Pittsburgh Pirates - Chicago Cubs 05-27-2026

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Chicago Cubs

P: Jameson Taillon · 5.20 ERA

06:40 PM ET

Wed, May 27

Pittsburgh Pirates

P: Bubba Chandler · 4.60 ERA

Team

Chicago Cubs

CHC

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT

Game Details

• PNC Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Jameson Taillon

Chicago Cubs Away

ERA

5.20

WHIP

1.265

K/9

7.64

BB/9

2.93

55.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.70 WHIP —

Bubba Chandler

Pittsburgh Pirates Home

ERA

4.60

WHIP

1.468

K/9

9.00

BB/9

6.51

47.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.79 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Chicago Cubs	+108	+1.5 (-194)	O 9 (+104)
Pittsburgh Pirates	-117	-1.5 (+173)	U 9 (-117)

Latest pre-game line · May 27

Weather & Conditions

Temp77°F

Wind 7 mphW · out

Gusts11 mph

Humidity60%

Precip15%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFPete Crow-Armstrong 2B	5	1	1	1	1	3	8	.224
2BNico Hoerner	5	1	2	1	1	1	3	.256
1BMichael Busch	3	1	1	1	2	1	2	.232
3BAlex Bregman 2B	6	1	2	0	0	1	6	.261
LFIan Happ HR	6	1	2	5	0	0	2	.215
RFSeiya Suzuki	5	1	1	0	0	2	3	.234
DHMoisés Ballesteros	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.236
DHKevin Alcántara	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
DHMichael Conforto HR	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.278
CCarson Kelly	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.306
SSDansby Swanson 2B	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	.190
Totals	41	10	14	10	7	10	26	—

Away Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Jameson Taillon	5.0	5	4	4	2	4	2	75-45	5.37
Jacob Webb (W, 1-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	17-12	2.66
Phil Maton	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	22-12	7.41
Caleb Thielbar	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	3.09
Ethan Roberts	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-8	0.68
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	4	9	2	—	—

Home Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
1BSpencer Horwitz	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.288
2BBrandon Lowe HR	4	1	1	3	0	1	0	.269
LFBryan Reynolds 2B	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.266
3BNick Gonzales	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.297
CFOneil Cruz	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.260
SSKonnor Griffin HR	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.261
DHMarcell Ozuna	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.186
CEndy Rodríguez	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	.316
RFEsmerlyn Valdez	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.125
Totals	32	4	7	4	4	9	10	—

Home Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Bubba Chandler	5.0	8	4	4	2	5	0	91-60	4.85
Evan Sisk	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-9	1.57
Yohan Ramírez (L, 2-2)	0.1	3	4	4	0	0	1	15-8	4.75
Justin Lawrence	1.2	2	2	1	2	3	1	34-20	5.32
Dennis Santana	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	22-10	4.94
Totals	9.0	14	10	9	7	10	2	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	2–0	Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Busch to 3rd.
T2	3–0	Nico Hoerner singles on a fly ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.
B3	3–3	Brandon Lowe homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. Endy Rodríguez scores. Spencer Horwitz scores.
T4	4–3	Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Dansby Swanson scores.
B4	4–4	Konnor Griffin homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
T7	7–4	Ian Happ homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman scores.
T7	9–4	Michael Conforto homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.
T7	10–4	Michael Busch singles on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Dansby Swanson scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.

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