Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

3–4

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 9 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.80Runs per game5.35
0.253Batting average0.252
0.330On-base percentage0.340
0.402Slugging percentage0.431
0.733OPS0.771
1.14Home runs per game1.38
8.70Hits per game8.67
169Home runs204
126Stolen bases105

Pitching

4.18ERA4.20
1.30WHIP1.27
9.26Strikeouts per nine7.81
3.64Walks per nine3.08
4.15Runs allowed per game4.17
0.237Opponent batting average0.245
1359Pitching strikeouts1146
44Quality starts48
33Saves32

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	9.5	+109	-132
FFanDuel	-1.5	9.5	+108	-126
BBetMGM	-1.5	9.5	+105	-130
CCaesars	-1.5	9.5	+105	-125
BBetOnline	-1.5	9.5	+111	-122
BBetRivers	+1.5	9.5	+100	-120
BBetus	-1.5	9.5	+111	-122
BBovada	-1.5	9.5	+106	-126
FFanatics	+1.5	9.5	+105	-125
LLowVig	-1.5	9.5	+111	-122
MMyBookie	-1.5	9.5	+107	-126

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Sep 12, 2026

2:20 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Partly cloudy

Wind 7 mph

86°

Lineups

PIT

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
PIT	5th	20th
CHC	1st	13th

Matchup

PITCHC

74-74Record82-66
50.0%Win %55.4%
38-34Home record42-31
36-40Road record40-35
7-3Last 104-6
-1Streak1
+26Run diff+138
22-22Division23-24
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

PITStatCHC

3Runs4
6Hits5
0Errors1
1Home runs2
3RBI4
0Stolen bases0
8K (bat)6
6K (pit)8
3BB (pit)5

Player Stats

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Oneil CruzCF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jake MangumCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan O'HearnRF	4	1	1	1	3	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	1	1	0	0	1
Konnor GriffinSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jacob GonzalezSS	2	0	1	0	0	1
Henry DavisC	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jared TrioloSS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Flores Jr.C	1	0	1	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Paul SkenesSP	7.0	4	2	2	1	4
Gregory SotoRP	1.0	1	2	2	2	2

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Michael ConfortoDH	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carson KellyC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nico Hoerner2B	3	0	1	0	1	0
Michael Busch1B	3	1	1	1	1	0
Pedro Ramirez2B	3	2	2	1	1	0
Tyrone TaylorLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ian HappLF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Bregman3B	2	1	1	0	0	0
Matt ShawRF	0	0	0	0	1	1
B.J. Murray Jr.3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	0	0	0	0	0	1

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Clay HolmesSP	5.2	5	3	2	4	6
Ryan RolisonRP	1.2	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob WebbRP	1.1	0	0	0	1	1
Ryan ZeferjahnRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

84 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Cruz struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Lowe struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Reynolds singled to left.
0-0
Top
Griffin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Reynolds out at second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Busch homered to center (415 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Happ grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
O'Hearn struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Horwitz singled to right.
0-1
Top
Mangum struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Gonzalez walked, Horwitz to second.
0-1
Top
Davis grounded into fielder's choice to second, Gonzalez out at second.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Bottom
Conforto flied out to left.
0-1
Bottom
Kelly fouled out to first.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Cruz flied out to center.
0-1
Top
Lowe grounded out to first.
0-1
Top
Reynolds struck out looking.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Ramirez homered to right center (393 feet).
0-2
Bottom
Taylor flied out to center.
0-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong lined out to right.
0-2
Bottom
Bregman hit by pitch.
0-2
Bottom
Busch struck out swinging.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Griffin flied out to right.
0-2
Top
O'Hearn grounded out to shortstop.
0-2
Top
Horwitz struck out swinging.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Happ walked.
0-2
Bottom
Hoerner singled to right, Happ to second.
0-2
Bottom
Conforto grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Hoerner out at second, Happ to third.
0-2
Bottom
Kelly grounded out to shortstop.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Mangum grounded out to shortstop.
0-2
Top
Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop.
0-2
Top
Davis walked.
0-2
Top
Cruz grounded out to first.
0-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Ramirez popped out to shortstop.
0-2
Bottom
Taylor struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first.
0-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Lowe singled to right.
0-2
Top
Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lowe safe at second on fielding error by shortstop Hoerner.
0-2
Top
Griffin flied out to right, Lowe to third.
0-2
Top
O'Hearn homered to right (379 feet), Lowe scored and Reynolds scored.
3-2
Top
Horwitz walked.
3-2
Top
Mangum flied out to left.
3-2
Top
Gonzalez singled to center, Horwitz to third.
3-2
Top
Davis walked, Gonzalez to second.
3-2
Top
Webb relieved Holmes
3-2
Top
Cruz grounded out to second.
3-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Bregman singled to left.
3-2
Bottom
Busch grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Bregman out at second.
3-2
Bottom
Happ flied out to center.
3-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Lowe walked.
3-2
Top
Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Lowe out at second.
3-2
Top
Griffin struck out swinging.
3-2
Top
O'Hearn grounded out to first.
3-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner flied out to left.
3-2
Bottom
Conforto struck out swinging.
3-2
Bottom
Kelly grounded out to shortstop.
3-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Rolison relieved Webb
3-2
Top
Horwitz grounded out to second.
3-2
Top
Mangum lined out to left.
3-2
Top
Triolo hit for Gonzalez
3-2
Top
Triolo lined out to right.
3-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Triolo at third base.
3-2
Bottom
Soto relieved Skenes
3-2
Bottom
Ramirez doubled to left.
3-2
Bottom
Taylor flied out to right.
3-2
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
3-2
Bottom
Bregman hit by pitch.
3-2
Bottom
Suzuki hit for Busch
3-2
Bottom
Suzuki walked, Bregman to second, Ramirez to third.
3-2
Bottom
Shaw hit for Happ
3-2
Bottom
Shaw walked, Ramirez scored, Suzuki to second, Bregman to third.
3-3
Bottom
Hoerner hit by pitch, Bregman scored, Shaw to second, Suzuki to third.
3-4
Bottom
Conforto struck out swinging.
3-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Murray Jr. at first base.
3-4
Top
Shaw in right field.
3-4
Top
Taylor in left field.
3-4
Top
Flores Jr. hit for Davis
3-4
Top
Flores Jr. reached on infield single to third.
3-4
Top
Cruz lined out to left.
3-4
Top
Lowe flied out to right.
3-4
Top
Zeferjahn relieved Rolison
3-4
Top
Reynolds struck out looking. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was upheld.
3-4

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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
Strikeouts: 7/18 over · last line 3.5
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Marcell Ozuna
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Oneil Cruz
Hits: 11/16 over · last line 0.5
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Konnor Griffin
Hits: 9/15 over · last line 0.5
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Mitch Keller
Strikeouts: 6/15 over · last line 4.5
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Endy Rodriguez
Hits: 10/14 over · last line 0.5
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Esmerlyn Valdez
Hits: 5/14 over · last line 0.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Hits: 6/14 over · last line 0.5
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Bubba Chandler
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 4.5
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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Paul Skenes
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 5.5
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Clay Holmes
Strikeouts: 8/12 over · last line 3.5
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Henry Davis
Hits: 3/12 over · last line 0.5
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Matt Shaw
Hits: 6/12 over · last line 0.5
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Miguel Amaya
Hits: 4/12 over · last line 0.5
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Braxton Ashcraft
Strikeouts: 6/11 over · last line 5.5
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Jared Jones
Strikeouts: 5/11 over · last line 5.5
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Edward Cabrera
Strikeouts: 3/10 over · last line 5.5
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Colin Rea
Strikeouts: 3/7 over · last line 3.5
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Tyrone Taylor
Hits: 5/7 over · last line 0.5
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Ben Brown
Strikeouts: 3/6 over · last line 4.5
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Javier Assad
Strikeouts: 1/3 over · last line 3.5
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Lake Bachar
Strikeouts: 1/1 over · last line 2.5
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Saturday, September 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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