Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, May 28, 2026 Matchups, Preview

Personalize your MLB.TV watching experience with the Baseball-Reference Stream Finder

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 30-26
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 57
On This Date 73-51
Standing 2nd (4.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 13-17
Home 18-11
Away 12-15
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 23-20
vs. LHP 7-6
1-Run Games 9-4
vs. East 11-5
vs. Central 6-7
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 7-11

CHC Last 10 Games

Colin Rea (#53, 35, RHP, 4-3, 4.83)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 29-27
Manager Don Kelly
Game # 57
On This Date 66-62
Standing 5th (5.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 15-14
Away 14-13
Extra Innings 3-6
vs. RHP 24-17
vs. LHP 5-10
1-Run Games 7-6
vs. East 3-7
vs. Central 13-9
vs. West 6-6
Inter-League 7-5

PIT Last 10 Games

Paul Skenes (#30, 24, RHP, 6-4, 3.00)

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
Tue, May 26, 2026@PIT12 CHC1
Wed, May 27, 2026 CHC10@PIT4
DateAwayHomeTime
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

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.
CHC Batters vs PIT Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
PIT Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.73 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.39 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.73 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.39 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 30. Skenes 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 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ···
9. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 6/.733 5/.800 1/.000 4/1.750
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/1.087 1/.000 1/.000 4/3.000 ··· 2/ 5/.200 ··· 1/.000
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 ··· 2/.000 6/1.867 ··· 3/2.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.500 ··· 1/.000 4/1.250 2/.000 1/ 2/1.000 4/.333 2/.000
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.777 1/.000 1/.000 5/.400 1/.000 6/3.500 3/.000 3/.666 3/.000
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/1.012 ··· ··· 7/.929 ··· 7/.929 8/.375 ··· 4/1.417
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 1/ 6/.167 3/2.000 2/2.500 4/.250
75. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.748 1/.000 ··· 8/.375 1/2.000 7/1.238 2/.000 3/.666 5/.200
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.025 ··· 1/.000 6/.333 ··· 6/1.000 9/.611 2/.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 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 .000 2 .500 .500 3 .333 0 0 0 0
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 92 .234 .352 .377 .728 59 .665 33 .845 .890 33 .714 0 0 3 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 140 .236 .314 .423 .737 132 .749 8 .536 .707 61 .367 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 251 .261 .343 .360 .703 186 .699 65 .712 .764 108 .680 2 1 4 4
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 243 .232 .366 .389 .755 171 .807 72 .628 .607 111 .986 1 0 6 1
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 86 .278 .384 .556 .939 82 .943 4 .833 .970 48 .997 0 0 4 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 230 .224 .314 .363 .678 150 .632 80 .763 .690 102 .688 12 4 6 3
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 234 .215 .346 .436 .782 170 .850 64 .612 .643 100 .742 2 0 11 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 252 .256 .341 .370 .711 179 .676 73 .790 .684 106 .563 10 1 4 1
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 152 .306 .388 .396 .784 94 .669 58 .979 .814 64 .698 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 178 .234 .331 .396 .728 132 .700 46 .808 .653 99 .517 0 0 7 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 210 .190 .292 .346 .638 143 .645 67 .622 .729 88 .453 4 0 7 4
TOTAL .238 .336 .389 .725 .719 .739 .712 .653 35 7 63 28

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
30. Skenes G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 60.0 3.00 9.8 232 .185 .550 91 .598 141 .519 .537 122 .633 6 0 1
35. Ashcraft G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 68.2 2.75 9.2 275 .221 .626 128 .569 147 .678 .680 137 .601 6 5 2
77. Bidois G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X··X··XX· 7.0 2.57 9.0 26 .182 .780 10 .347 16 1.027 .717 26 .780 2 1 1
36. Chandler G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 52.0 4.85 9.0 236 .219 .738 117 .671 119 .801 .741 106 .741 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····· 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·X··oX·· 22.0 5.32 10.2 106 .244 .825 63 .722 43 .979 .833 45 .922 4 1 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 o··XX··X··Xo·o 30.1 4.75 10.4 138 .237 .782 70 .612 68 .967 .858 61 1.001 3 1 1
60. Santana G ·  S ·  vP XX···X·o··o·Xo 23.2 4.94 6.5 107 .250 .801 51 .705 56 .885 .892 46 1.010 3 5 0
48. Sisk* G ·  S ·  vP X···o··oX··X·o 23.0 1.57 10.6 92 .215 .611 44 .565 48 .656 .615 46 .519 1 4 4
31. Soto* G ·  S ·  vP ··oX····o···X· 25.1 2.13 11.0 97 .118 .415 67 .376 30 .503 .479 41 .386 1 1 0
TOTAL 3.81 8.8 .227 .678 .687 .708 49 35 12
PIT Batters vs CHC Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (4.89 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.48 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (4.89 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.48 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Rea 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 9/.708 ··· 10/.200 3/2.000 3/.666 2/1.000 6/.533 1/.000 2/1.000
32. Davis G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.571 1/ 2/.500 5/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.333 1/5.000 2/.000
34. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
3. Gonzales G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/1.167 1/2.000 3/1.000 4/1.250 2/1.000 2/1.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000
6. Griffin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000
2. Horwitz* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.777 2/.000 2/1.000 3/2.667 2/1.000 2/4.500 3/.000 1/2.000 2/1.000
5. Lowe* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 3/1.666 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 5/.600 12/1.278 3/.833
28. Mangum# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000
24. Ozuna G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.800 5/.650 7/1.286 2/1.000 3/.666 3/.333 2/.000 2/1.000 3/1.666
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/1.292 6/.167 7/.000 5/.400 2/.000 2/.000 6/2.800 1/.000 7/.572
13. Rodríguez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
19. Triolo G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.400 ··· 2/1.000 3/.666 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000
55. Valdez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· ···

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
15. Cruz* G ·  S ·  vP 244 .260 .324 .453 .777 169 .722 75 .895 .765 112 .703 17 3 11 2
32. Davis G ·  S ·  vP 123 .139 .238 .278 .515 97 .564 26 .346 .574 52 .581 1 0 4 2
34. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 22 .238 .273 .238 .511 15 .481 7 .571 .000 22 .511 0 0 0 0
3. Gonzales G ·  S ·  vP 202 .297 .351 .346 .697 136 .753 66 .577 .680 94 .654 3 2 0 4
6. Griffin G ·  S ·  vP 199 .261 .322 .394 .716 152 .707 47 .745 .776 103 .790 12 1 4 7
2. Horwitz* G ·  S ·  vP 188 .288 .388 .462 .850 159 .900 29 .562 .929 90 .944 1 0 6 1
5. Lowe* G ·  S ·  vP 220 .269 .355 .560 .914 157 1.015 63 .672 .829 104 .979 0 0 14 1
28. Mangum# G ·  S ·  vP 104 .250 .324 .272 .595 70 .542 34 .697 .815 31 .533 6 0 0 1
24. Ozuna G ·  S ·  vP 192 .186 .271 .302 .573 134 .507 58 .733 .674 85 .713 0 0 5
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 239 .266 .385 .402 .787 157 .735 82 .881 .918 102 .853 4 0 4 1
13. Rodríguez# G ·  S ·  vP 29 .316 .552 .368 .920 28 .960 1 .000 1.044 29 .920 0 0 0 1
19. Triolo G ·  S ·  vP 70 .246 .290 .277 .567 45 .517 25 .653 .768 44 .565 1 0 0 3
55. Valdez G ·  S ·  vP 18 .125 .222 .500 .722 12 .530 6 1.133 .722 18 .722 0 0 2 0
TOTAL .252 .332 .392 .724 .742 .681 .787 .751 49 7 60 33

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 54.0 4.83 7.3 234 .268 .739 90 .664 144 .787 .787 117 .805 8 3 1
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 44.2 2.01 9.5 178 .186 .483 84 .432 94 .528 .365 88 .426 1 6 0
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ···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 X··o·X·Xo·X··o 17.0 7.41 10.6 81 .288 .930 49 .750 32 1.207 1.268 51 .782 3 0 0
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o·X··X··X 24.1 2.59 4.1 98 .216 .574 51 .606 47 .539 .569 40 .560 2 3 0
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X··o··X 10.2 2.53 10.1 46 .262 .778 23 .399 23 1.185 .932 27 .970 2 1 0
39. Roberts G ·  S ·  vP o··X·X···X·X·· 13.1 .68 5.4 49 .125 .436 27 .382 22 .497 .303 39 .438 0 1 1
33. Rolison* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··X··ooo· 16.2 3.24 8.6 69 .250 .757 42 .964 27 .439 .779 50 .924 3 0 1
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 60.1 5.37 7.6 254 .246 .837 126 .756 128 .920 .867 113 .936 19 7 2
24. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP X··o····X····· 11.2 3.09 10.0 51 .205 .641 35 .652 16 .619 .452 13 .606 2 2 0
49. Thornton G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··XX···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·X··o··X·X··X 23.2 2.66 11.4 102 .258 .690 42 .720 60 .669 .791 50 .367 3 1 1
36. Wicks* G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 4.1 16.62 10.4 24 .409 1.095 16 .913 8 1.464 1.095 24 1.095 1 1 0
TOTAL 4.22 8.2 .239 .711 .753 .753 78 40 10

Explanation and Key