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Castellanos doubled to left, Heyward scored, Hoerner scored, Rizzo scored.

Doubled to left, Heyward scored, Hoerner scored, Rizzo scored.

Cubs

Bryant singled to right, Castellanos scored.

Kramer hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Schwarber, J.Osuna scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Schwarber, J.Osuna scored.

Bryant homered to left on a 1-1 count, Castellanos scored.

Homered to left on a 1-1 count, Castellanos scored.

Rizzo singled to right, Zobrist scored, Heyward scored, Hoerner to third.

Singled to right, Zobrist scored, Heyward scored, Hoerner to third.

Bryant was hit by a pitch, Hoerner scored, Rizzo to third, Castellanos to second.

Was hit by a pitch, Hoerner scored, Rizzo to third, Castellanos to second.

Hoerner homered to left on a 1-1 count, Bote scored, Heyward scored.

Homered to left on a 1-1 count, Bote scored, Heyward scored.

Caratini homered to right on a 2-2 count.

Cubs second.  Zobrist singled to left.  Heyward grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Frazier to shortstop Newman, Zobrist out.  Hoerner singled to right, Heyward to third.  Hendricks sacrificed, catcher El.Díaz to second baseman Frazier, Hoerner to second.  Rizzo was hit by a pitch.  Castellanos doubled to left, Heyward scored, Hoerner scored, Rizzo scored.  Bryant singled to right, Castellanos scored.  Schwarber grounded out, shortstop Newman to first baseman J.Osuna.

Cubs third.  Contreras struck out.  Zobrist homered to right on a 1-1 count.  Heyward popped out to third baseman Moran.  Hoerner grounded out, second baseman Frazier to first baseman J.Osuna.

Pirates fourth.  J.Osuna hit an infield single to second.  Frazier singled to right, J.Osuna to second.  Reyes grounded out, pitcher Hendricks to first baseman Rizzo, J.Osuna to third, Frazier to second.  Kramer hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Schwarber, J.Osuna scored.  El.Díaz popped out to first baseman Rizzo.

Cubs fourth.  Hendricks grounded out, pitcher Marvel to first baseman J.Osuna.  Rizzo flied out to center fielder Reynolds.  Castellanos doubled to left.  Bryant homered to left on a 1-1 count, Castellanos scored.  Schwarber struck out.

Cubs fifth.  Wang pitching.  Contreras grounded out, second baseman Frazier to first baseman J.Osuna.  Zobrist walked on a full count.  Heyward hit an infield single to first, Zobrist to second.  Hoerner singled to left, Zobrist to third, Heyward to second.  Hendricks struck out.  Rizzo singled to right, Zobrist scored, Heyward scored, Hoerner to third.  Holmes pitching.  E.González in as third baseman.  Castellanos was hit by a pitch, Rizzo to second.  Bryant was hit by a pitch, Hoerner scored, Rizzo to third, Castellanos to second.  Rizzo was out advancing, catcher El.Díaz to pitcher Holmes, Rizzo out.

Cubs sixth.  Schwarber grounded out, third baseman E.González to first baseman J.Osuna.  Contreras lined out to shortstop Newman.  Bote was hit by a pitch.  Heyward walked on four pitches, Bote to second.  Hoerner homered to left on a 1-1 count, Bote scored, Heyward scored.  Happ pinch-hitting for Hendricks.  Happ struck out.

Cubs seventh.  Markel pitching.  Cabrera in as right fielder.  Reyes in as center fielder.  Caratini pinch-hitting for Rizzo.  Caratini homered to right on a 2-2 count.  Garcia pinch-hitting for Castellanos.  Garcia struck out.  Kemp pinch-hitting for Bryant.  Kemp lined out to second baseman Frazier.  Almora Jr. pinch-hitting for Schwarber.  Almora Jr. grounded out, second baseman Frazier to first baseman J.Osuna.

 The Pirates won three of four games in San Francisco in their most recent series. Pittsburgh is an NL-best 10-4 (.714) on the road since August 12 -- only the Twins at 13-3 (.813) have a better record on the road in MLB over that time.

 After wrapping up an eight-game road trip with a 3-5 record, the Cubs find themselves tied for the second NL Wild Card spot with the Brewers. Chicago plays 10 of its final 16 games at Wrigley Field, while the Brewers will play nine of its remaining 16 games on the road.

 Anthony Rizzo has recorded 25+ home runs and 25+ doubles in six consecutive seasons, the longest active streak of its kind in the majors. It's also the longest such streak in franchise history, surpassing Aramis Ramirez who accomplished the feat in five straight seasons from 2004-08.

 Jon Lester has a 5.72 ERA across 11 starts since the All-Star break. Overall this season, Lester sits on a 4.51 ERA after posting a 3.32 ERA in 2018 -- his increase in ERA (+1.19) is the third-largest season-over-season increase by any NL pitcher this season (ERA qualifiers both seasons).

 Since returning to the rotation full time in late May, Steven Brault has only allowed five home runs in 75.0 innings pitched. Among pitchers with at least 75.0 innings pitched since May 29, Brault's 0.60 HR/9 mark is the lowest in the majors.

 Bryan Reynolds currently ranks fifth in the NL with a .325 batting average (among qualified batters). The last Pirate rookie to finish in the top five in batting average in the NL was Lloyd Waner in 1927, when he finished third with a .355 average. Waner's brother, Paul, finished fifth in the NL in batting average as a rookie for the Pirates just one season prior, in 1926.

HP - Marquez, 1B - Bellino, 2B - Rehak, 3B - Rackley

A week of inconsistent performances at the plate made the Chicago Cubs' hold on the second National League wild-card berth less secure.
Manager Joe Maddon detected some of the energy was lacking from his players while president of baseball operations Theo Epstein described recent events as "uninspired and unacceptable" in a radio appearance.

Cubs hope outburst vs. Pirates sparks surge

CHICAGO (AP)  All of a sudden, the Chicago Cubs are locked in at the plate and looking like a confident, playoff-bound team again.
Kris Bryant and rookie Nico Hoerner each homered among three hits, and the Cubs went deep four times to set a club record with 237 home runs as they pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-1 on Saturday.

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs on September 14, 2019

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