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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 8, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 8, 2021 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wil Crowe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Trevor Williams |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,343 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brennan Miller 1B: James Hoye 2B: Jordan Baker 3B: Mark Carlson |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adam Frazier | Second Baseman |
| Wilmer Difo | Center Fielder |
| Phillip Evans | Right Fielder |
| Colin Moran | First Baseman |
| Erik Gonzalez | Third Baseman |
| Ka'ai Tom | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Newman | Shortstop |
| Michael Perez | Catcher |
| Wil Crowe | Pitcher |
| Derek Shelton | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joc Pederson | Left Fielder |
| Kris Bryant | Center Fielder |
| Javier Baez | Shortstop |
| Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
| Willson Contreras | Catcher |
| Jason Heyward | Right Fielder |
| David Bote | Third Baseman |
| Eric Sogard | Second Baseman |
| Trevor Williams | Pitcher |
| David Ross | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 8, 2021
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Williams
Frazier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difo vs. Williams
Difo strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Williams
There goes Frazier. The throw from Contreras and he is safe. Frazier steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Williams
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moran vs. Williams
Moran strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pederson vs. Crowe
Pederson strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pederson out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Crowe
Bryant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Crowe
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crowe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bryant moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Rizzo vs. Crowe
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. Bryant moves to third. Baez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Contreras vs. Crowe
Contreras is hit by the pitch. Bryant scores. Baez moves to third. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Heyward vs. Crowe
Heyward hits a line drive towards first. Moran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Bote vs. Crowe
Todd Frazier now playing first base.
Bote hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tom vs. Williams
Tom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Williams
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Williams
There goes Tom. The throw from Contreras and he is safe. Tom steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Williams
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sogard vs. Crowe
Sogard hits a fly ball into center field. Difo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Crowe
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pederson vs. Crowe
Pederson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crowe vs. Williams
Crowe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Williams
Frazier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Difo vs. Williams
Difo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Williams
Evans takes first base on ball four. Difo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Williams
Frazier hits a popup towards short. Baez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Crowe
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Crowe
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Crowe
Rizzo strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tom vs. Williams
Tom hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Williams
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Williams
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez misplays the ball. That's an error on Baez. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Williams
Crowe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Williams
Frazier hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Heyward. Frazier reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Difo vs. Williams
Difo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Crowe
Contreras hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Crowe
Heyward strikes out. There goes Contreras. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bote vs. Crowe
Bote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Contreras moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sogard vs. Crowe
Sogard hits a fly ball into center field. Difo catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Difo. Contreras tags and scores. Bote tags and moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Martini vs. Crowe
Nick Martini pinch hits for Trevor Williams.
Crowe spins and fires to second, with Newman covering, and Bote is picked off. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Thompson
Keegan Thompson now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Thompson
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thompson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tom vs. Thompson
Tom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Crowe
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pederson vs. Crowe
Pederson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Crowe
Bryant hits a fly ball into center field. Difo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Thompson
Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Thompson
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Baez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crowe vs. Thompson
Crowe bunts towards first. Rizzo scoops it up and throws to first, with Sogard covering, for the out. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Frazier vs. Thompson
Frazier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Difo vs. Thompson
Difo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Difo for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Crowe
Baez hits a popup towards short. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Crowe
Rizzo hits a popup towards short. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Contreras vs. Crowe
Contreras strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Thompson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Thompson
Frazier hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thompson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Howard
Sam Howard now pitching.
Heyward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bote vs. Howard
Bote strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vargas vs. Howard
Ildemaro Vargas pinch hits for Eric Sogard.
Vargas strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Holmes
Matt Duffy pinch hits for Keegan Thompson. Clay Holmes now pitching.
There goes Heyward. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Heyward steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Holmes
Duffy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heyward scores. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pederson vs. Holmes
There's a wild pitch. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Pederson vs. Holmes
Pederson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tom vs. Chafin
Kris Bryant now playing left field. Jake Marisnick now playing center field. David Bote now playing second base. Ildemaro Vargas now playing short
Tom strikes out. Contreras drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tom out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Chafin
Newman hits a line drive into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Chafin
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stallings vs. Chafin
Jacob Stallings pinch hits for Clay Holmes.
Stallings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vargas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Bednar
David Bednar now pitching.
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frazier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marisnick vs. Bednar
Marisnick strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Bednar
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel now pitching.
Frazier hits a popup towards short. Vargas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difo vs. Kimbrel
Difo hits a line drive into center field. Marisnick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kimbrel
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Kimbrel
Frazier hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rizzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/2021 -- PIT at CHN (D)
PIT AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
Adam Frazier, 2b 4 0 3 0 Joc Pederson, lf 4 0 0 0
Wilmer Difo, cf 5 0 0 0 Andrew Chafin, p 0 0 0 0
Phillip Evans, rf 3 0 0 0 Craig Kimbrel, p 0 0 0 0
Colin Moran, 1b 1 0 0 0 Kris Bryant, cf-lf 4 1 1 0
Todd Frazier, 1b 4 0 0 0 Javier Baez, ss 3 0 1 0
Erik Gonzalez, 3b 4 1 2 0 Jake Marisnick, cf 1 0 0 0
Ka'ai Tom, lf 3 1 1 2 Anthony Rizzo, 1b 3 0 0 0
Kevin Newman, ss 4 0 1 0 Willson Contreras, c 2 1 1 1
Michael Perez, c 3 0 0 0 Jason Heyward, rf 2 1 0 0
Wil Crowe, p 2 0 0 0 David Bote, 3b-2b 3 0 1 0
Sam Howard, p 0 0 0 0 Eric Sogard, 2b 1 0 0 1
Clay Holmes, p 0 0 0 0 Ildemaro Varg, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Jacob Stallings, ph 1 0 0 0 Trevor Williams, p 1 0 0 0
David Bednar, p 0 0 0 0 Nick Martini, ph 0 0 0 0
Keegan Thompson, p 1 0 0 0
Matt Duffy, ph-3b 1 0 1 1
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34 2 7 2 27 3 5 3
PIT 000 200 000 -- 2
CHN 100 100 10x -- 3
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Wil Crowe 6.0 4 2 2 1 5
Sam Howard (L) 0.2 0 1 1 1 2
Clay Holmes 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
David Bednar 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Trevor Williams 4.0 5 2 2 2 6
Keegan Thompson (W) 3.0 2 0 0 1 0
Andrew Chafin 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Craig Kimbrel (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Javier Baez, Wilmer Difo
LOB -- PIT 11, CHN 4
2B -- Adam Frazier
HR -- Ka'ai Tom
SB -- Adam Frazier, Ka'ai Tom, Jason Heyward
SH -- Wil Crowe
SF -- Eric Sogard
HBP -- by Wil Crowe (Willson Contreras)
WP -- Wil Crowe, Clay Holmes
T -- 3:13
A -- 10343
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