MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/12/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1603 - THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (30-40) 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 7 8 1
Chicago Cubs (36-33) 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 10 1
Pirates Win at Chicago, 7-6
Will Smith had a good game, but he could not keep the Chicago Cubs from falling, 7-6, to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. The Chicago catcher was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 in the loss. Brant Hurter picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-6. He struck out 2 in 6.1 innings. The 4th-place Pirates go to 30-40.

In the top of the seventh, Pittsburgh shortstop Jamie Westbrook had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Chicago hurler Hunter Gaddis, Westbrook hit a sacrifice fly. That made the score 7-5, Pittsburgh. For the day, Westbrook drew 1 walk in 5 plate appearances.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Pirates manager Jake S.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .266 11 33
M. Chapman 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .280 9 26
B. Rice C 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .218 11 31
T. O'Neill LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .240 11 31
J. Bride 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .225 5 32
   c-M. Stassi PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 2 8
J. Martinez DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 5 11
   a-S. Hilliard DH 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .170 4 19
B. Hicklen CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .143 3 9
   b-D. Keirsey Jr. PH, CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .253 3 18
J. Westbrook SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .227 4 18
C. Mead 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .193 4 8
Totals 35 7 8 7 8 9 22      
a - S. Hilliard inserted as DH in the 7th
b - D. Keirsey Jr. pinch hit for B. Hicklen in the 7th
c - M. Stassi pinch ran for J. Bride in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Chapman (9, 5th Inning off L. Knack, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich , M. Chapman 5 , B. Rice , T. O'Neill 2 , S. Hilliard , C. Mead
2-out RBI: M. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martinez , S. Hilliard , C. Mead 2
Sac Fly: J. Westbrook
Hit by Pitch: J. Bride
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Yelich (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bride (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Mead-Bride)
OF assists: 1 (Hicklen(Stanton at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Torres 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .280 9 39
D. Swanson SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .242 6 22
J. Rodriguez CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 17 48
G. Stanton RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .208 11 41
W. Smith C 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 .209 6 25
J. Naylor DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .255 11 35
D. Moore LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 10 28
E. Rivera 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .357 0 1
J. Mateo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259 2 9
Totals 34 6 10 5 5 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (12, 1st Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Naylor (19, 2nd Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Smith (6, 5th Inning off B. Hurter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Torres 2 , D. Swanson 2 , G. Stanton 2 , W. Smith 6 , J. Naylor 2 , J. Mateo
2-out RBI: G. Torres , G. Stanton 2 , W. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Stanton , W. Smith , D. Moore , J. Mateo
GIDP: E. Rivera
Sac Bunt: D. Swanson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Torres (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Swanson (5)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hurter W (6-6) 6.1 8 6 6 4 2 1 101 4.02   
L. Roupp H (6) 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.97   
B. Hanifee H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.06   
P. Johnson SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurter 31
Batters Faced: B. Hurter 29, L. Roupp 4, B. Hanifee 4, P. Johnson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurter 9-5, L. Roupp 0-0, B. Hanifee 1-1, P. Johnson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurter 101-59, L. Roupp 23-12, B. Hanifee 16-10, P. Johnson 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Roupp 1-1 , B. Hanifee 3-0
Balk: L. Roupp
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Knack 4.2 4 3 3 2 4 1 89 3.80   
L. Jackson 1.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 28 4.06   
B. Raley H (17) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 5.84   
F. Whitley L (3-2), BS (2) 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 20 5.13   
H. Gaddis 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 6.15   
C. Green 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Knack 46
Batters Faced: L. Knack 21, L. Jackson 6, B. Raley 3, F. Whitley 3, H. Gaddis 5, C. Green 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Knack 5-5, L. Jackson 0-1, B. Raley 0-1, F. Whitley 0-0, H. Gaddis 0-2, C. Green 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Knack 89-58, L. Jackson 28-15, B. Raley 12-5, F. Whitley 20-11, H. Gaddis 24-13, C. Green 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Jackson 1-0 , F. Whitley 2-2 , H. Gaddis 3-2 , C. Green 1-0
WP: L. Jackson
Hit Batsmen: C. Green
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Smith
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 40792
Special Notes: 3B Jonah Bride was injured being hit by a pitch.
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