Line Score – Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
PIT 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 2 10
CHC 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 6 1 8

Box Score

CHC AB R H RBI BB SO BA
1B Busch 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260
RF Tucker 3 0 0 0 1 1 .263
DH Suzuki 3 1 0 0 1 1 .249
CF Crow-Armstrong 4 1 2 0 0 1 .261
C Kelly, C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .268
LF Happ 3 1 2 1 1 1 .228
2B Hoerner 2 0 0 0 2 0 .293
SS Swanson 3 0 1 2 0 0 .249
3B Shaw 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227
PH Caissie 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
3B Castro, W 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237
CHC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Assad 4.0 5 1 1 1 3 65-44 5.63
Rogers, Ta 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 16-10 2.17
Brown, Be 2.2 4 2 2 2 4 54-33 5.91
Thielbar 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 4-3 2.23
Kittredge 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 10-7 3.76
PIT AB R H RBI BB SO BA
RF Simon 5 0 1 0 0 1 .233
1B Horwitz 5 0 1 1 0 1 .255
DH Reynolds, B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .244
LF Pham 5 0 0 0 0 2 .259
2B Gonzales, N 4 1 2 0 0 1 .278
CF Suwinski 3 1 1 0 1 0 .131
SS Triolo 2 0 0 0 1 2 .190
C Bart 4 0 1 2 0 2 .243
3B Kiner-Falefa 3 1 1 0 1 0 .267
PIT IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Mlodzinski 4.0 1 1 0 0 3 44-32 3.99
Holderman 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 22-14 9.19
Heaney 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 20-10 5.04
Shugart 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 36-20 3.50
Mattson 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 19-12 2.25

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B2 Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 1-0
T3 Spencer Horwitz doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. 1-1
B5 Dansby Swanson doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Tommy Pham. Ian Happ scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Dansby Swanson advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by left fielder Tommy Pham. 2-1
T6 Joey Bart doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Nick Gonzales scores. Jack Suwinski scores. 2-3
B6 Carson Kelly singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Seiya Suzuki scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. 3-3
B8 Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ronny Simon. Carson Kelly scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. 4-3

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Pirates at Cubs – August 17, 2025 0:06
Carmen Mlodzinski against the Cubs 0:09
Bullpen availability for Pittsburgh, August 17 vs Cubs 0:08
Bullpen availability for Chicago, August 17 vs Pirates 0:08
Bench availability for Chicago, August 17 vs Pirates 0:08
Bench availability for Pittsburgh, August 17 vs Cubs 0:08
Starting lineups for Pirates at Cubs – August 17, 2025 0:10
Breaking down Javier Assad's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Ben Brown's pitches 0:04
Javier Assad K's Tommy Pham in the 1st 0:06
Carmen Mlodzinski K's Carson Kelly in the 2nd 0:06
Ian Happ's RBI single puts Cubs on the board 0:13
Spencer Horwitz's RBI double 0:26
Jack Suwinski safe at first after review 1:24
Matt Shaw's leaping snag 0:15
Dansby Swanson's RBI double on his bobblehead day 0:24
Joey Bart's two-run double 0:31
Carson Kelly's game-tying RBI single 0:20
Caleb Thielbar strikes out Ronny Simon to escape jam 0:07
Dansby Swanson's go-ahead sac fly 0:25

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Thielbar (3-3, 2.23 ERA) Mattson (3-2, 2.25 ERA) Kittredge (1 SV, 3.76 ERA)

Game ended at 4:02 PM.

48 comments

  6. Dear lord baby Jesus, please let this be the end of our offense looking completely lackluster. Amen. 

  7. Playing like a wild card team. That’s fine, but they were playing like a division champion in the first half of the season.

  11. A win. A series win.

    Completely egregious for Counsell to pinch hit Shaw in that situation. Tucker looks lethargic and disinterested. Dansby can maybe hit with RISP?

  15. I know it’s just one series and just the pirates, but this one felt really important. Let’s finish the season strong!

  18. The whole league is talking about these Cardiac Cubs. Two comebacks in a row.

    Wins since August 16th:

    – Cubs 2
    – Brewers 1

  22. Nice W. I loved the moment in the dugout between Matt Shaw and Justin Turner. That’s what leaders do

  26. Today’s the first day that the Cubs have picked up a game on the Brewers since July 30th, when they beat them to end their series.

  32. I, for one, propose we install big-ass fans on top of the stadium blowing outwards to offset days like today where multiple would-be homers stayed in play. And damn they needed that series win badly, now to start a Brewers losing streak.

  35. I’m an optimist, I rarely complain about manager decisions or people slumping etc… In fact I’m usually the one defending them.

    I’m going to question why Shaw was taken out to get one at bat for Cassie there. This has been a reoccurring theme post asb. It seems like CC is looking for any reason to sit Shaw.

    I really hope someone in the media asks him that question and doesn’t take “we want to get cassie some ABs” as an answer. That is not a good enough answer.

    That was a very important inning. Why are you showing no confidence in the player that has been the most consistent batter post ASB?

  37. Sure looks like acquiring Kittridge was a deft move. Two 1 run leads and 2 saves with Palencia unavailable.

  38. Two in a row, one more and we have a winning streak fellas.

    Shoutout Dansby for getting the job done.

  39. At least PCA’s bat seems to have come alive with another two hits today. At this time of year, a win is a win; I’ll take it however it comes.

  40. Happy to get a series win, even if it felt like it shouldn’t have been so difficult.

    Crazy to think that the Brewers’ loss today was their first loss since the finale against the Cubs to close out July. Since then, the Cubs have lost three series. The lunatic in me who knows how random baseball can be can just as easily see the Brewers sweeping the series as I can see the Cubs actually winning the series.

  41. I don’t know whether this series had great pitching or both offenses are just dog shit, but it was really competitive nonetheless.

  42. One team has a winning streak going into the game tomorrow and it ain’t Milwaukee!

  44. Looks like PCA is starting to come around. Tucker and Suzuki look like they forgot how to play baseball.

  45. Teams hot at the right time and brewers just lost. Big time swing heading into a crucial 5 game set!!

  46. It’s weird but this slump caused me to have a mental health breakthrough.

    I’ve always been a doomscroller but seeing the internet make the same sort of posts about sports as it does to important news and watching myself respond the same way has been eye opening. I never really watched any sports before this season so all of this behavior is new to me. It’s much easier to accept all this as just talk when it isn’t some big world event.

    So thank you, and also touch grass.

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