Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

6–7

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 12 of 16

Chicago CubsLeads 4 of 16

Batting

4.29Runs per game4.21
0.240Batting average0.219
0.329On-base percentage0.315
0.366Slugging percentage0.342
0.695OPS0.657
0.93Home runs per game0.93
8.14Hits per game7.29
13Home runs13
8Stolen bases12

Pitching

3.02ERA3.24
1.32WHIP1.12
9.84Strikeouts per nine8.28
4.64Walks per nine3.31
3.07Runs allowed per game3.21
0.217Opponent batting average0.212
140Pitching strikeouts115
6Quality starts4
3Saves2

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CHC)	Total	PIT ML	CHC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	12.5	+113	-136
FFanDuel	-1.5	12.5	+112	-132
BBetMGM	-1.5	12.5	+110	-130
CCaesars	-1.5	12.5	+118	-140
BBetRivers	-1.5	12.5	+106	-132
FFanatics	-1.5	12.5	+110	-130

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Apr 12, 2026

2:20 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

PIT

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
PIT	13th	6th
CHC	15th	3rd

Matchup

PITCHC

9-5Record6-8
64.3%Win %42.9%
4-2Home record3-5
5-3Road record3-3
8-2Last 104-6
2Streak-2
+9Run diff+9
4-1Division0-2
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
PIT	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
CHC	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	1	7

Team Stats

PITStatCHC

6Runs7
7Hits10
1Errors0
3Home runs2
6RBI6
2Stolen bases0
15K (bat)7
7K (pit)15
7BB (pit)3

Player Stats

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Joey BartC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Oneil CruzSS	4	1	1	1	1	1
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	2	2	2	5	1
Marcell OzunaDH	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Yorke2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Konnor GriffinSS	3	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	1	0	0	0	1
Billy Cook1B	0	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Bubba ChandlerSP	5.1	5	3	3	2	4
Hunter BarcoSP	1.2	1	1	1	2	1
Justin LawrenceRP	1.0	1	2	1	2	2
Jose UrquidySP	0.1	3	1	1	1	0

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Carson KellyC	5	0	2	0	1	0
Nico Hoerner2B	5	1	2	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Shaw2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman3B	3	0	1	0	2	1
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	1	0	0	0	2
Moises BallesterosC	3	1	2	1	1	0
Dansby SwansonSS	2	3	1	1	1	2
Michael Busch1B	1	0	1	0	1	0
Michael ConfortoLF	1	0	1	0	0	0
Miguel AmayaC	0	0	0	0	0	1
Scott KingerySS	0	1	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jameson TaillonSP	6.0	6	6	6	2	10
Riley MartinRP	1.1	1	0	0	0	2
Daniel PalenciaRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
Ethan RobertsRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

97 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Cruz homered to center (422 feet).
1-0
Top
Lowe walked.
1-0
Top
Reynolds fouled out to third.
1-0
Top
O'Hearn singled to left, Lowe to second.
1-0
Top
Yorke grounded into double play, third to second to first, O'Hearn out at second.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Ballesteros struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to third.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Ozuna singled to left.
1-0
Top
Horwitz walked, Ozuna to second.
1-0
Top
Griffin hit by pitch, Horwitz to second, Ozuna to third.
1-0
Top
Bart struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Cruz struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Lowe homered to right center (372 feet), Ozuna scored, Horwitz scored and Griffin scored.
5-0
Top
Reynolds struck out swinging.
5-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Happ walked.
5-0
Bottom
Happ to second on wild pitch by Chandler.
5-0
Bottom
Suzuki flied out to center, Happ to third.
5-0
Bottom
Kelly popped out to shortstop.
5-0
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong popped out to second.
5-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
O'Hearn grounded out to first.
5-0
Top
Yorke struck out swinging.
5-0
Top
Ozuna fouled out to first.
5-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Swanson homered to left center (391 feet).
5-1
Bottom
Shaw struck out swinging.
5-1
Bottom
Hoerner flied out to center.
5-1
Bottom
Ballesteros homered to center (427 feet).
5-2
Bottom
Bregman walked.
5-2
Bottom
Happ lined out to right.
5-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Horwitz struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
Griffin grounded out to third.
5-2
Top
Bart struck out swinging.
5-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Suzuki grounded out to third.
5-2
Bottom
Kelly doubled to left.
5-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first, Kelly to third.
5-2
Bottom
Swanson grounded out to shortstop.
5-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Cruz struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
Lowe homered to right center (444 feet).
6-2
Top
Reynolds singled to right.
6-2
Top
O'Hearn struck out swinging, Reynolds stole second.
6-2
Top
Yorke flied out to right.
6-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Shaw struck out swinging.
6-2
Bottom
Hoerner singled to center.
6-2
Bottom
Ballesteros singled to center, Hoerner to third.
6-2
Bottom
Bregman hit sacrifice fly to left, Hoerner scored.
6-3
Bottom
Happ grounded out to second.
6-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Ozuna grounded out to third.
6-3
Top
Horwitz struck out looking.
6-3
Top
Griffin struck out swinging.
6-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Suzuki struck out swinging.
6-3
Bottom
Barco relieved Chandler
6-3
Bottom
Kelly grounded out to third.
6-3
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
6-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Martin relieved Taillon
6-3
Top
Bart popped out to second.
6-3
Top
Cruz struck out swinging.
6-3
Top
Lowe struck out swinging.
6-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Swanson walked.
6-3
Bottom
Shaw lined out to right.
6-3
Bottom
Hoerner doubled to left, Swanson to third.
6-3
Bottom
Amaya hit for Ballesteros
6-3
Bottom
Amaya walked.
6-3
Bottom
Bregman popped out to second, Swanson scored.
6-4
Bottom
Happ grounded out to second.
6-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Amaya as designated hitter.
6-4
Top
Reynolds grounded out to shortstop.
6-4
Top
O'Hearn singled to center.
6-4
Top
Roberts relieved Martin
6-4
Top
Yorke hit by pitch, O'Hearn to second.
6-4
Top
Ozuna struck out swinging.
6-4
Top
Horwitz lined out to center.
6-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
O'Hearn at first base.
6-4
Bottom
Cook in right field.
6-4
Bottom
Lawrence relieved Barco
6-4
Bottom
Suzuki walked.
6-4
Bottom
Kelly struck out swinging.
6-4
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
6-4
Bottom
Swanson walked, Suzuki to second.
6-4
Bottom
Busch hit for Shaw
6-4
Bottom
Busch singled to left, Suzuki scored on error and Swanson scored on throwing error by left fielder Reynolds, Busch to second.
6-6
Bottom
Hoerner grounded out to shortstop.
6-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Busch at first base.
6-6
Top
Palencia relieved Roberts
6-6
Top
Griffin struck out swinging.
6-6
Top
Bart grounded out to pitcher.
6-6
Top
Cruz walked.
6-6
Top
Cruz stole second.
6-6
Top
Cruz to third on passed ball by Kelly.
6-6
Top
Lowe struck out swinging.
6-6

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Urquidy relieved Lawrence
6-6
Bottom
Conforto hit for Amaya
6-6
Bottom
Conforto doubled to right.
6-6
Bottom
Kingery ran for Conforto
6-6
Bottom
Bregman reached on infield single to shortstop.
6-6
Bottom
Happ grounded into fielder's choice to first, Bregman out at second, Kingery to third.
6-6
Bottom
Suzuki walked, Happ to second.
6-6
Bottom
Kelly singled to center, Kingery scored, Suzuki to second, Happ to third.
6-7

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Player props

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Shota Imanaga
Outs: 6/20 over · last line 11.5
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Konnor Griffin
Home Runs: 1/19 over · last line 0.5
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Marcell Ozuna
Home Runs: 2/19 over · last line 0.5
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Oneil Cruz
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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Esmerlyn Valdez
Home Runs: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Henry Davis
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Mitch Keller
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Endy Rodriguez
Hits: 10/14 over · last line 0.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Bubba Chandler
Hits Allowed: 4/13 over · last line 4.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Odds

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