MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/16/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2850 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (75-76) 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 10 16 1
Chicago Cubs (74-79) 2 0 1 2 3 0 4 1 X 13 16 1
Villar Slugs Cubs to 13-10 Win
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-10, at Wrigley Field today. Leading the charge for Chicago was second baseman Jonathan Villar. He slugged 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The Cubs saw their win-loss record go to 74-79. At the same time, the Pirates fell to 75-76.

Jason Heyward, who is a five-time Great Glove Award winner, aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first. For the game, the right fielder went 2 for 4 with a triple and a walk, while scoring 2 times.

Heyward told a Chicago Bulletin reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Newman SS 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 .302 7 40
A. Frazier 2B 5 2 3 0 1 0 3 .340 4 51
B. Reynolds LF 6 0 2 1 0 3 3 .301 25 89
G. Polanco RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .283 23 99
W. Craig 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 6 .244 8 39
K. Hayes 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .277 5 37
J. Martin CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .291 5 34
J. Stallings C 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .223 7 37
J. Brubaker P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .128 0 1
   E. Santana P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   R. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   D. Holland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 0 0
   a-O. Cruz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Erlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   S. Brault P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 0 1
   b-C. Tucker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 0 16
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Thorpe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
   c-D. Varsho PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .346 2 8
Totals 41 10 16 10 6 9 23      
a - O. Cruz pinch hit for D. Holland in the 6th
b - C. Tucker pinch hit for S. Brault in the 8th
c - D. Varsho pinch hit for L. Thorpe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hayes (26, 5th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Polanco (4, 9th Inning off A. Mills, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Craig (8, 5th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Varsho (2, 9th Inning off A. Mills, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Craig 4 , K. Hayes 4 , J. Martin , A. Frazier 3 , J. Stallings , G. Polanco 4 , B. Reynolds 2 , O. Cruz , C. Tucker , D. Varsho 4
2-out RBI: W. Craig , K. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hayes , J. Martin 2 , A. Frazier , B. Reynolds
GIDP: W. Craig , K. Newman
Sac Fly: W. Craig
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Frazier (5)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Craig (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Newman-Frazier-Craig, Frazier-Craig)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Villar 2B 5 2 4 5 1 0 0 .353 3 23
K. Bryant 3B 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 .317 33 95
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .305 36 120
J. Baez SS 4 3 2 0 0 1 2 .306 28 98
W. Contreras C 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .281 21 87
M. Brantley LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .310 5 51
J. Heyward RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .236 10 54
I. Happ CF 4 3 2 1 1 1 4 .241 22 90
J. Lester P 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .051 0 5
   R. Wick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Wieck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Kipnis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 3 24
   R. Brothers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Bote PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 4 19
   A. Mills P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 3
   A. Alzolay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 1
Totals 38 13 16 10 8 8 19      
a - J. Kipnis pinch hit for B. Wieck in the 7th
b - D. Bote pinch hit for R. Brothers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Contreras 2 (24, 3rd Inning off J. Brubaker, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Brault, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Rizzo (32, 4th Inning off J. Brubaker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Heyward (3, 8th Inning off N. Burdi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Villar 2 (3, 1st Inning off J. Brubaker, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Erlin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Happ 2 , M. Brantley , W. Contreras 4 , J. Baez 2 , J. Villar 10 , J. Heyward 4 , A. Rizzo 4
2-out RBI: W. Contreras , J. Heyward , A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Happ , M. Brantley , J. Baez , J. Heyward 2
GIDP: K. Bryant 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Baez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Villar (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Baez-Villar-Rizzo, Lester-Villar-Rizzo)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Brubaker L (9-11) 3.2 6 5 4 4 2 1 97 49 4.27   
E. Santana 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 16 9 4.47   
R. Rodriguez 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18 10 6.45   
D. Holland 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4.56   
K. Crick 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 8 3.25   
R. Erlin 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 17 12 4.27   
S. Brault 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 9 5 3.04   
N. Burdi 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 25 13 3.83   
L. Thorpe 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brubaker 27
Batters Faced: J. Brubaker 21, E. Santana 3, R. Rodriguez 3, D. Holland 2, K. Crick 4, R. Erlin 5, S. Brault 4, N. Burdi 4, L. Thorpe 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brubaker 4-3, E. Santana 0-0, R. Rodriguez 0-0, D. Holland 1-0, K. Crick 0-1, R. Erlin 1-2, S. Brault 1-0, N. Burdi 0-0, L. Thorpe 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brubaker 97-49, E. Santana 16-9, R. Rodriguez 18-10, D. Holland 4-3, K. Crick 17-8, R. Erlin 17-12, S. Brault 9-5, N. Burdi 25-13, L. Thorpe 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Santana 1-0 , R. Rodriguez 1-1 , D. Holland 3-2 , R. Erlin 2-0 , L. Thorpe 1-0
WP: J. Brubaker , S. Brault , N. Burdi
Hit Batsmen: J. Brubaker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester W (11-4) 6.0 7 4 3 4 3 1 103 58 5.22   
R. Wick 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 15 8 6.04   
B. Wieck H (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4.29   
R. Brothers 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 18 13 5.71   
A. Mills 0.1 5 5 5 0 1 1 18 13 4.97   
A. Alzolay 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 9 5.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 43
Batters Faced: J. Lester 28, R. Wick 5, B. Wieck 1, R. Brothers 5, A. Mills 6, A. Alzolay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 9-4, R. Wick 0-2, B. Wieck 0-1, R. Brothers 0-0, A. Mills 0-0, A. Alzolay 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 103-58, R. Wick 15-8, B. Wieck 4-2, R. Brothers 18-13, A. Mills 18-13, A. Alzolay 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wieck 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Villar
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 24764
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