CHC 8, PIT 3 | May 1, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, May 1, 2025•PNC Park•81°F, Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Colin Rea

LOSS

Paul Skenes

The Cubs cruised past the Pirates 8-3 in a dominant performance.

★Ian Happ3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Seiya Suzuki2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Seiya Suzuki homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Ian Happ scores.

Weather: 81°F, CloudyWind: 12 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 4:35 PM UTCT: 2:32Att: 13,633Venue: PNC Park

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91.8%C

12 missed calls

+10.5% CHC

+0.42 runs PIT

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	3	8	11	1
PIT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 778100 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	4	2	3	1	1	1	.279/.365/.390	107.5	.582	.780
Kyle TuckerRF	4	1	1	1	1	0	.278/.387/.563	103	.349	.548
Seiya SuzukiDH	4	2	2	3	1	0	.295/.365/.625	104.1	.466	.814
Michael Busch1B	5	0	2	2	0	0	.282/.373/.515	100.4	.400	.366
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.284/.333/.349	95.8	.218	.244
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.305/.508	95.8	.259	.249
Miguel AmayaC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.266/.294/.453	105.6	.158	.154
Dansby SwansonSS	4	2	2	1	0	0	.213/.263/.409	101.9	.412	.621
Jon Berti3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	.306/.370/.347	103.4	.376	.362
Bench
Nicky Lopez3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	99.9	.425	.393
Colin ReaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	8	11	8	4	2	-	-	-	-

HR:Swanson (5th off Skenes, 0 on, 0 out); Tucker (5th off Skenes, 0 on, 2 out); Suzuki (5th off Skenes, 0 on, 2 out); Suzuki (7th off Nicolas, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Happ

TB:24

RBI:Tucker; Happ; Busch 2; Suzuki 3; Swanson

GIDP:Busch

Team LOB:6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Oneil CruzCF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.252/.363/.534	108.6	.595

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Colin ReaW	6.0	4	2	2	2	2	1	73-46	91.4	1.46
Julian MerryweatherH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	92	2.25
Porter HodgeH	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	26-17	93.4	4.80
Ryan Pressly	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	88.2	2.08
Totals	9.0	5	3	2	3	2	1	123-80	-	-

WP:Hodge

Pitches-strikes:Rea 73-46; Merryweather 11-7; Hodge 26-17; Pressly 13-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Rea 6-9; Merryweather 2-1; Hodge 3-1; Pressly 1-2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paul SkenesL	5.0	5	3	3	4	2	3	86-49	90.4	2.74

Bot 1 • PIT

0-1

Bryan Reynolds homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.4 mph💣 388 ftLA: 34°

Bot 3 • PIT

0-2

Oneil Cruz doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Henry Davis scores.

EV: 108.6 mph396 ftLA: 22°

Top 5 • CHC

3-2

Seiya Suzuki homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 103.8 mph💣 392 ftLA: 26°

2-2

Kyle Tucker homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 103.0 mph💣 395 ftLA: 28°

1-2

Dansby Swanson homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 101.9 mph💣 392 ftLA: 34°

Top 7 • CHC

5-2

Seiya Suzuki homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 400 ftLA: 32°

Bot 8 • PIT

5-3

Bryan Reynolds grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Henry Davis scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd.

EV: 84.0 mph102 ftLA: 8°

Top 9 • CHC

8-3

Michael Busch singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Jon Berti scores. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 100.4 mph130 ftLA: 8°

6-3

Ian Happ doubles (9) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Dansby Swanson scores. Jon Berti to 3rd.

EV: 107.5 mph387 ftLA: 22°

Bench
Jared TrioloSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.163/.196/.209	89.7	.042	.046
Paul SkenesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joey WentzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle NicolasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter StrattonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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