Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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MLB

Chicago CubsCHC

7–8

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

Chicago CubsLeads 6 of 18

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 12 of 18

Batting

5.13Runs per game5.19
0.246Batting average0.259
0.339On-base percentage0.337
0.413Slugging percentage0.420
0.751OPS0.757
1.25Home runs per game1.26
8.41Hits per game9.01
130Home runs132
73Stolen bases91

Pitching

4.19ERA4.30
1.26WHIP1.31
7.87Strikeouts per nine9.31
3.06Walks per nine3.62
4.15Runs allowed per game4.27
0.245Opponent batting average0.240
811Pitching strikeouts970
30Quality starts35
22Saves20

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

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (PIT)	Total	CHC ML	PIT ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+119	-144
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+122	-144
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+118	-140
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+118	-140
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+124	-137
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+110	-125
BBetus	-1.5	9	+126	-140
BBovada	-1.5	9	+122	-145
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+120	-145
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+124	-137
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+120	-141

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Jul 26, 2026

1:35 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Partly cloudy

Wind 5 mph

84°

Lineups

CHC

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	4th	11th
PIT	2nd	23rd

Matchup

CHCPIT

59-45Record53-52
56.7%Win %50.5%
30-22Home record27-26
29-23Road record26-26
7-3Last 105-5
2Streak-3
+77Run diff+39
15-13Division17-14
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

CHCStatPIT

7Runs8
12Hits11
0Errors0
1Home runs3
7RBI8
0Stolen bases0
9K (bat)8
8K (pit)9
3BB (pit)2

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ian HappLF	5	0	1	0	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	1	1	1	2	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	0	1	0	1	0
Carson KellyC	4	0	0	0	1	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Michael Busch1B	4	1	2	0	0	1
Pedro Ramirez2B	4	1	2	0	1	0
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	2	0	1	0
Michael ConfortoDH	3	2	1	0	0	1

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jameson TaillonSP	4.0	6	7	7	2	3
Aaron CivaleSP	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
Ryan RolisonRP	1.0	3	1	1	1	0
Trent ThorntonRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Shawn RossC	4	1	1	1	2	0
Jake MangumCF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	2	3	0	0	0
Nick Gonzales3B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jacob Gonzalez1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler CallihanLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Esmerlyn ValdezRF	3	2	2	1	2	1
Ryan O'HearnRF	2	2	1	1	4	2
Billy CookCF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jared TrioloSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Braxton AshcraftSP	6.0	7	4	4	2	5
Carmen MlodzinskiRP	2.0	3	1	1	0	2
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	2	2	2	0	2

Scoring Summary

84 events · 10 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Crow-Armstrong lined out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Suzuki popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Busch walked.
0-0
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Mangum struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Lowe singled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Reynolds flied into double play, right to first, Lowe doubled off first.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Hoerner grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Top
Conforto walked.
0-0
Top
Kelly struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Ramirez singled to center, Conforto to second.
0-0
Top
Swanson singled to left, Conforto scored, Swanson to second, Ramirez to third.
1-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Valdez homered to left center (405 feet).
1-1
Bottom
O'Hearn walked.
1-1
Bottom
Gonzales flied out to right.
1-1
Bottom
Gonzalez grounded out to first, O'Hearn to second.
1-1
Bottom
Ross homered to left (438 feet), O'Hearn scored.
1-3
Bottom
Callihan popped out to shortstop.
1-3

Inning 3 Top

Top
Suzuki struck out swinging.
1-3
Top
Busch singled to left.
1-3
Top
Happ grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Busch out at second.
1-3

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Mangum struck out swinging.
1-3
Bottom
Lowe singled to right.
1-3
Bottom
Reynolds doubled to right, Lowe to third.
1-3
Bottom
Valdez walked.
1-3
Bottom
O'Hearn homered to center (406 feet), Lowe scored, Reynolds scored and Valdez scored.
1-7
Bottom
Gonzales grounded out to third.
1-7
Bottom
Gonzalez flied out to left.
1-7

Inning 4 Top

Top
Hoerner singled to center.
1-7
Top
Conforto doubled to right, Hoerner to third.
1-7
Top
Kelly grounded out to third, Hoerner scored, Conforto to third.
2-7
Top
Ramirez singled to center, Conforto scored.
3-7
Top
Swanson grounded out to third, Ramirez to second.
3-7
Top
Crow-Armstrong tripled to center, Ramirez scored.
4-7
Top
Suzuki grounded out to shortstop.
4-7

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Ross struck out swinging.
4-7
Bottom
Callihan flied out to shortstop.
4-7
Bottom
Mangum lined out to left.
4-7

Inning 5 Top

Top
Busch flied out to center.
4-7
Top
Happ flied out to right.
4-7
Top
Hoerner grounded out to second.
4-7

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rolison relieved Taillon
4-7
Bottom
Lowe doubled to right.
4-7
Bottom
Reynolds grounded out to shortstop, Lowe to third.
4-7
Bottom
Valdez singled to right, Lowe scored.
4-8
Bottom
O'Hearn walked, Valdez to second.
4-8
Bottom
Gonzales singled to center, O'Hearn to second, Valdez to third.
4-8
Bottom
Gonzalez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gonzales out at second.
4-8

Inning 6 Top

Top
Conforto popped out to second.
4-8
Top
Kelly struck out looking.
4-8
Top
Ramirez grounded out to third.
4-8

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Civale relieved Rolison
4-8
Bottom
Ross grounded out to third.
4-8
Bottom
Callihan struck out swinging.
4-8
Bottom
Mangum reached on infield single to first.
4-8
Bottom
Lowe flied out to left.
4-8

Inning 7 Top

Top
Mlodzinski relieved Ashcraft
4-8
Top
Mangum in left field.
4-8
Top
Cook in center field.
4-8
Top
Swanson lined out to right.
4-8
Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first.
4-8
Top
Suzuki struck out looking.
4-8

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Reynolds struck out looking.
4-8
Bottom
Valdez struck out swinging.
4-8
Bottom
O'Hearn grounded out to pitcher.
4-8

Inning 8 Top

Top
Busch doubled to right.
4-8
Top
Happ singled to left, Busch to third.
4-8
Top
Hoerner singled to left, Busch scored, Happ to second.
5-8
Top
Conforto flied out to left.
5-8
Top
Kelly struck out looking.
5-8
Top
Ramirez grounded out to second.
5-8

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Thornton relieved Civale
5-8
Bottom
Gonzales singled to right.
5-8
Bottom
Gonzalez grounded out to first, Gonzales to second.
5-8
Bottom
Ross struck out swinging.
5-8
Bottom
Cook struck out looking.
5-8

Inning 9 Top

Top
Montgomery relieved Mlodzinski
5-8
Top
Triolo at third base.
5-8
Top
Swanson singled to right.
5-8
Top
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
5-8
Top
Suzuki homered to left (392 feet), Swanson scored.
7-8
Top
Busch grounded out to first.
7-8
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
7-8

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Player props

Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates 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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Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 in this MLB game at PNC Park on Sunday, July 26, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Odds

DraftKings lists the Pittsburgh Pirates at PIT -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are Chicago Cubs +119 and Pittsburgh Pirates -144. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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