MLB Recap · September 2, 2021

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

PIT5
Final
CHC6

Line Score

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PIT30000000200571
CHC000000500016132

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 62.7% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Rafael Ortega Home Run
Bot 7th · off Chad Kuhl
+28.8%
Ian Happ Home Run
Bot 7th · off Chad Kuhl
+26.2%
Bryan Reynolds Fielders Choice Out
Top 10th · off Manuel Rodríguez
-23.5%
Rafael Ortega Sac Bunt
Bot 11th · off Sam Howard
+19.5%
Robinson Chirinos Strikeout
Bot 10th · off David Bednar
-19.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Rafael Ortega+43.5%+2.2 RE24
Ian Happ+34.7%+2.2 RE24
Hoy Park+30.5%+0.8 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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