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Maybin grounded into a double play, second baseman Frazier to first baseman Moran, Bote out.

Grounded into a double play, second baseman Frazier to first baseman Moran, Bote out.

González doubled to right, G.Polanco scored.

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Frazier doubled to center, G.Polanco scored.

Rizzo homered to right on a 2-0 count, Contreras scored.

Homered to right on a 2-0 count, Contreras scored.

Stallings homered to left on a 2-2 count.

Pirates second.  Bell grounded out, shortstop Báez to first baseman Rizzo.  Stallings struck out.  G.Polanco singled to right.  On Quintana's wild pitch, G.Polanco to second.  González doubled to right, G.Polanco scored.  Frazier flied out to left fielder Schwarber.

Pirates fifth.  G.Polanco walked on a full count.  González struck out.  Frazier doubled to center, G.Polanco scored.  Frazier was out advancing, right fielder Maybin to second baseman Hoerner to first baseman Rizzo to third baseman Bote, Frazier out.  Oliva struck out.

Cubs eighth.  Stratton pitching.  Kipnis pinch-hitting for Hoerner.  Kipnis grounded out, second baseman Frazier to first baseman J.Osuna.  Happ struck out.  Contreras singled to right.  Howard pitching.  Rizzo homered to right on a 2-0 count, Contreras scored.  Báez popped out to center fielder Reynolds.

Pirates ninth.  Bell struck out.  Stallings homered to left on a 2-2 count.

 Chicago and Pittsburgh meet for a four-game set, with the Cubs leading the season series 5-1. Chicago starters have a 2.83 ERA against the Pirates this season and a 3.88 ERA against all other opponents.

 The Pirates dropped four of five to the Cardinals from Thursday to Sunday and have lost 12 of their last 13 games, scoring a total of 13 runs over that span. Pittsburgh has scored over five runs in just nine games, fewest in the majors this season.

 The Cubs dropped two of three to the Twins over the weekend, scoring a total of two runs. Chicago is 8-15 (.348) this season when scoring three or fewer runs, the second-best record in the National League (LAD, 5-9, .357).

 Bryan Reynolds batted .314 in his rookie season last year but is hitting just .180 this season. That .134 drop in batting average is the largest decline in baseball this season (min. 3.1 PA/Team G both seasons).

 Kris Bryant is slashing just .197/.285/.303 this season and is just 4-for-25 (.160) in his last seven games. Bryant's career 1.060 OPS against the Pirates is his second highest against any single opponent that he has faced at least 10 times (1.086 vs. Mia).

 The Cubs are averaging 5.90 runs per game on the road this season, compared to just 3.45 runs at home. That 2.45-run average difference is the largest in baseball this season.

HP - Welke, 1B - De Jesus, 2B - Miller, 3B - Hoberg

The Chicago Cubs are the latest to discover that the Pittsburgh Pirates are not doing well in playing spoiler in the National League Central.
Pittsburgh (15-39) had a shot to make a difference in the division playoff race with successive series against Cincinnati, St. Louis and now the Cubs. However, the Pirates dropped all four games against the Reds, four of five against the Cardinals and then, Monday, the opener of a four-game series against the Cubs, getting shut out 5-0.

Pirates trying to slow Cubs' road to division title

PITTSBURGH (AP)  The Chicago Cubs clinched a playoff spot under rookie manager David Ross, returning to the postseason after a one-year absence despite losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Tuesday night on a walk-off home run by Jacob Stallings.
The NL Central-leading Cubs were assured a spot in the expanded playoff field when Philadelphia was swept in a doubleheader at Washington.

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates on September 22, 2020

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