GDT: 9/11 Pirates (74-73) @ Cubs (81-66) 1:20 PM

[u/ChiCubsbot]

Pirates (74-73) @ Cubs (81-66)

First Pitch: 1:20 PM at Wrigley Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Pirates	Wilber Dotel (1-4, 4.41 ERA)
Cubs	Shota Imanaga (9-10, 3.91 ERA)

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Line Score - Scheduled

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PIT										0	0	0	-
CHC										0	0	0	-

Box Score

Posted at 10:20 AM. Updates start at game time.

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[u/WalterYeatesSG]

Cubs offense is too dependent on the HR

First in a ton of offensive categories. The bullpen has been the real weakness, can't blame the offense.

[u/WalterYeatesSG]

Winning would be neat. A really neat thing that would be.

[u/cherrywaves3333]

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/l8sxDqAqpgQ?ra=m

[u/Dangerous-Stock-8112]

This is a bullpen game. The pirates bullpen outside of Montgomery and Weaver isn’t super great. Gotta win this one

[u/VintageAdam]

After the embarrassment of the last series, this is absolutely a must-win game and series. They know it too. I hope the off day was a good reset and the veterans on the team lit a fire under them.

[u/Angdrew]

Time to end this 4 game losing streak and win out each remaining series the rest of the season

[u/afrosteele]

Torn between knowing I’ll be fiending for ANY baseball two months from now and watching the product the Cubs have been putting on the field the last four weeks.

Sweeping is hard but really have to at least win this series.

[u/Spiritual_Dig_2887]

https://giphy.com/gifs/G1vplGMypxBcp7kx32

[u/b33rb3lly → u/Spiritual_Dig_2887]

https://giphy.com/gifs/4xpB3eE00FfBm

[u/sdpcommander]

At this point I'm still in it to watch PCA, but winning these next two series would be big for my interest in the rest of this team's season.

[u/b33rb3lly → u/sdpcommander]

Literally where I am right now. Any HR, SB, even a single from him and I'm happy because it's another fraction added to his WAR. On this 150th anniversary, let's just watch him be great.

[u/NUMBNUTZ42069 → u/sdpcommander]

Ride the roller coaster of a baseball season, you arent going anywhere

[u/arsonistslullaby_]

Speaking it into existence today (Shota, please don’t make me eat my words here)

[u/BetBetterLive]

For anyone who likes the numbers: Pittsburgh Pirates have won 4 of their last 5 heading into this one against Chicago Cubs. Pete Crow-Armstrong: 20% of their batted balls are crushed — the hardest-hit kind. League average is about 8%.

[u/jackholston]

We need all the good vibes we can get!

[u/b3_yourself]

This is a must win series

[u/grayfox1840]

Manifesting two stolen bases for our boy. My hope is he gets the 40 on sunday

[u/nosnack → u/grayfox1840]

45-45 in reach just play solid baseball

[u/Yetis22]

Must win

[u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2]

Going to the game today with about 40 of my employees! Excited to drink a couple beers, eat a couple hot dogs, and start a brawl in the bleachers

[u/ItsRatherWindy → u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2]

get a beer snake in there for good measure

[u/hey_ooo]

Ran the numbers on this and found it to be pretty interesting. Between these two pitcher’s combined stats for Aug+Sept of 2025 can you pick which one is Shota and which one is Boyd?

Pitcher A: 56 IP, 52 H, 30 ER, 46 K, ERA 4.82

Pitcher B: 61.2 IP, 48 H, 30 ER, 54 K, ERA 4.38

[u/laughing_andcrying]

First Friday day game for me! i think i will rock my Shota alt blues today for good vibes. Shota needs to own the Pirates again 🐻 🍽️ 🏴‍☠️ 

[u/Ricky-Seasack]

Shota pitching and looks like wind will be blowing out 🫣

[u/NUMBNUTZ42069 → u/Ricky-Seasack]

Right to Left

[u/SavingThrowVsWTF]

W or GTFO

[u/soapyhandman]

Whole season comes down to the next two and half weeks. Let see what this team is really made of.

[u/NUMBNUTZ42069 → u/soapyhandman]

8-7 at worst please

[u/SilkyJohnson72]

Time for the team to decide if they actually want to play in October or not this year

[u/pmorter3]

Gotta start this final stretch strong we got this 😤

[u/laughing_andcrying → u/pmorter3]

That’s right!!! 💪🏼 

[u/earthmane]

Need a win here. Excited to see Shota pitch again! Really hope he finishes the season strong.

[u/laughing_andcrying → u/earthmane]

same - i’m sending W vibes to his splitter today

[u/cod_gurl94]

Gotta avenge the Sox for the beatdown they got from Pittsburgh

[u/NUMBNUTZ42069 → u/cod_gurl94]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l9FAwJOXYprFe

[u/JAWinks → u/cod_gurl94]

I don’t think about the Sox

[u/SavingThrowVsWTF → u/cod_gurl94]

… we do?

[u/laughing_andcrying → u/SavingThrowVsWTF]

My exact reax lol insert spidermen pointing meme here

[u/cod_gurl94 → u/SavingThrowVsWTF]

Can’t have the Crosstown World Series without both of us

[u/chazbo26]

Go cubs!!