PIT 13, CHC 7 | Sep 20, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 20, 2023•Wrigley Field•75°F, Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Mitch Keller

LOSS

Justin Steele

The Pirates cruised past the Cubs 13-7 in a dominant performance.

★Connor Joe3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Ke'Bryan Hayes3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Jared Triolo3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 5: Ian Happ hits a grand slam (19) to right center field. Miles Mastrobuoni scores. Mike Tauchman scores. Nico Hoerner scores.

Weather: 75°F, CloudyWind: 5 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:58Att: 31,491Venue: Wrigley Field

Ump Audit

Alan Porter

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93.1%B

11 missed calls

+11.3% CHC

+0.70 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	7	1	3	0	0	2	13	15	0
CHC	0	1	0	0	5	1	0

Game 716497 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Joshua PalaciosRF	6	1	2	3	0	2	.230/.270/.404	103.6	.305	.494
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	1	1	1	0	3	.271/.333/.470	105.1	.364	.333
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	5	2	3	0	0	0	.274/.312/.455	103.6	.488	.482
Connor Joe1B	5	3	3	2	0	2	.236/.330/.416	111.6	.513	.835
Jack SuwinskiCF	4	1	1	1	1	2	.215/.335/.450	103.9	.699	.654
Jared Triolo2B	5	2	3	2	0	1	.271/.350/.340	105.3	.641	.829
Henry DavisDH	4	0	1	2	1	2	.207/.298/.323	103.7	.385	.363
Liover PegueroSS	5	1	1	2	0	0	.249/.289/.396	105.7	.390	.375
Jason DelayC	3	2	0	0	1	0	.248/.316/.350	102.3	.241	.221
Bench
Mitch KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan BoruckiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	42	13	15	13	3	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Palacios (4th off Cuas, 2 on, 1 out); Triolo (5th off Wesneski, 0 on, 2 out); Joe (6th off Jr., 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Joe; Hayes

TB:26

RBI:Reynolds; Peguero 2; Joe 2; Triolo 2; Davis 2; Palacios 3; Suwinski

Team LOB:6

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.182/.000	79	-

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mitch KellerW	5.2	9	7	7	1	6	2	95-60	90.8	4.25
Ryan Borucki	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	16-11	88.9	2.75
Carmen Mlodzinski	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-8	90	1.99
Colin Holderman	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	93.4	3.42
Hunter Stratton	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	91.8	2.16
Totals	9.0	12	7	7	2	10	2	151-98	-	-

HBP:Hoerner (by Keller)

Inherited runners-scored:Borucki 1-1; Mlodzinski 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Keller 95-60; Borucki 16-11; Mlodzinski 15-8; Holderman 14-10; Stratton 11-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 7-3; Borucki 2-0; Mlodzinski 1-0; Holderman 1-0; Stratton 2-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Justin SteeleL	3.0	8	6	6	0	6	0	76-55	89.4	3.00

Game Notes

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T3Jason Delay flies out to center fielder Mike Tauchman.

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T4Jason Delay ground bunts into a force out, pitcher Jose Cuas to third baseman Miles Mastrobuoni. Henry Davis out at 3rd. Liover Peguero to 2nd. Jason Delay to 1st.

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T4Joshua Palacios homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Liover Peguero scores. Jason Delay scores.

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T6Jason Delay walks.

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T6Joshua Palacios singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jason Delay to 3rd.

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T6Bryan Reynolds grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Jason Delay scores. Joshua Palacios out at 2nd. Bryan Reynolds to 1st.

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B7Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging, catcher Jason Delay to first baseman Connor Joe.

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T8Jason Delay grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Cody Bellinger.

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T9Jason Delay hit by pitch. Liover Peguero to 2nd.

Bot 2 • CHC

0-1

Seiya Suzuki singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Cody Bellinger scores. Seiya Suzuki out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Bryan Reynolds to third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Connor Joe.

EV: 103.9 mph246 ftLA: 11°

Top 4 • PIT

7-1

Joshua Palacios homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Liover Peguero scores. Jason Delay scores.

EV: 103.6 mph💣 412 ftLA: 28°

4-1

Liover Peguero singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Jared Triolo scores. Henry Davis to 2nd.

EV: 82.9 mph124 ftLA: 6°

3-1

Henry Davis singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Connor Joe scores. Jack Suwinski scores. Jared Triolo to 3rd.

EV: 93.2 mph162 ftLA: 10°

1-1

Jack Suwinski singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Tauchman. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Connor Joe to 2nd.

EV: 86.6 mph232 ftLA: 15°

Top 5 • PIT

8-1

Jared Triolo homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.3 mph💣 420 ftLA: 23°

Bot 5 • CHC

8-2

Christopher Morel homers (24) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 109.2 mph💣 440 ftLA: 29°

8-6

Ian Happ hits a grand slam (19) to right center field. Miles Mastrobuoni scores. Mike Tauchman scores. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 411 ftLA: 25°

Top 6 • PIT

11-6

Connor Joe homers (11) on a line drive to left center field. Bryan Reynolds scores.

EV: 111.6 mph💣 428 ftLA: 20°

9-6

Bryan Reynolds grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Jason Delay scores. Joshua Palacios out at 2nd. Bryan Reynolds to 1st.

EV: 71.7 mph6 ftLA: -16°

Bot 6 • CHC

11-7

Patrick Wisdom singles on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Miles Mastrobuoni scores.

EV: 82.3 mph264 ftLA: 23°

Top 9 • PIT

13-7

Liover Peguero grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Connor Joe scores. Jack Suwinski to 3rd. Jared Triolo out at 2nd. Liover Peguero to 1st.

EV: 105.7 mph8 ftLA: -14°

12-7

Jared Triolo singles on a line drive to shortstop Dansby Swanson, deflected by third baseman Miles Mastrobuoni. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Connor Joe to 3rd. Jack Suwinski to 2nd.

EV: 89.4 mph113 ftLA: 7°

HBP:Delay (by Palencia)

Inherited runners-scored:Cuas 2-2; Little 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Steele 76-55; Cuas 11-8; Wesneski 18-10; Jr. 13-8; Boxberger 14-9; Palencia 32-20; Little 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Steele 1-2; Cuas 1-1; Wesneski 0-1; Jr. 2-1; Boxberger 1-1; Palencia 2-1; Little 1-0

Bench
Mike TauchmanCF	3	1	1	0	0	0	.252/.359/.369	106.2	.385	.369
Patrick WisdomPH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.205/.290/.492	113	.505	.468
Justin SteeleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hayden WesneskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mark Leiter Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad BoxbergerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel PalenciaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luke LittleP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-