Pirates at Cubs April 23, 2022

Game Time: 2:20 ET

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 39,917

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PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
CHC	1	8	0	2	5	0	1	4	X	21	23	0

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PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
CHC	1	8	0	2	5	0	1	4	X	21	23	0

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2nd inning - SB: Seiya Suzuki (2nd base off Z. Thompson/ A. Knapp)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:47

Umpires: HP-Paul Emmel, 1B-Dan Merzel, 2B-Bruce Dreckman, 3B-Pat Hoberg

Weather: 73 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 19 MPH Out to Center

News From April 23, 2022

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Zach Thompson

Four earned runs in loss

PPittsburgh Pirates AAA

April 23, 2022

Thompson (0-2) was charged with nine runs (four earned) on nine hits over two innings in a loss to the Cubs on Saturday. He struck out one batter and issued two walks.

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Josh VanMeter

Scratched with illness

2BPittsburgh Pirates

April 23, 2022

VanMeter was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to an illness, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

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Ke'Bryan Hayes

Held out Saturday

3BPittsburgh Pirates

April 23, 2022

Hayes is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs, according to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Willson Contreras

Leads team to easy win

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April 23, 2022

Contreras went 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, three runs scored and three RBI in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

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Ian Happ

Big effort in blowout win

OFChicago Cubs

April 23, 2022

Happ went 3-for-6 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

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Jonathan Villar

Collects three runs, stolen base

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April 23, 2022

Villar went 2-for-5 with a walk, three runs scored and three RBI in Saturday's win over the Pirates. He also notched his first steal.

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Jason Heyward

Scores three times Saturday

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April 23, 2022

Heyward went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

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Nico Hoerner

Collects four hits in easy win

2BChicago Cubs

April 23, 2022

Hoerner went 4-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

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Alfonso Rivas

Explodes in blowout win

1BChicago Cubs

April 23, 2022

Rivas went 3-for-6 with a three-run home run and five total RBI in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

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Seiya Suzuki

Notches first MLB steal

OFChicago Cubs

April 23, 2022

Suzuki went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

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Kyle Hendricks

Allows two hits in blowout win

PChicago Cubs

April 23, 2022

Hendricks (1-1) earned the win Saturday, allowing two hits over seven scoreless innings against the Pirates. He struck out two and did not issue a walk.

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