Pirates vs Cubs game highlights (9-4-24)mlb highlights
In the September 4, 2024 game, the Chicago Cubs dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 12-0 victory. Key highlights include stellar pitching from Shota Imanaga, who kept the Pirates' offense in check, and an explosive Cubs offense led by Dansby Swanson and Cody Bellinger. The Pirates struggled to generate any momentum throughout the game, while the Cubs capitalized on multiple scoring opportunities, including a grand slam from Patrick Wisdom. This win secured a strong performance for the Cubs as they eye postseason play【6†source】【6†source】.
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00:00Chicago Cubs taking on the
00:02Pittsburgh Pirates and guess
00:04what it's showtime.
00:06A lot of Shota Imanaga jerseys.
00:08Cubs desperately need a victory
00:10here tonight.
00:11Shota Imanaga on the mound.
00:13The 19 and 6 are the Cubs when
00:15he's the starting pitcher.
00:16He himself 11 and 3 with a 3.14
00:19VRA.
00:20That's 11th best in MLB.
00:22He has seen the Pirates once.
00:23It was back in May and he
00:25pitched to Dandy.
00:26He's 17 and 6.
00:27Scoreless baseball allowing
00:28just four hits.
00:31Pop up.
00:33He goes.
00:35One out.
00:37Reynolds bouncing ball deep
00:39third Paredes a fine play and
00:41dropped on the other end by
00:43Bush couldn't handle the hop.
00:44I mean in between hop that Bush
00:46has to contend with his good
00:47work here by Paredes with the
00:48glove little hop.
00:51Short Dansby to no avail.
00:54That's a double play.
00:56And the inning quickly comes to
00:57an end.
00:58Domingo Hermann delivers.
01:01Right.
01:02It's a base hit for Ian Hatt.
01:04One pitch one single.
01:05That's efficiency.
01:06It's amazing how much success
01:08he's had lately just going up
01:10there attacking that first
01:11pitch.
01:12That's high for ball for Cubs
01:14have a great scoring chance
01:15right away.
01:16First and second.
01:17Nobody out.
01:18It's a base hit.
01:20It stops at third.
01:21Then it's Bob.
01:23Comes in to score say at a
01:24second it's one to nothing
01:25comes early and often would be
01:27nice for the Cubs offensively
01:28here tonight after a couple of
01:29lean nights should be a great
01:31matchup for Suzuki.
01:32He you know he's going to get
01:34some pitches he can handle he's
01:35going to hammer some baseballs
01:36today.
01:37And he does this one by a rare
01:39mistake by Reynolds.
01:41It's a base hit.
01:43It's a base hit.
01:45It's a base hit.
01:46It's a base hit.
01:48And it's a very rare mistake by
01:50Reynolds.
01:52Bellinger swinging on a 3 0
01:53pitch.
01:54DeLaCruz has a very strong arm.
01:58Runner at third is tagging and
01:59trying to score.
02:00And it's going to be a bang
02:01bang play.
02:02He is out.
02:03Henry Davis.
02:04Applies the tag on Michael
02:06Bush.
02:07What a perfect throw.
02:09From.
02:10The pirates right fielder
02:11DeLaCruz.
02:13I mean perfectly placed right
02:15And.
02:16And bounce to third Trelo backs
02:18up and throw on the first that
02:20that clean things up in a hurry.
02:22Wow what a difference.
02:24One nothing.
02:24So two outs two on second inning
02:27and the batter will be Michael A.
02:29Taylor Taylor drives one toward
02:32left coming in Ian Hap on the
02:33run makes the catch at shoulder
02:35level angling toward the left
02:37field line and that ends the
02:39inning.
02:41Lines at the left and I'll start
02:43a new hitting streak with the
02:45lead off single for Niko.
02:47He had been one for eight in the
02:48first two games.
02:51To the left field for a base hit
02:53make that a 15 game on base
02:55streak just like the first
02:56inning.
02:57It's first and second nobody out
02:58here for the Cubs spot here for
03:00Pete Crowe Armstrong sitting
03:02three ten with an eight sixty
03:03seven O.P.S. over his last 30
03:05seven.
03:06Grips it in the left center
03:07field.
03:08Reynolds into the.
03:11Bangs off the wall.
03:13Here's the throw home.
03:15It's late.
03:15It's an RBI double for Pete
03:18Crowe Armstrong like great at
03:20bat for Pete.
03:21You know I always love it when
03:23he gets this pitch away and he
03:24goes with it.
03:25Great base running by Niko and I
03:28just love the at bat by Pete
03:29Crowe Armstrong the O2 ground
03:32ball right side base hit one
03:33minute in for Armstrong heading
03:35home he'll score Cubs lead four
03:38to nothing in half against the
03:40Pittsburgh Pirates.
03:40The success continues to run
03:43single here in the second.
03:45For nothing comes two outs and
03:47here is Brian Reynolds.
03:50Brian Reynolds hits a fly ball
03:52to right toward the line as
03:53Bellinger does he have a play.
03:54Yes over near the line and the
03:57sidewall and it's a one two
03:59three inning first shot down
04:01there's Dansby Swanson Bellinger
04:03at second with two outs for
04:04Hermann here tonight.
04:05This is second start in his
04:06first one he went six scoreless
04:08against Texas and as you said
04:10he fielded against the Cubs last
04:11week in Pittsburgh Cubs getting
04:12them tonight.
04:13Drilled in the air deep left
04:14field.
04:15That goes Reynolds to the wall
04:16and it's gone to run Homer
04:20Dansby Swanson a hanging
04:23breaking ball and the Cubs take
04:24a commanding six to nothing
04:27lead.
04:29Boy that left the park in a
04:30hurry.
04:31Yeah there's nothing wrong with
04:32that swing.
04:33This pitch is up an inner third
04:35and Dansby hammers this ball
04:37into the well and left big swing
04:39big two run ball.
04:41He lifts that ball to center
04:42like Lloyd Taylor back to the
04:44wall.
04:45It is gone.
04:47Back to back.
04:52Dansby Swanson to run shot and
04:55PCA with a solo blast seven to
04:58nothing.
04:59Here in the third PCA had a rough
05:01night last night swinging the
05:03bat for strikeouts in the game
05:05last night.
05:06Today he's two for two in the
05:09three innings as pirate to reach
05:10was Jared Triolo he drew a 10
05:12pitch walk in the second and
05:13he's coming up.
05:14Here's the pitch a swing and a
05:16miss at a pitch in the dirt as a
05:18Maya applies the tag on Triolo
05:21strike three two away swing and
05:24a miss strike three got him with
05:26a splitter and the pirates are
05:27hit list through the first five
05:29inning.
05:30Now the Cubs have something
05:31brewing once again here in the
05:32last of the fifth minute first
05:34and second with one away.
05:35One away Dansby Swanson do up.
05:39Third baseline hits up and
05:41Triolo's glove and it's in the
05:43left field Paredes scores
05:45cornered a third and Dansby
05:47Swanson brings in another run.
05:50It's eight to nothing Cubs
05:52Reaper three single Homer and
05:55that RBI double right now.
05:58Shambi is sitting at home
05:59watching.
06:00Hey he's a triple shot of the
06:01cycle.
06:03You see a London in the right
06:04field.
06:05That's a base hit another run
06:07scores.
06:08It's nine to nothing Cubs and
06:10now PCA three for three and now
06:13the seven spot the Cubs lineup
06:14in the eighth spot in the Cubs
06:16lineup are a triple away from
06:17the cycle.
06:18That's pretty good.
06:19Nine nothing Cubs as the pirates
06:21come to bat in the sixth for hit
06:23number one against Shota
06:24Imanaga three to pitch popped up
06:27this ball is found might be
06:29playable for a Maya.
06:31It is and that's out number one.
06:35He's going to bounce off the way
06:36he.
06:37Oh it's a base hit.
06:38That's going to be a hit.
06:39Oh no it's going to be another
06:40error.
06:41Paredes charged with an error in
06:42the first inning on a ball hit
06:44by Reynolds.
06:45This week this strike three
06:46strikeout for Shota right on
06:48that for Seymour putting in on
06:50the hands patching a very good
06:52hitter.
06:55Oh my goodness that's to be the
06:56third error on Paredes wants to
06:58crawl in a hole right now.
07:00Tough night defensively for
07:01Isak two ounce two on the
07:03inning should be over O'Neal
07:05Cruz the batter 0 4 2 strike
07:08three.
07:09So does that show to Imanaga six
07:13scoreless no hit frames.
07:16What a beast Suzuki is on for
07:18Cody Bellinger who is one out of
07:20three.
07:21Cody Crouch is on the center
07:23Michael Taylor back to the wall
07:26it's up it's gone.
07:32Fifteenth of the year dead
07:34center eleven and up the Cubs
07:38Cubs on top eleven to nothing
07:40short.
07:41Imanaga has not yet allowed a
07:43base hit as he works in this
07:45seventh inning.
07:48Sky the left.
07:55Over to short.
07:59Eleven to nothing Cubs two outs
08:01in the seventh.
08:02Pirates looking for their first
08:03hit against Shota Imanaga of the
08:05Cubs.
08:06Here comes the crowd.
08:07Swing and a miss strike three.
08:09Oh Shota.
08:12Seven scoreless no hit innings.
08:16How about that.
08:17Top of the eighth inning there
08:19Shota Imanaga getting a lot of
08:22that's on the back seven
08:24scoreless no hit innings his
08:25night is finished and you hear
08:27the booze as Nate Pearson came
08:28out of the bullpen and the fans
08:30realize that Imanaga's night was
08:31done a popular decision by the
08:33manager.
08:34It's not the manager's job to be
08:35popular.
08:36Swing and a high pop up right
08:38side playable for Bush and he'll
08:41make the catch run out number
08:42one.
08:43Shota Imanaga seven innings Nate
08:44Pearson third of an inning
08:46Gary Davis.
08:51Joe Amaya makes the catch two
08:53away two outs and back to the
08:54top for Isaiah kind of falafel.
08:56Oh nope.
08:57It's going to be a leak of
08:58Williams to pinch hit you to
08:59pitch rounder to short dance
09:02beat ends the eight scoreless no
09:07hit innings for the Cubs
09:09pitching staff buckle in go to
09:13the bottom of the eight up 11 to
09:14nothing.
09:15It's Roddy Tillis again his
09:17third appearance in the past
09:18week on the mound.
09:20He's trying to put up a zero in
09:21this 11 to nothing Cubs game.
09:24Left center it's a base hit.
09:27Bush runs third it scores and
09:29Miles Mastroboni an RBI single
09:31twelve to nothing Cubs.
09:33We go to the ninth inning pirates
09:34without a hit.
09:35Shota Imanaga went seven Nate
09:37Pearson went one and now Porter
09:39Hodge is on in the ninth inning
09:42down there to short.
09:45Pirates did not have a hit one
09:47out in the ninth inning trailing
09:48twelve to nothing to the Cubs
09:50by no hitter through eight and a
09:51third.
09:52There's a bouncer to short
09:53gloving and his Dansby Swanson
09:55throws the first two down and
09:57the pirates down to their last
09:58chance.
09:59The fans were booing when
10:01Imanaga did not come out to
10:03pitch the eighth but they have
10:04rallied here in support of the
10:06Cubs bullpen.
10:07We're going to finish this off
10:08everybody on their feet pirates
10:10down to their last strike.
10:11The pitch bouncer slowly towards
10:14Swanson he's got it throws to
10:15first no hitter.
10:19They combine no hitter for the
10:21Chicago Cubs.
10:22Shota Imanaga seven innings
10:25Porter Hodge gets the final
10:26three.
10:28Nate Pearson worked a scoreless
10:30and hitless eighth inning and
10:32the Cubs have combined on a no
10:34hit ball game here tonight at
10:36Wrigley.
10:37First Cubs no hitter since
10:38nineteen seventy two here at the
10:41confines for the Cubs.