MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
05/01/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1043 - THURSDAY, MAY 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (16-16) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 11 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (14-17) 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 6 11 1
Cubs Fall Short, 6-5, at Pittsburgh
With third baseman Mauro Rodríguez leading the charge, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-5, at PNC Park. Rodríguez, who is on pace for 105 RBI this season, went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The winning pitcher was James Paxton. He's now 3-0. He went 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits for the Pirates. Chicago now has a record of 16-16.

Rodríguez had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a 1-1 changeup from Adam Conley, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Pirates a 5-3 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Rodríguez.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Rodríguez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hicks LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .260 0 10
K. Wilson DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .260 1 16
F. Barreto 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .320 3 20
S. Piscotty RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .306 5 26
B. Collins 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .469 2 8
   a-M. López PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 3 13
D. Hopper CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .205 1 10
R. Snyder SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .301 2 23
K. Bryant 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333 5 15
   b-D. Williams PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 7
V. Caratini C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 8
Totals 34 5 11 5 2 6 13      
a - M. López pinch hit for B. Collins in the 8th
b - D. Williams pinch hit for K. Bryant in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Barreto 2 (8, 6th Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Wall, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hopper (7, 8th Inning off L. Gallegos, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Piscotty (5, 2nd Inning off J. Paxton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hicks , K. Wilson , F. Barreto 4 , S. Piscotty 5 , B. Collins 2 , D. Hopper 2 , R. Snyder , V. Caratini
2-out RBI: D. Hopper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Barreto , R. Snyder 2
Sac Fly: R. Hicks
Hit by Pitch: D. Williams
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Collins (1)
CS: B. Collins (1) , R. Snyder (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Bryant (5)
OF assists: 1 (Hopper(Martin at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Avilés C 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 0 7
J. Reyes LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 2 14
D. Murray RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .278 2 8
C. Riley 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 2 6
   a-E. Banha 2B, SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
T. Norton 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .321 1 8
M. Rodríguez 3B 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .273 4 20
B. Martin SS, 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .244 1 9
O. Cameron CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .234 1 10
B. McBride DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .284 5 21
Totals 35 6 11 5 2 6 18      
a - E. Banha substituted for C. Riley in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Rodríguez (4, 6th Inning off A. Conley, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Avilés , D. Murray 3 , E. Banha , T. Norton 2 , M. Rodríguez 5 , B. Martin , O. Cameron
2-out RBI: C. Avilés , B. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Avilés , T. Norton , O. Cameron , B. McBride
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Murray (1) , M. Rodríguez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cameron (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cameron-Rodríguez)
OF assists: 1 (Cameron(Caratini at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Conley L (1-1) 5.1 7 5 5 1 5 1 84 4.50   
M. Ortega 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 0.90   
M. Adon 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Conley 38
Batters Faced: A. Conley 24, M. Ortega 8, M. Adon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Conley 6-5, M. Ortega 1-3, M. Adon 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Conley 84-57, M. Ortega 31-23, M. Adon 13-6
WP: M. Ortega
Balk: A. Conley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paxton W (3-0) 6.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 83 3.00   
C. Maxwell H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.07   
C. Wall H (4) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 26 1.93   
L. Gallegos H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 7.23   
J. Kaiser SV (8) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paxton 47
Batters Faced: J. Paxton 25, C. Maxwell 1, C. Wall 6, L. Gallegos 2, J. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paxton 8-4, C. Maxwell 1-0, C. Wall 1-2, L. Gallegos 0-0, J. Kaiser 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paxton 83-52, C. Maxwell 4-3, C. Wall 26-18, L. Gallegos 8-5, J. Kaiser 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gallegos 1-1
WP: L. Gallegos
Hit Batsmen: J. Kaiser
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mauro Rodríguez
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 23846
Special Notes: 2B Chris Riley was injured in a collision at a base. RP Charlie Maxwell was injured while pitching.
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