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Cubs 5, Pirates 3 — May 27, 2021 Recap
Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on May 27, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates on May 27, 2021?
Chicago Cubs won 5-3 on May 27, 2021.
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Betting Results
Total
Over
8 / 7.5
Moneyline
Cubs
-154
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cubs4.63 ERA5-456.1 IP47 K1.42 WHIP
vs
Pirates4.63 ERA3-556.1 IP55 K1.22 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willson Contreras | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Javier Báez | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Happ | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bote | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Ortega | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Wisdom | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Sogard | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Bryant | 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joc Pederson | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Martini | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Hendricks | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Pirates| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Newman | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Reynolds | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik González | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Craig | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Gamel | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler Anderson | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Pérez | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle HendricksW | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 83 |
| Dan WinklerH | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Ryan TeperaS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
Pirates| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler AndersonL | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 88 |
| Sam Howard | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Kyle Crick | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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