Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Henry Davis slugs late go-ahead homer as Pirates send Cubs to a 9th straight loss in 2-1 victory
Davis turned on a 91 mph cutter from Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) and sent it well over the right-field fence for his fourth home run of the season.
Pittsburgh's bullpen made it stand up. Wilber Dotel (1-0) tossed three scoreless innings in relief to pick up the victory. Gregory Soto worked a perfect ninth for his sixth save as the Pirates beat the Cubs for the third time in four tries so far this season.
Brandon Lowe had two hits for Pittsburgh, including an RBI double. Spencer Horwitz also had a pair of hits and a handful of excellent plays at first base, all of them against Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong. Horwitz was perfectly positioned to snatch a couple of line drives and then made a brilliant diving grab on a sharp grounder before tossing to Dotel covering first to rob Crow-Armstrong of a hit.
Michael Busch hit his sixth homer of the season for Chicago, but it wasn't enough to halt a funk that is nearing three weeks. Chicago's nine-game skid is the franchise's longest since a 10-game slide in 2022. The Cubs have dropped 13 of 15 overall to fall into the middle of the pack in the hyper-competitive NL Central, where all five teams started Memorial Day above .500.
Cubs starter Ben Brown allowed one run and four hits over six innings with two walks and seven strikeouts, whittling his ERA to 2.01.
Pirates starter Carmen Mlodzinski — fighting hard to stay in the rotation as Jared Jones nears his return from elbow surgery — allowed one run over five innings with three walks and three strikeouts.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kelly grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Kelly hit for Amaya |
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9th Inning | Seiya Suzuki challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes. |
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9th Inning | Suzuki hit for Ballesteros |
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9th Inning | Hoerner grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Soto relieved Dotel |
Statistics
 CHC |
 PIT |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 141 | Pitches | 127 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 2.0 | Runs Created | 3.2 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .281 | Slugging Percentage | .375 |
| .156 | Secondary Average | .188 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .294 |
| .538 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .669 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 2.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.5 |
| 13.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.03 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.74 |
| .094 | Isolated Power | .125 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .086 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
| -.031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.063 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 68.3 | MLB Rating | 75.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 22,174 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
| Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
| Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |