Chi. Cubs 18, Pittsburgh 8
When: 6:40 PM ET, Monday, August 26, 2024
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
89°
Umpires:
Home -
Scott Barry, 1B -
Adam Hamari, 2B -
Edwin Moscoso, 3B -
Victor Carapazza
Attendance:
11936
By Field Level Media
Dansby Swanson hit a grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong headlined a historic night on the basepaths for the visiting Chicago Cubs, who pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-8 on Monday to open a three-game series.
Crow-Armstrong had three of Chicago's eight stolen bases, the most steals in a game for the Cubs since 1913. Ian Happ had two, while Cody Bellinger, Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki each had one.
The Cubs' 18 runs were a season high, as were their 21 hits. No. 9 hitter Miguel Amaya recorded his first career four-hit game and added four RBIs, and Suzuki also had four hits as Chicago won for the seventh time in its past 10 games.
Cubs starter Jameson Taillon (9-8) allowed four runs on eight hits without issuing a walk while striking out three over 6 2/3 innings against his former team.
Chicago stole seven bases against Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller (11-8), who was pulled after throwing 97 pitches across four frames. The right-hander surrendered three runs on seven hits to go along with two walks and four strikeouts.
The Cubs carried a 3-2 lead into the sixth inning before exploding for eight runs -- including six with two outs -- against Pirates reliever Domingo German.
Chicago's first three batters of the inning reached, with Amaya doubling home Swanson and Crow-Armstrong to make it 5-2. Amaya came home on a two-out single from Suzuki, who later scored on Hoerner's bases-loaded walk.
Swanson capped the Cubs' big inning with a 405-foot drive into the left field seats that made it 11-2. German was charged with eight runs on six hits and four walks in 2 2/3 frames.
Isaac Paredes added a solo shot for Chicago in the eighth before Pittsburgh plated a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning. The Cubs tacked on six more runs in the ninth, which featured a relief appearance from Pirates first baseman Rowdy Tellez. Connor Joe's two-run shot in the ninth for Pittsburgh closed the scoring.
Chicago jumped ahead 2-0 in the second inning on two-out RBI singles from Crow-Armstrong and Amaya. Consecutive doubles from Suzuki and Bellinger to start the third made it 3-0 before the Pirates pulled within 3-2 in the bottom of the frame.
Jared Triolo tripled to begin the inning and scored on Ji Hwan Bae's groundout, and Bryan Reynolds roped a two-out solo shot to right.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
21 |
2 |
34 |
.457 |
25 |
7 |
18 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
13 |
2 |
23 |
.333 |
15 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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