MLB Recap · April 8, 2021

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap

CHC4
Final
PIT2

Line Score

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CHC1000020104110
PIT000200000270

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025CHC bats firstFinalPIT win %CHC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Javier Báez Home Run
Top 6th · off Tyler Anderson
+24.1%
Wilmer Difo Strikeout
Bot 8th · off Craig Kimbrel
-20.9%
Anthony Rizzo Home Run
Top 8th · off Sam Howard
+16.7%
Dustin Fowler Strikeout
Bot 8th · off Craig Kimbrel
-14.5%
Bryan Reynolds Strikeout
Bot 9th · off Craig Kimbrel
+14.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Javier Báez+21.6%+1.8 RE24
Anthony Rizzo+17.9%+0.8 RE24
Jacob Stallings+15.1%+1.0 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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