Cubs 4-3 Pirates (Aug 17, 2025) Play-by-Play

Chicago Cubs

70-53, 38-23 home


PIT
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	9	2
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	-	4	6	1

PiratesTop 1st
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 90
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Mlodzinski.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
PiratesTop 3rd
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- J. Assad pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- T. Rogers pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
CubsBottom 5th
- C. Holderman pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- A. Heaney pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
PiratesTop 6th
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- A. Heaney pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- C. Shugart pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- C. Shugart pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- Caissie hit for Shaw
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- B. Brown pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- Castro at third base.
  3
  3
- C. Thielbar pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- I. Mattson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  CHC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- A. Kittredge pitching for CHC
  PIT
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	90

Pirates
2
Cubs
3

Game 1

6/12

Pirates
2
Cubs
1

Game 2

6/13

Pirates
1
Cubs
2

Game 3

6/14

Pirates
2
Cubs
3

Game 4

6/15

Pirates
3
Cubs
2

Game 5

8/15

Pirates
1
Cubs
3

Game 6

8/16

Pirates
3
Cubs
4

Game 7

8/17

Wrigley Field

2:20 PM, August 17, 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,012

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
Second Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	78	45	.634	-	L1
Chicago	70	53	.569	8	W2
Cincinnati	65	60	.520	14	W1
St. Louis	61	64	.488	18	L5
Pittsburgh	52	73	.416	27	L2

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

C. Thielbar3-3

I. Mattson3-2

A. Kittredge1

Game Information

2025 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Mariners' Robles throws bat at pitcher, ejected from Triple-A game

Cal Raleigh, nearing Perez's catcher record, hits 47th HR

Dodgers regain NL West lead from Padres as Snell shuts down his former team in 6-0 win