Summary
1/28/2025 6:31PM PST
W: Shota Imanaga (1-0, 0.00), L: Paul Skenes (11-4, 1.96)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Cubs batting. Skenes pitching. Hoerner struck out chasing a fastball high and away. Bellinger struck out chasing a low slider. Suzuki grounded out to Hayes (5-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. Imanaga pitching. Kiner-Falefa grounded out to Swanson (6-3). Reynolds grounded to center for a single. Cruz popped out to Paredes (P5). McCutchen at bat. (2-4). Reynolds out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 2:
Cubs batting. Happ lined to right for a single. Swanson flied out to De La Cruz (F9). Heller in bullpen. Jefferies in bullpen. Paredes grounded out to Cook (3U). Happ advances to 2nd. Busch grounded out to Gonzales (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Pirates batting. McCutchen doubled to right. Bart grounded out to Hoerner (4-3). McCutchen advances to 3rd. Gonzales reached first on fielder's choice (FC). McCutchen scores.* De La Cruz struck out chasing a sinker low and in. Gonzales stole 2nd. Hayes flied out to Happ (F7).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Cubs batting. Heller in bullpen. Heller pitching. Amaya grounded out to Kiner-Falefa (6-3). Crow-Armstrong grounded to right for a single. Crow-Armstrong stole 2nd. Hoerner grounded to shortstop for a single, out while advancing extra bases (6-3-6). Crow-Armstrong scores. Jefferies in bullpen. Jefferies pitching. Bellinger flied out to Cruz (F8).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. Cook doubled to left. Kiner-Falefa lined out to Crow-Armstrong (L8). Reynolds grounded to shortstop for a single. Cook advances to 3rd. Cruz bunted to second baseman for a single. Cook scores. Reynolds advances to 2nd.* McCutchen lined to right for a single. Reynolds advances to 3rd. Cruz advances to 2nd. Bart grounded into a double play (5U-3 DP). Cruz out.
Runs: 1 Hits: 4 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 3
Inning 4:
Cubs batting. Bednar in bullpen. Falter in bullpen. Suzuki tripled to right. Happ reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Suzuki scores.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Kiner-Falefa: 91 mph (Kiner-Falefa lined out to CF (L8). )
Forbes Field (730 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Rookie.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 32,899 (94% capacity)
Weather: 57 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 52 (Skenes), 41 (Imanaga)
UMPIRES
HP: Carl Dixon. 1B: Eric Summersgill. 2B: Freddie Ferguson. 3B: Joe MacDonald.