CHC 3, PIT 4 | Apr 30, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 30, 2025•PNC Park•72°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Caleb Ferguson

LOSS

Caleb Thielbar

SAVE

David Bednar

The Pirates edged the Cubs 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Dansby Swanson3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Andrew McCutchen doubles (6) on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, deflected by shortstop Dansby Swanson. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Bryan Reynolds scores.

Weather: 72°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:38Att: 11,297Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

Alfonso Márquez

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93.3%B

10 missed calls

+5.4% CHC

No run favor

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	0	0	0	3	9	1
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	0	2

Game 778112 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.265/.351/.371	104.3	.506	.547
Kyle TuckerRF	4	0	0	1	0	0	.279/.386/.549	100.9	.112	.100
Seiya SuzukiDH	4	0	0	0	0	3	.287/.355/.574	96	.172	.155
Justin Turner1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159/.278/.159	71.2	.170	.134
Carson KellyC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.360/.507/.840	101.9	.183	.182
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.295/.339/.362	104.4	.460	.456
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.275/.315/.525	103.8	.206	.292
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	3	0	0	1	.203/.256/.382	101.6	.813	.778
Jon Berti3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.298/.365/.340	95.3	.270	.301
Bench
Michael Busch1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.276/.372/.520	72.7	.041	.042
Matthew BoydP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	3	9	2	1	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Berti

TB:10

RBI:Tucker; Happ

GIDP:Tucker

Team LOB:6

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Oneil CruzCF	3	1	1	0	1	2	.253/.367/.535	114.7	.742

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew Boyd	5.0	6	2	2	3	6	83-52	85.2	2.70
Brad KellerH	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	20-13	92.9	4.97
Caleb ThielbarLBS	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	12-8	80.7	3.86
Porter Hodge	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	10-5	88.9	5.14
Drew Pomeranz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-9	91.6	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	4	3	4	10	139-87	-	-

WP:Hodge

Inherited runners-scored:Thielbar 1-1; Hodge 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Boyd 83-52; Keller 20-13; Thielbar 12-8; Hodge 10-5; Pomeranz 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Boyd 4-3; Keller 2-1; Thielbar 0-0; Hodge 0-0; Pomeranz 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carmen Mlodzinski	4.0	6	2	2	1	4	0	65-42	90.2	6.58

Game Notes

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B4Replay review: Pirates challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Pirates challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Jared Triolo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Joey Bart scores.

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B1Passed ball

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T5Wild pitch by Ryan Borucki

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B7Wild pitch by Porter Hodge

Bot 1 • PIT

0-1

Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Oneil Cruz scores. Joey Bart to 3rd.

EV: 65.7 mph198 ftLA: 42°

Bot 4 • PIT

0-2

Pirates challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Pirates challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Jared Triolo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Joey Bart scores.

EV: 94.7 mph306 ftLA: 43°

Top 5 • CHC

3-2

Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.

2-2

Kyle Tucker grounds out to first baseman Matt Gorski. Jon Berti scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.

EV: 63.6 mph4 ftLA: -50°

1-2

Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Dansby Swanson scores. Jon Berti to 2nd.

EV: 97.5 mph50 ft0

Bot 7 • PIT

3-4

Andrew McCutchen doubles (6) on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, deflected by shortstop Dansby Swanson. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Bryan Reynolds scores.

EV: 92.2 mph10 ftLA: -17°

WP:Borucki 2

Inherited runners-scored:Borucki 2-2; Ferguson 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Mlodzinski 65-42; Borucki 16-10; Shugart 20-13; Ferguson 15-10; Bednar 11-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Mlodzinski 3-4; Borucki 1-0; Shugart 0-4; Ferguson 2-2; Bednar 1-1

Bench
Matt Gorski1B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.167/.167/.417	102.5	.906	.892
Jared Triolo2B	1	0	0	1	0	0	.175/.209/.225	94.7	.037	.040
Carmen MlodzinskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan BoruckiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chase ShugartP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb FergusonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David BednarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-