Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
Final
Recap
PITTSBURGH -- Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning of that game. Happ had three hits on Thursday, including a two-run homer in the eighth that pushed the Cubs’ lead to 5-2. He has reached base safely in 41 games in the city where he grew up. Seiya Suzuki had two hits and two RBI for Chicago.
Team stats
8Hits6
1Home runs1
6Walks5
14Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases0
162Pitches thrown181
8Pitching strikeouts14
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian HappLF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin AlcantaraPH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miguel AmayaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael ConfortoPH-DH-PH-DH-PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Busch1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises BallesterosDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya SuzukiRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent ThorntonP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoby MilnerP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb ThielbarP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin ReaP | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |