Pittsburgh Pirates - Chicago Cubs 05-28-2026

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Chicago Cubs

P: Colin Rea · 4.97 ERA

06:40 PM ET

Thu, May 28

Pittsburgh Pirates

P: Paul Skenes · 3.00 ERA

Team

Chicago Cubs

CHC

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT

Game Details

• PNC Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Colin Rea

Chicago Cubs Away

ERA

4.97

WHIP

1.464

K/9

6.70

BB/9

3.46

41.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.83 WHIP —

Paul Skenes

Pittsburgh Pirates Home

ERA

3.00

WHIP

0.817

K/9

9.75

BB/9

1.35

60.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.53 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Chicago Cubs	+148	+1.5 (-141)	O 7.5 (-113)
Pittsburgh Pirates	-162	-1.5 (+128)	U 7.5 (+100)

Latest pre-game line · May 28

Weather & Conditions

Temp70°F

Wind 14 mphN · crossR

Gusts22 mph

Humidity45%

SkyClear

Away Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFPete Crow-Armstrong	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	.224
2BNico Hoerner	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.254
1BMichael Busch	3	2	0	0	2	2	2	.229
3BAlex Bregman	5	2	1	1	0	1	3	.260
LFIan Happ HR	5	1	3	2	0	1	2	.225
RFSeiya Suzuki	5	1	2	2	0	2	3	.239
DHMoisés Ballesteros	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.232
DHKevin Alcántara	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
DHMichael Conforto	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278
CMiguel Amaya	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.225
SSDansby Swanson	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.187
Totals	36	7	8	5	6	14	15	—

Away Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Colin Rea (W, 5-3)	5.1	4	2	2	3	5	1	92-57	4.70
Hoby Milner (H, 4)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-15	2.52
Caleb Thielbar (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	27-14	2.84
Trent Thornton	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22-16	2.31
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	5	8	1	—	—

Home Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
1BSpencer Horwitz	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	.283
2BBrandon Lowe	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.265
DHBryan Reynolds HR 2B	3	1	2	1	1	0	2	.272
CFOneil Cruz	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.257
LFJhostynxon Garcia	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.240
RFJake Mangum	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250
3BNick Gonzales	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296
3BTyler Callihan 2B	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.500
SSJared Triolo	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.246
CHenry Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.134
Totals	31	2	6	2	5	8	13	—

Home Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Paul Skenes (L, 6-5)	5.1	4	3	1	3	10	0	103-62	2.89
Mason Montgomery	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	27-17	3.22
Brandan Bidois	1.0	3	3	2	2	1	1	31-18	4.50
Yohan Ramírez	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	20-11	4.88
Totals	9.0	8	7	4	6	14	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T4	1–0	Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to left fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 3rd.
T6	2–0	Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jared Triolo. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Jared Triolo.
T6	3–0	Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, shortstop Jared Triolo to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki to 1st.
B6	3–1	Bryan Reynolds homers (5) on a fly ball to right field.
B6	3–2	Tyler Callihan doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jhostynxon Garcia scores.
T8	5–2	Ian Happ homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. Alex Bregman scores.
T8	6–2	Miguel Amaya walks. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd. Passed ball by catcher Henry Davis.
T9	7–2	Cubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Alex Bregman reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.

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