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Cubs 6, Pirates 8 — Sep 28, 2021 Recap
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 6-8 on Sep 28, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates on Sep 28, 2021?
Pittsburgh Pirates won 6-8 on Sep 28, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Pirates covered
Pirates +1.5
Total
Over
14 / 8.5
Moneyline
Pirates
-110
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
 Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willson Contreras | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Deichmann | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Martini | RF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bote | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergio Alcántara | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alec Mills | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Romine | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
Pirates| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Tucker | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Reynolds | CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Alford | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hoy Park | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Chavis | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Gamel | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitch Keller | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran | 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob Stallings | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Mills | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 83 |
| Adam MorganL | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Trevor Megill | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Michael Rucker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Pirates| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Keller | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 92 |
| David BednarH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Enyel De Los SantosW | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Chris StrattonS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Chasen ShreveH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
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