Inside Edge
Cubs 3, Pirates 2 — Sep 29, 2021 Recap
Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sep 29, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates on Sep 29, 2021?
Chicago Cubs won 3-2 on Sep 29, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Pirates covered
Pirates +1.5
Total
Under
5 / 8.5
Moneyline
Cubs
-120
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Cubs4.77 ERA14-7181.0 IP131 K1.35 WHIP
vs
Pirates0.00 ERA0-03.0 IP4 K1.33 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Cubs| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Happ | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| David Bote | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle Hendricks | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Giambrone | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Ortega | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Alcántara | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trayce Thompson | PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Schwindel | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Martini | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
Pirates| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Reynolds | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Alford | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Newman | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoy Park | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Gamel | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Pérez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Chavis | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Crowe | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Tucker | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Box Score — Pitching
Cubs| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hendricks | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 78 |
| Scott EffrossH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Codi HeuerS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Adam MorganW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Rowan WickH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Pirates| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roansy Contreras | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 |
| Sam Howard | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Kyle Keller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Chad Kuhl | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Anthony Banda | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Chasen ShreveL | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Nick MearsBS | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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