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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: 2026-04-10 Generated: 2026-08-08 12:05:32 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: ~3.8K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 2:20 PM ET - Venue: Wrigley Field (day game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Status: Final — Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 0 (at generation time) - Away: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 8-5 (.615) Probable starter: Carmen Mlodzinski — 6-3, 3.51 ERA, 97.1 IP, 77 K / 32 BB, 1.36 WHIP (10 GS) - Home: Chicago Cubs [CHC] — record 6-7 (.462) Probable starter: Shota Imanaga — 8-9, 3.60 ERA, 132.2 IP, 125 K / 29 BB, 1.09 WHIP (23 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 0-3 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 15 (5.0/gm), combined 23 (7.7/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — L 4-6 vs New York Mets Innings: NYM 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 | PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 R/H/E: NYM 6/10/0 — PIT 4/12/0 Decisions: W: Zac Thornton | L: Carmen Mlodzinski Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 7 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 6:42 PM. | T: 2:53 (:36 delay). | Att: 33,497. NYM batting: 6 R, 10 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 7 K, 4 SB, 12 LOB A.J. Ewing (CF): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP | avg .269 Francisco Lindor (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .232 Bo Bichette (3B): 1-5 | avg .256 Carson Benge (LF): 2-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .270 Cristian Pache (LF): 0-2, 2 K | avg .000 Jared Young (1B): 1-4, 1 R | avg .253 Marcus Semien (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .215 Brett Baty (RF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .220 Jorge Polanco (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .139 Luis Torrens (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .231 NYM pitching: Zac Thornton: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 63 pitches | season ERA 2.52 Dedniel Núñez: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 9.00 Jefry Yan: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Daniel Duarte: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 1.17 Devin Williams: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 4.66 PIT batting: 4 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 16 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .295 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 2-5, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .267 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .245 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 1-4 | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .311 Ronny Simon (DH): 2-4, 2 R | avg .222 Jared Triolo (SS): 2-3, 1 RBI | avg .245 Endy Rodríguez (PH): 0-1 | avg .267 Rafael Flores Jr. (C): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .227 Jacob Gonzalez (PH): 1-1, 1 RBI | avg .237 PIT pitching: Carmen Mlodzinski: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 63 pitches | season ERA 3.51 Evan Sisk: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 2.31 Yohan Ramírez: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches | season ERA 2.80 Luke Weaver: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.80 ### 2026-08-06 — L 2-5 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | MIL 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/6/0 — MIL 5/7/0 Decisions: W: Dustin May | L: Braxton Ashcraft | SV: Chad Patrick Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 7 mph, In From LF. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:27. | Att: 38,145. PIT batting: 2 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .298 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .255 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .266 Endy Rodríguez (DH): 1-4, 2 K | avg .269 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (3B): 2-3, 1 HBP | avg .309 Ronny Simon (RF): 0-4 | avg .000 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-2, 1 K | avg .231 Jared Triolo (SS): 0-1 | avg .239 Henry Davis (C): 0-3, 1 K | avg .170 PIT pitching: Braxton Ashcraft: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 4.08 Gregory Soto: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 3.70 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Kirby Yates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 3.68 MIL batting: 5 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 5 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .266 Jackson Chourio (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .277 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .257 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .299 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .231 Luis Lara (RF): 0-3, 3 K | avg .224 Gary Sánchez (C): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .223 David Hamilton (3B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .233 Cooper Pratt (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .289 MIL pitching: Dustin May: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 97 pitches | season ERA 4.30 DL Hall: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 2.67 Aaron Ashby: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.68 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.38 ### 2026-08-05 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/3/1 — MIL 4/4/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Harrison | L: Paul Skenes | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:37. | Att: 33,528. PIT batting: 2 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 14 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .298 Brandon Lowe (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .248 Nick Gonzales (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .269 Jared Triolo (SS): 0-2, 1 K | avg .240 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-1, 1 K | avg .235 Rafael Flores Jr. (1B): 0-1, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .200 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-1 | avg .270 Jhostynxon Garcia (CF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .174 Ronny Simon (LF): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .000 PIT pitching: Paul Skenes: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.96 Lake Bachar: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Evan Sisk: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.17 MIL batting: 4 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .266 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .276 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 SB | avg .257 William Contreras (C): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .234 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .300 Luis Lara (RF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .236 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .286 David Hamilton (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .235 MIL pitching: Kyle Harrison: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 2.84 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.42 DL Hall: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.76 Antonio Senzatela: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 3.52 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 2.14 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.70 ## RECENT FORM — Chicago Cubs [CHC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 3-0 in last 3 | scored 16 (5.3/gm), allowed 12 (4.0/gm), combined 28 (9.3/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — W 6-4 @ Kansas City Royals Innings: CHC 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 | KC 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 R/H/E: CHC 6/9/0 — KC 4/7/1 Decisions: W: Kevin Gausman | L: Daniel Lynch IV | SV: Jacob Webb Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 5 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:36. | Att: 26,083. CHC batting: 6 R, 9 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 2-5, 2 RBI | avg .272 Alex Bregman (3B): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .248 Michael Busch (1B): 2-3, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .244 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-5 | avg .257 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .209 Carson Kelly (C): 1-4, 1 R | avg .265 Pedro Ramírez (DH): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .300 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .216 CHC pitching: Kevin Gausman: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.29 Caleb Thielbar: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 5.30 Trent Thornton: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.72 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 2.44 KC batting: 4 R, 7 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .286 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .256 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .216 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .239 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .245 Michael Massey (2B): 0-4 | avg .259 Starling Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .256 Tyler Tolbert (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .325 Kyle Isbel (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .241 KC pitching: Daniel Lynch IV: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 2.64 Jose Cuas: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 2.25 Mason Black: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 86 pitches | season ERA 3.57 Lucas Erceg: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 6.21 ### 2026-08-06 — W 3-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 (11 inn) R/H/E: TOR 2/11/1 — CHC 3/5/0 Decisions: W: Trent Thornton | L: Brendon Little Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:21. | Att: 39,476. TOR batting: 2 R, 11 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 SB, 29 LOB Myles Straw (CF): 0-5, 2 K | avg .225 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .229 Alejandro Kirk (C): 4-5, 1 RBI | avg .255 George Springer (DH): 0-5 | avg .234 Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-5, 1 K | avg .261 Ernie Clement (2B): 2-5 | avg .287 Luis Urías (2B): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .250 Josh Smith (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .204 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 2 BB | avg .144 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .268 Andrés Giménez (SS): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 SB | avg .235 TOR pitching: Dylan Cease: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 104 pitches | season ERA 2.28 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 1.38 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Brendon Little: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 11.48 CHC batting: 3 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 12 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF): 2-5, 2 R, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .289 Seiya Suzuki (DH): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .270 Michael Busch (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .241 Alex Bregman (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .248 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .211 Nico Hoerner (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Michael Conforto (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .227 Dansby Swanson (SS): 0-4, 2 K | avg .217 Miguel Amaya (C): 1-1, 1 BB | avg .238 Pedro Ramírez (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .292 Carson Kelly (C): 0-1 | avg .265 CHC pitching: David Peterson: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 5.35 Ryan Rolison: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.35 Aaron Civale: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 45 pitches | season ERA 5.14 Caleb Thielbar: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.84 Trent Thornton: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.78 ### 2026-08-05 — W 7-6 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Innings: LAD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 | CHC 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 x R/H/E: LAD 6/14/1 — CHC 7/15/0 Decisions: W: Shota Imanaga | L: Eric Lauer | SV: Jacob Webb Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 9 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 1:20 PM. | T: 3:04. | Att: 38,691. LAD batting: 6 R, 14 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 0 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB Shohei Ohtani (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .297 Andy Pages (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .268 Alex Call (CF): 0-0, 1 HBP | avg .246 Freddie Freeman (1B): 1-3 | avg .310 Enrique Hernández (1B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .278 Tommy Edman (CF): 1-5, 2 K | avg .289 Kyle Tucker (RF): 1-5, 1 R | avg .243 Mookie Betts (SS): 4-5, 1 R | avg .233 Max Muncy (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .253 Miguel Rojas (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Hunter Feduccia (C): 0-3 | avg .229 Teoscar Hernández (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .255 LAD pitching: Eric Lauer: 4.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 95 pitches | season ERA 4.89 Edgardo Henriquez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.20 Kyle Hurt: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 4.66 Jonathan Hernández: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 7.08 Evan Phillips: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.82 Jack Dreyer: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 2.93 CHC batting: 7 R, 15 H, 5 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 18 LOB Pete Crow-Armstrong (DH): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K | avg .288 Seiya Suzuki (RF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .273 Alex Bregman (3B): 1-5, 1 RBI | avg .245 Carson Kelly (C): 3-5 | avg .266 Michael Busch (1B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .243 Nico Hoerner (2B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .262 Ian Happ (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .213 Dansby Swanson (SS): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .220 Tyrone Taylor (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HBP | avg .238 CHC pitching: Shota Imanaga: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 89 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Tyler Ferguson: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 5.29 Caleb Thielbar: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.98 Ryan Zeferjahn: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.71 Jacob Webb: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 2.49 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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