Major League Baseball
Chi. Cubs 2, Pittsburgh 1
Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Sunday, August 2, 2020
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Pat Hoberg, 1B - Ramon De Jesus, 2B - Shane Livensparger, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 100000000-160
Chi. Cubs 0000100001241
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 2-7 1-2 1-5 L4
Chi. Cubs 7-2 5-1 2-1 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 5-1 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 1-5 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeremy Jeffress pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Cody Ponce took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Kevin Newman had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Steven Brault Player Jon Lester
Loss W/L Loss
3.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 4
0 Hits 4
0.00 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Kevin Newman Player Kyle Schwarber
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 1
1 HR 0
5 TB 2
.500 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 6 1 9 .167 7 1 3 0 0
Chi. Cubs 4 0 6 .114 10 2 4 2 1
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Cubs have a W/L % of .714 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Pirates have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .286 after a loss.