Inside Edge
Cubs 4, Pirates 2 — Apr 8, 2021 Recap
Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Apr 8, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates on Apr 8, 2021?
Chicago Cubs won 4-2 on Apr 8, 2021.
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Betting Results
Total
Under
6 / 8.5
Moneyline
Cubs
-156.5
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cubs2.25 ERA2-012.0 IP9 K1.42 WHIP
vs
Pirates5.23 ERA0-210.1 IP12 K1.65 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willson Contreras | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Javier Báez | SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Joc Pederson | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Marisnick | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Sogard | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Heyward | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Bote | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Arrieta | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Pirates| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colin Moran | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Erik González | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilmer Difo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Evans | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Stallings | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dustin Fowler | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tyler Anderson | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake ArrietaW | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 89 |
| Dan Winkler | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Rex BrothersH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Craig KimbrelS | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
Pirates| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler AndersonL | 5.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 78 |
| Kyle Crick | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| David Bednar | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Howard | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Clay Holmes | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Cubs
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0
Pirates
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0