Pittsburgh PiratesPirates9-6
6FinalApr 12, 2026
Chicago CubsCubs7-8
7TVMarquee Sports NetStreamMLB.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
PIT+113
CHC−136
Run line
PIT +1.5−163
CHC −1.5+135
Total O/U
Over 12.5−105
Under 12.5−115
- Run line: Pirates +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 12.5 (13 runs).
Recap
The Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Apr 12, 2026 to move to 7-8.
The Cubs came back from 5 runs down, trailing 5-0 in the Top 2. The Pirates scored 4 runs in the second inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
W: Palencia (1-0) · L: Urquidy (0-1)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- PITHome runCruz homered to center (422 feet).1-0
Top 2
- PITHome runLowe homered to right center (372 feet), Ozuna scored, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored.5-0
Bottom 3
- CHCHome runSwanson homered to left center (391 feet).5-1
- CHCHome runBallesteros homered to center (427 feet).5-2
Top 5
- PITHome runLowe homered to right center (444 feet).6-2
Bottom 5
- CHCSacrifice flyBregman hit sacrifice fly to left, Hoerner scored.6-3
Bottom 7
- CHCPop outBregman popped out to second, Swanson scored.6-4
Bottom 8
- CHCSingleBusch singled to left, Suzuki scored on error and Swanson scored on throwing error by left fielder Reynolds, Busch to second.6-6
Bottom 9
- CHCSingleKelly singled to center, Kingery scored, Suzuki to second, Happ to third.6-7
Team stats
PITCHC
- Hits
- 7
- 10
- Home Runs
- 3
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 6
- 6
- Walks
- 3
- 7
- Strikeouts
- 15
- 7
- Runners Left On Base
- 16
- 17
- Errors
- 1
- 0
Player stats
Pirates · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneil Cruz CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | .339 | .400 | .644 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .224 | .356 | .571 |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .259 | .343 | .431 |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .333 | .419 | .549 |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .344 | .463 | .438 |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .070 | .167 | .070 |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .216 | .333 | .243 |
| Billy Cook RF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .138 | .235 | .172 |
| Joey Bart C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .105 | .190 | .105 |
Pirates · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubba Chandler P | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 91-64 | 3.86 | 91 |
| Hunter Barco P | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 6.43 | 32 |
| Justin Lawrence P | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29-16 | 9.82 | 29 |
| Jose Urquidy P | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 3.38 | 22 |
Cubs · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .316 | .420 | .491 |
| Moises Ballesteros DH | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .294 | .342 | .471 |
| Miguel Amaya DH | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .238 | .385 | .429 |
| Michael Conforto PH | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .462 | .400 |
| Scott Kingery PR | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .213 | .290 | .328 |
| Ian Happ LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .192 | .300 | .462 |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .200 | .385 | .200 |
| Carson Kelly C | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .308 | .426 | .385 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .203 | .242 | .271 |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .163 | .311 | .306 |
| Matt Shaw 1B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .220 | .250 | .390 |
| Michael Busch 1B | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .135 | .233 | .173 |
Cubs · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon P | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 102-59 | 4.86 | 102 |
| Riley Martin P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 0.00 | 19 |
| Ethan Roberts P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 | 13 |
| Daniel Palencia P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 | 16 |
Game info
VenueWrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance35,711
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Alan Porter · First Base Umpire: Jim Wolf · Second Base Umpire: Roberto Ortiz · Third Base Umpire: Alex Mackay
TVMarquee Sports Net · local
Last and next games
Pirates
Cubs
- Last game: L 3-4 vs PITSat Apr 11
- Next game: L 7-13 at PHIMon Apr 13
- L 0-2 vs PITFri Apr 10
- W 6-2 at TBWed Apr 8
- W 9-2 at TBTue Apr 7
Head to head
- PIT 2, CHC 0Fri Apr 10
- PIT 4, CHC 3Sat Apr 11
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