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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs Slate date: 2026-09-11 Generated: 2026-08-05 04:38:51 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 2:20 PM ET - Venue: Wrigley Field (day game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 57-58 (.496) Probable starter: TBD - Home: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 65-49 (.570) Probable starter: TBD ## RECENT FORM — Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 17 (5.7/gm), combined 25 (8.3/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/5/0 — MIL 4/11/0 Decisions: W: Logan Henderson | L: Jared Jones | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,014. PIT batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (DH): 2-4, 2 K | avg .257 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .253 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4 | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .268 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .237 Jared Triolo (3B): 0-2, 1 HBP | avg .242 PIT pitching: Jared Jones: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 4.02 Wilber Dotel: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 33 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Yohan Ramírez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.95 Kirby Yates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.81 MIL batting: 4 R, 11 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .268 Jackson Chourio (LF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .280 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-4, 3 K | avg .258 William Contreras (C): 2-4, 1 R | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .231 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Luis Lara (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .245 Cooper Pratt (SS): 2-4, 1 R | avg .293 David Hamilton (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .238 MIL pitching: Logan Henderson: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.70 Antonio Senzatela: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.54 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 2.18 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 ### 2026-08-03 — W 4-3 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 R/H/E: PIT 4/8/1 — MIL 3/6/1 Decisions: W: Bubba Chandler | L: Brandon Sproat | SV: Mason Montgomery Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 10 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 30,684. PIT batting: 4 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 14 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 K | avg .270 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Horwitz (DH): 1-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .309 Endy Rodríguez (1B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .266 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 Henry Davis (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .173 PIT pitching: Bubba Chandler: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.49 Gregory Soto: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.54 Mason Montgomery: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.72 MIL batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .269 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .274 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 William Contreras (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Jake Bauers (RF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-3, 1 HBP | avg .262 David Hamilton (3B): 1-2 | avg .238 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-2, 2 K | avg .286 Joey Ortiz (3B): 3-4, 1 RBI | avg .241 MIL pitching: Brandon Sproat: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 64 pitches | season ERA 5.27 Garrett Stallings: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Aaron Ashby: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 3.73 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.46 ### 2026-08-02 — L 2-10 @ Cincinnati Reds Innings: PIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | CIN 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 x R/H/E: PIT 2/4/0 — CIN 10/10/0 Decisions: W: Chase Burns | L: Mitch Keller Conditions: Weather: 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 1:41 PM. | T: 3:16. | Att: 23,878. PIT batting: 2 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 12 LOB Jake Mangum (LF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .303 Brandon Lowe (2B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .255 Jared Triolo (3B): 1-1, 1 RBI | avg .244 Bryan Reynolds (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .269 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .262 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .312 Endy Rodríguez (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .250 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .242 Jhostynxon Garcia (CF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .178 PIT pitching: Mitch Keller: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Noah Murdock: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Ron Marinaccio: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 39 pitches | season ERA 4.99 Yohan Ramírez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 3.00 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.65 CIN batting: 10 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 20 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .276 Sal Stewart (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .254 JJ Bleday (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB | avg .227 Tyler Stephenson (C): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .256 Nathaniel Lowe (DH): 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .266 Dane Myers (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .275 Noelvi Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .192 Matt McLain (2B): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .189 Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .145 CIN pitching: Chase Burns: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Brock Burke: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.52 Tejay Antone: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.29 Zach McCambley: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 5.68 ## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 8 (2.7/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — W 5-1 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 x R/H/E: LAD 1/4/0 — CHC 5/9/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Rolison | L: Tarik Skubal Conditions: Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 7:05 PM. | T: 2:32. | Att: 40,584. LAD batting: 1 R, 4 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 1-4 | avg .293 Andy Pages (CF): 0-4 | avg .268 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .310 Max Muncy (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .253 Mookie Betts (SS): 0-3 | avg .223 Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .243 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .256 Tommy Edman (2B): 0-3 | avg .293 Ben Rortvedt (C): 0-2 | avg .000 Alex Call (PH): 0-1 | avg .246 LAD pitching: Tarik Skubal: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 2.81 Alex Vesia: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.03 Evan Phillips: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 5.19 Edwin Díaz: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 9.35 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.96 CHC batting: 5 R, 9 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 2 SB, 13 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB | avg .284 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB | avg .274 Alex Bregman (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .246 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .241 Nico Hoerner (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .258 Tyrone Taylor (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Ian Happ (LF): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .215 Dansby Swanson (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .219 Pedro Ramírez (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .295 Miguel Amaya (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 CHC pitching: Javier Assad: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Tyler Ferguson: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 pitches | season ERA 6.00 Ryan Zeferjahn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.54 ### 2026-08-03 — W 10-5 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 | CHC 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 x R/H/E: LAD 5/10/1 — CHC 10/10/1 Decisions: W: Matthew Boyd | L: Justin Wrobleski Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 10 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 7:05 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 39,384. LAD batting: 5 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 2-4, 1 R | avg .294 Andy Pages (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .270 Tommy Edman (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .300 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .309 Mookie Betts (SS): 0-4 | avg .226 Kyle Tucker (RF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .259 Enrique Hernández (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .313 Alex Call (PH): 0-1 | avg .248 Eliezer Alfonzo (C): 1-3 | avg .185 LAD pitching: Justin Wrobleski: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 3.31 Edgardo Henriquez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 3.27 Tanner Scott: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.38 Jonathan Hernández: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 7.32 CHC batting: 10 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 7 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 12 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .282 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .273 Alex Bregman (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 K | avg .246 Carson Kelly (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .260 Michael Busch (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K | avg .243 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .256 Pedro Ramírez (3B): 1-4, 2 K | avg .307 Dansby Swanson (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .214 Kevin Alcántara (LF): 1-1, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Ian Happ (LF): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .215 CHC pitching: Matthew Boyd: 6.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Trent Thornton: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.86 Jake Woodford: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 7.18 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-2 vs New York Yankees Innings: NYY 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: NYY 2/5/0 — CHC 1/4/1 Decisions: W: Gerrit Cole | L: Colin Rea | SV: David Bednar Conditions: Weather: 71 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 13 mph, In From LF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 2:49. | Att: 40,057. NYY batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Ben Rice (1B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .266 Amed Rosario (DH): 1-4, 1 K | avg .236 Spencer Jones (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .237 Jasson Domínguez (RF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .230 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .220 Ryan McMahon (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .207 José Caballero (SS): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .244 Austin Wells (C): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .161 Paul Goldschmidt (PH): 0-1 | avg .246 NYY pitching: Gerrit Cole: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.42 Brent Headrick: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 1.42 Paul Blackburn: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.08 David Bednar: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 2.61 CHC batting: 1 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 21 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 0-1, 3 BB | avg .282 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .273 Michael Busch (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .241 Justin Dean (PR): 0-0, 1 SB | avg .375 Alex Bregman (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .247 Ian Happ (LF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .216 Nico Hoerner (2B): 1-4, 1 SB | avg .257 Pedro Ramírez (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .309 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .210 Miguel Amaya (C): 0-3, 2 K | avg .239 Michael Conforto (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .231 CHC pitching: Colin Rea: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 4.59 Ryan Rolison: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 2.45 Aaron Civale: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 5.22 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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