Brett Sullivan, C 9. Jared Triolo, 3B
• For Craig Counsell's Cubs:
1. Ian Happ, LF 2. Kyle Tucker, RF 3. Seiya Suzuki, DH 4. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF 5. Dansby Swanson, SS 6. Carson Kelly, C 7. Michael Busch, 1B 8. Nico Hoerner, 2B 9. Matt Shaw, 3B
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Greg Macafee
3:07 am - 06.12.2025CHICAGOFinal: Cubs 3, Pirates 2
• Who: Pirates (28-41) vs. Cubs (41-27)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 70
• When: 8:05 p.m., Eastern
• Where: Wrigley Field
• Weather: 66°, clear
• Pitchers: LHP Andrew Heaney (3-4, 3.24 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (6-3, 3.54 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 180/845/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Cubs
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Final. Pham grounds out to second. He went 0 for 4.
• Kiner-Falefa knobs a 4-3. Two outs. You'll never guess who's up to make the last out.
• Frazier leads off the ninth with a 3-1 rollover.
• Counsell's going to Ryan Pressly, who hasn't been used in a save situation for a couple months. On merit, too. So this will either be his big comeback or another bomb.
• End eighth inning. Tucker whiffed by Borucki.
• Happ's retired on the rare 1-4-3 groundout. Caromed off Mattson. He seems fine. Regardless, Kelly's coming to get him in favor of Ryan Borucki.
• Mattson gets Shaw to pop up to open the Chicago eighth.
• Horwitz strikes out for the third time tonight. He tried to check his swing on a slider in the dirt.
• 5-3, Reynolds.
• Daniel Palencia enters for the Cubs and McCutchen hits a hopper over his glove but Hoerner fields it and makes a clean throw to first.
• End seventh inning: Mattson walks Busch but gets Hoerner to fly out to center to work a scoreless frame.
• Kelly hits a soft grounder back to Mattson. Two away.
• Mattson strikes out Swanson looking with a low changeup. Took just three pitches.
• Mattson enters. Heaney's final line: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 7 K
• A: 40, 174
• Big moment wasted there for Cruz as he strikes out on a slider right down the middle.
• RUN: Triolo walks on four straight pitches to drive in a run. Cubs, 3-2
• Big spot for Triolo right here.
• Sullivan is hit in the foot and that loads the bases.
• Pham strikes out looking at an inside sweeper.
• Isaac Mattson is warming in the Pirates' pen.
• IKF singles into left past Shaw and that runs Taillon from the game. His final line: 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K. Brad Keller enters.
• RUN: Frazier singles into left and Horwitz scores, luckily, from second. He could've gotten thrown out by a mile if the relay throw went home. Cubs, 3-1
• Horwitz doubles into left field after Happ tried to make a diving catch.
• Reynolds flies out to right field.
• End of sixth inning: Heaney catches PCA looking at a fastball on the outer edge. His seventh strikeout.
• HOME RUN: Suzuki cranks a 2-1 changeup at the top of the zone into the left field seats. Cubs, 3-0
• Tucker almost hit one out down the right field line and then strikes out looking on an inside sinker.
• Sullivan tracks down a Happ popout in foul territory.
• McCutchen rolls over on a curveball to third.
• Cruz gets a fastball up-and-away and makes solid contact but it's right at Crow-Armstrong in center.
• Triolo walks on six pitches.
• Sullivan flies out to right. One away.
• End of fifth inning: Heaney records his fifth strikeout as Shaw swings over a low changeup.
• Hoerner rolls over on a changeup to IKF. Two away.
• Busch popped up to IKF, who called off Triolo.
• Pham flies out to right to end the top half. Pirates haven't had a hit since Cutch's single in the first. 13 of the last 14 hitters have been retired.
• Frazier flies out to left and IKF smokes one right at Busch at first. Two away.
• End of fourth inning: Kelly pops out to second but the damage is done.
• Swanson follows it up with a single into center.
• HOME RUN: Crow-Armstrong just crushed a four-seam fastball way above the zone into the right field seats. Cubs, 2-0
• Wow. Frazier just went a long way to rob Suzuki of a hit, making a sliding catch near the right-field foul line.
• Tucker registers Chicago's first hit with a single into center.
• Heaney comes back with a strikeout of his own. Got Happ on three pitches. He's only at 30 pitches.
• Horwitz then watches a sinker catch the inner edge. That's two strikeouts for him tonight and Taillon is up to seven. Going to be one of those nights for the Pirates.
• Reynolds watches Taillon's curveball catch the bottom right corner for strike three.
• Cutch pops out to second on a cutter down the middle.
• End of third inning: Shaw then pops up to Frazier. Cruz was coming in from center and almost took out Frazier. He slid at the last second, avoiding the collision.
• Heaney with two quick outs as he strikes out Busch and gets Hoerner to fly out to right.
• Cruz gets gunned down trying to steal second. Kelly made a nice throw and Hoerner made the tag in the middle of Cruz's back.
• Nice patience by Cruz to draw a walk. Puts one on with two away.
• Triolo then lines out to center. Got a hold of it though.
• Seven-pitch at bat for Sullivan but he strikes out swinging.
• End of second inning: Swanson strikes out looking at a low fastball and then Heaney dots a fastball at the bottom right corner to catch Kelly looking.
• Crow-Armstrong grounds out to second. Frazier getting a lot of action tonight.
• Pham set down on six pitches. Taillon gets him with a sweeper that breaks out of the zone.
• IKF watches a called third strike at the top of the zone. Two away.
• Frazier rolls over on a curveball to second.
• End of first inning: Tucker flies out to center and Suzuki hits a rocket to a perfectly positioned Frazier.
• Heaney avoids damage to start as Happ, a known Pirate killer, grounds out to second.
• Horwitz strikes out on Taillon's curveball.
• Reynolds flies out to center.
• Cutch singles into left
• Cruz strikes out to start this one.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Cubs, Jameson Taillon to Oneil Cruz, Wrigley Field, 8:05 p.m., Eastern, 64 degrees, cloudy
• Don Kelly decides to sit Ke'Bryan Hayes and Nick Gonzales while reinserting Pham and moving Kiner-Falefa up:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF
2. Andrew McCutchen, DH
3. Bryan Reynolds, RF
4. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
5. Adam Frazier, 2B
6. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
7. Tommy Pham, LF
8. Brett Sullivan, C
9. Jared Triolo, 3B
• For Craig Counsell's Cubs:
1. Ian Happ, LF
2. Kyle Tucker, RF
3. Seiya Suzuki, DH
4. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF
5. Dansby Swanson, SS
6. Carson Kelly, C
7. Michael Busch, 1B
8. Nico Hoerner, 2B
9. Matt Shaw, 3B
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