Chi Cubs at Pittsburgh — MLB July 26, 2026

7 – 8

Final

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	7	12	0
PIT	0	3	4	0	1	0	0	0		8	11	0

Decisions

Win B. Ashcraft PIT

6.0 IP · 7 H · 4 ER · 5 K · 4.05 ERA

Loss J. Taillon CHC

4.0 IP · 6 H · 7 ER · 3 K · 5.92 ERA

Save M. Montgomery PIT

1.0 IP · 2 H · 2 ER · 2 K · 4.04 ERA

Recap

Highlights

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Scoring plays All plays ›

Play	CHC	PIT
Top 2nd Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Callihan. Michael Conforto scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd.	1	0
Bottom 2nd Esmerlyn Valdez homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field.	1	1
Bottom 2nd Shawn Ross homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ryan O'Hearn scores.	1	3
Bottom 3rd Ryan O'Hearn hits a grand slam (17) to center field. Brandon Lowe scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. Esmerlyn Valdez scores.	1	7
Top 4th Carson Kelly grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 3rd.	2	7
Top 4th Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Conforto scores.	3	7
Top 4th Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (6) on a fly ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Pedro Ramírez scores.	4	7
Bottom 5th Esmerlyn Valdez singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. Brandon Lowe scores.	4	8
Top 8th Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Mangum. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 2nd.	5	8
Top 9th Seiya Suzuki homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Dansby Swanson scores.	7	8

Closing line

Box score

Chi Cubs

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
P. Crow-Armstrong CF	5	0	1	1	0	2	.290
S. Suzuki DH	5	1	1	2	0	2	.265
M. Busch 1B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.247
I. Happ LF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.220
N. Hoerner 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.247
M. Conforto RF	3	2	1	0	1	0	.237
C. Kelly C	4	0	0	1	0	3	.257
P. Ramirez 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.305
D. Swanson SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	.220
Totals		7	12		2	9

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC
J. Taillon L	4.0	6	7	7	2	3	69
R. Rolison	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	23
A. Civale	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	27
T. Thornton	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	19

Pittsburgh

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
J. Mangum CF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.303
B. Lowe 2B	4	2	3	0	0	0	.246
B. Reynolds DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	.269
E. Valdez RF	3	2	2	2	1	1	.293
R. O'Hearn 1B	2	2	1	4	2	0	.279
N. Gonzales 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.313
J. Triolo 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
J. Gonzalez SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.236
S. Ross C	4	1	1	2	0	2	.200
T. Callihan LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.222
B. Cook CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Totals		8	11		3	8

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC
B. Ashcraft W	6.0	7	4	4	2	5	93
C. Mlodzinski	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	33
M. Montgomery S	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	25