MLB Recap · May 8, 2021

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

PIT2
Final
CHC3

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
PIT000200000271
CHC10010010-351

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

755025PIT bats firstFinalCHC win %PIT win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 64.6% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Ka'ai Tom Home Run
Top 4th · off Trevor Williams
+18.1%
Matt Duffy Single
Bot 7th · off Clay Holmes
+15.9%
Anthony Rizzo Groundout
Bot 8th · off David Bednar
+7.8%
Adam Frazier Pop Out
Top 9th · off Craig Kimbrel
-7.1%
Todd Frazier Pop Out
Top 9th · off Craig Kimbrel
-6.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Matt Duffy+15.9%+0.9 RE24
Ka'ai Tom+11.3%+1.4 RE24
Anthony Rizzo+6.4%+0.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

Full box score, pitch data, and the play-by-play timeline
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