Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, May 26, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 29-25
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 55
On This Date 66-60
Standing 3rd (3.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 14-16
Home 18-11
Away 11-14
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 22-19
vs. LHP 7-6
1-Run Games 9-4
vs. East 11-5
vs. Central 5-6
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 7-11

CHC Last 10 Games

Jordan Wicks (#36, 26, LHP, 0-0, )

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 28-26
Manager Don Kelly
Game # 55
On This Date 57-57
Standing 5th (4.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 14-13
Away 14-13
Extra Innings 3-6
vs. RHP 24-16
vs. LHP 4-10
1-Run Games 7-6
vs. East 3-7
vs. Central 12-8
vs. West 6-6
Inter-League 7-5

PIT Last 10 Games

Braxton Ashcraft (#35, 26, RHP, 3-2, 2.89)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 10, 2026 PIT2@CHC0
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 PIT4@CHC3(11)
Sun, Apr 12, 2026@CHC7 PIT6
Mon, May 25, 2026@PIT2 CHC1
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, May 26, 2026CHC@PIT6:40pm
Wed, May 27, 2026CHC@PIT6:40pm
Thu, May 28, 2026CHC@PIT6:40pm
Fri, Jul 24, 2026CHC@PIT6:40pm
Sat, Jul 25, 2026CHC@PIT6:40pm
Sun, Jul 26, 2026CHC@PIT1:35pm
Fri, Sep 11, 2026PIT@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Sep 12, 2026PIT@CHC2:20pm
Sun, Sep 13, 2026PIT@CHC2:20pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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CHC Batters vs PIT Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
PIT Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.70 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.35 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.70 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.35 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Ashcraft 77. Bidois 66. Dotel 61. Lawrence 46. Montgomery* 49. Ramírez 60. Santana 48. Sisk* 31. Soto*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
13. Alcántara G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ 1/.000 5/.200 4/1.000 1/.000 4/1.750
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.625 ··· 1/.000 3/3.333 ··· 1/ 3/.000 ··· 1/.000
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 4/1.000 ··· 3/2.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.333 ··· 1/.000 3/1.666 2/.000 1/ 1/2.000 3/ 2/.000
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 ··· 1/.000 4/.500 1/.000 5/2.000 2/.000 3/.666 3/.000
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.661 ··· ··· 6/.833 ··· 6/1.100 6/.500 ··· 4/1.417
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/ 6/.167 1/ 1/3.000 4/.250
75. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· ··· 7/.429 1/2.000 6/1.100 2/.000 3/.666 5/.200
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.833 ··· 1/.000 5/.400 ··· 6/1.000 7/.453 1/.000 1/.000

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Alcántara G ·  S ·  vP 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 .000 1 .000 0 0 0 0
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 92 .234 .352 .377 .728 59 .665 33 .845 .890 37 .728 0 0 3 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 134 .248 .328 .444 .773 126 .788 8 .536 .789 65 .361 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 241 .255 .340 .349 .689 176 .681 65 .712 .739 105 .686 2 1 4 3
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 232 .230 .358 .393 .750 160 .803 72 .628 .585 110 .954 1 0 6 1
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 84 .268 .369 .507 .876 80 .877 4 .833 .864 50 .876 0 0 3 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 220 .223 .311 .363 .673 141 .617 79 .773 .681 101 .740 12 4 6 3
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 224 .211 .348 .422 .770 160 .836 64 .612 .601 100 .704 2 0 10 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 241 .254 .340 .373 .713 168 .677 73 .790 .686 105 .559 10 1 4 1
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 143 .294 .378 .389 .767 86 .645 57 .959 .779 60 .620 0 0 2 5
75. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 8 .286 .375 .429 .804 8 .804 .667 8 .804 0 0 0 1
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 169 .240 .337 .411 .748 123 .726 46 .808 .688 95 .563 0 0 7 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 201 .186 .285 .343 .628 135 .625 66 .632 .714 80 .443 3 0 7 4
TOTAL .236 .334 .387 .721 .713 .738 .702 .650 34 7 61 27

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Ashcraft G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 62.1 2.89 9.4 246 .215 .619 112 .558 134 .671 .677 130 .672 6 5 2
77. Bidois G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X··XX·o· 5.1 3.38 6.8 21 .235 .997 8 .452 13 1.294 1.064 21 .997 2 1 1
36. Chandler G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 47.0 4.79 9.0 212 .201 .723 104 .623 108 .812 .701 104 .713 7 2 0
66. Dotel G ·  S ·  vP X···X········· 10.2 1.69 8.4 41 .158 .456 19 .579 22 .333 .269 16 .500 1 0 0
23. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 64.1 3.64 6.4 257 .214 .588 99 .402 158 .701 .625 120 .585 4 7 2
61. Lawrence G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X··oX··X· 20.1 5.31 9.7 96 .244 .805 58 .765 38 .868 .793 35 .893 3 0 0
50. Mlodzinski G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 55.0 3.76 7.5 238 .272 .723 99 .528 139 .864 .716 112 .771 3 2 1
46. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·o···oo·· 20.2 3.48 12.2 86 .218 .650 54 .696 32 .567 .621 32 .650 3 1 0
49. Ramírez G ·  S ·  vP ·XX··X··Xo·o·· 30.0 3.60 10.5 133 .218 .717 67 .559 66 .885 .740 61 .864 2 1 1
60. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ···X·o··o·Xo·· 21.1 5.48 6.3 95 .262 .824 43 .697 52 .928 .962 37 1.034 3 5 0
48. Sisk* G ·  S ·  vP ··o··oX··X·oX· 22.1 1.61 10.5 88 .211 .601 41 .526 47 .672 .597 48 .478 1 4 4
30. Skenes G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 60.0 3.00 9.8 232 .185 .550 91 .598 141 .519 .537 122 .633 6 0 1
31. Soto* G ·  S ·  vP oX····o···X··X 25.1 2.13 11.0 97 .118 .415 67 .376 30 .503 .479 41 .386 1 1 0
TOTAL 3.79 8.8 .225 .672 .675 .709 47 34 12
PIT Batters vs CHC Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (4.78 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.35 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (4.78 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.35 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 36. Wicks* 88. Maton 41. Milner* 48. Palencia 39. Roberts 33. Rolison* 24. Thielbar* 49. Thornton 71. Webb
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
15. Cruz* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 10/.200 3/2.000 3/.666 1/.000 5/.650 1/.000 1/2.000
32. Davis G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 2/.500 4/.000 ··· ··· 3/.333 1/5.000 2/.000
34. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
3. Gonzales G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 4/1.250 2/1.000 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
6. Griffin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000
2. Horwitz* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.500 2/1.000 1/5.000 3/.000 1/2.000 2/1.000
5. Lowe* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.666 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 4/.750 12/1.278 3/.833
28. Mangum# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000
24. Ozuna G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.250 6/1.166 2/1.000 2/1.000 2/ 2/.000 2/1.000 3/1.666
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 6/.167 7/.000 5/.400 2/.000 1/.000 5/3.000 1/.000 7/.572
13. Rodríguez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
19. Triolo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.666 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000
55. Valdez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
15. Cruz* G ·  S ·  vP 236 .255 .318 .454 .772 166 .736 70 .851 .754 114 .700 16 3 11 1
32. Davis G ·  S ·  vP 119 .144 .246 .288 .534 96 .570 23 .391 .612 51 .593 1 0 4 1
34. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 21 .250 .286 .250 .536 15 .481 6 .667 .000 21 .536 0 0 0 0
3. Gonzales G ·  S ·  vP 193 .301 .358 .347 .704 133 .771 60 .547 .693 94 .664 3 2 0 4
6. Griffin G ·  S ·  vP 190 .262 .321 .384 .705 147 .696 43 .736 .761 102 .819 12 1 3 5
2. Horwitz* G ·  S ·  vP 180 .282 .389 .443 .832 154 .880 26 .537 .901 90 .931 1 0 5 1
5. Lowe* G ·  S ·  vP 212 .265 .354 .551 .905 154 1.000 58 .660 .806 102 .968 0 0 13 1
28. Mangum# G ·  S ·  vP 103 .253 .327 .275 .601 70 .542 33 .718 .833 35 .530 6 0 0 1
24. Ozuna G ·  S ·  vP 183 .184 .273 .307 .580 130 .507 53 .768 .699 82 .715 0 0 5
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 231 .251 .377 .377 .754 154 .714 77 .829 .860 103 .776 4 0 4 1
13. Rodríguez# G ·  S ·  vP 25 .316 .480 .368 .848 24 .889 1 .000 .873 25 .848 0 0 0 1
19. Triolo G ·  S ·  vP 69 .234 .279 .266 .545 45 .517 24 .596 .702 43 .530 1 0 0 3
55. Valdez G ·  S ·  vP 9 .125 .222 .500 .722 7 .952 2 .000 9 .722 0 0 1 0
TOTAL .249 .331 .386 .717 .740 .661 .779 .745 48 7 56 29

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
36. Wicks* G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 44.2 2.01 9.5 178 .186 .483 84 .432 94 .528 .365 92 .409 1 6 0
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 64.2 4.04 9.3 261 .215 .665 187 .617 74 .788 .602 128 .783 10 3 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·Xo·X··oX· 16.0 7.88 10.7 77 .286 .934 47 .738 30 1.233 1.309 47 .776 3 0 0
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X··X··X·· 23.1 1.93 3.9 92 .195 .532 45 .525 47 .539 .483 39 .382 2 3 0
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··o··X·· 9.2 1.86 10.2 42 .263 .728 20 .461 22 .988 .846 23 .915 1 1 0
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 54.0 4.83 7.3 234 .268 .739 90 .664 144 .787 .787 117 .805 8 3 1
39. Roberts G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···X·X···· 12.1 .73 5.8 45 .135 .451 24 .432 21 .467 .313 35 .458 0 1 1
33. Rolison* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X··ooo··X 15.0 3.60 9.0 60 .245 .775 36 1.034 24 .399 .813 47 .848 3 0 1
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 55.1 5.20 7.6 233 .244 .825 118 .765 115 .890 .850 117 .845 17 7 2
24. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X······· 10.2 3.38 10.1 47 .200 .654 33 .630 14 .718 .425 9 .661 2 2 0
49. Thornton G ·  S ·  vP X·o··XX···X··X 9.2 2.79 4.7 38 .200 .692 21 .607 17 .794 .688 38 .692 2 1 0
71. Webb G ·  S ·  vP X··o··X·X··X·o 22.2 2.78 10.7 99 .267 .712 40 .757 59 .681 .846 47 .391 3 1 1
TOTAL 4.09 8.1 .236 .703 .740 .723 74 39 10

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