April 12, 2026

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Check the Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

2:20 PM ETStart time
FinalStatus
Marquee Sports Network, SportsNet PittsburghTV
Wrigley FieldVenue

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 9-6
Final 6-7 Sun, Apr 12 路 2:20 PM ET
Chicago Cubs 7 7-8

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.
Team123456789RHE
PIT140010000671
CHC0020101217100
W: Daniel Palencia L: Jos茅 Urquidy
Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base
InningPIT RHELeft On BaseCHC RHELeft On Base
1st 1201 0000
2nd 4200 0001
3rd 0000 2201
4th 0000 0101
5th 1201 1201
6th 0000 0000
7th 0000 1102
8th 0112 2101
9th 0001 1303

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateApril 12, 2026
Time2:20 PM ET
VenueWrigley Field
Game TypeRegular Season
SeriesRegular Season 路 Game 3 of 3
Day/Nightday
Attendance35,711
Game Duration3h 2m
First Pitch2026-04-12T18:20:00.000Z
Game Data RefreshedAug 9, 2026
Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Probable Pitchers

PITBubba Chandler
Stats3-8 路 ERA 4.82 路 79 SO 路 WHIP 1.44 路 89.2 IP
CHCJameson Taillon
Stats2-5 路 ERA 5.19 路 59 SO 路 WHIP 1.30 路 67.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Marquee Sports Network TV 路 EN 路 home 路 Streaming
SportsNet Pittsburgh TV 路 EN 路 away 路 Streaming
104.3 The Score FM 路 EN 路 home 路 Streaming
Sports Radio 93.7 KDKA The Fan FM 路 EN 路 away 路 Streaming
TUDN AM 路 ES 路 home
WPPN 106.7 / TUDN AM 路 ES 路 home 路 Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.
Top 1 路 Home Run1-0

Oneil Cruz homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Oneil Cruz Pitcher: Jameson Taillon
Top 2 路 Home Run5-0

Brandon Lowe hits a grand slam (4) to right center field. Marcell Ozuna scores. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores.

RBI: 4 Batter: Brandon Lowe Pitcher: Jameson Taillon
Bottom 3 路 Home Run5-1

Dansby Swanson homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Dansby Swanson Pitcher: Bubba Chandler
Bottom 3 路 Home Run5-2

Mois茅s Ballesteros homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Mois茅s Ballesteros Pitcher: Bubba Chandler
Top 5 路 Home Run6-2

Brandon Lowe homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Brandon Lowe Pitcher: Jameson Taillon
Bottom 5 路 Sac Fly6-3

Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Nico Hoerner scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Alex Bregman Pitcher: Bubba Chandler
Bottom 7 路 Pop Out6-4

Alex Bregman pops out to second baseman Brandon Lowe on the infield fly rule. Dansby Swanson scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Alex Bregman Pitcher: Hunter Barco
Bottom 8 路 Single6-6

Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Seiya Suzuki scores. Dansby Swanson scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Bryan Reynolds.

RBI: 1 Batter: Michael Busch Pitcher: Justin Lawrence
Bottom 9 路 Single6-7

Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Scott Kingery scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Carson Kelly Pitcher: Jos茅 Urquidy

Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score

OrderBattersPOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOStolen Bases
1
Oneil Cruz#15
CF4110011131
2
Brandon Lowe#5
2B4220025120
3
Bryan Reynolds#10
LF4010000011
4
Ryan O'Hearn#29
1B4020000010
5
Nick Yorke#38
3B3000000010
6
Marcell Ozuna#24
DH4110000010
7
Spencer Horwitz#2
1B3100000120
7
Billy Cook#25
RF0000000000
8
Konnor Griffin#6
SS3100000020
9
Joey Bart#14
C4000000020
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRPitches / Strikes
Bubba Chandler#36
5.153324291 / 64
Hunter Barco#45
1.211121032 / 21
Jos茅 Urquidy#65
0.131110022 / 12
Justin Lawrence#61
1.012122029 / 16

Chicago Cubs Box Score

OrderBattersPOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOStolen Bases
1
Nico Hoerner#2
2B5121000000
2
Mois茅s Ballesteros#25
DH3120011010
2
Miguel Amaya#9
DH0000000100
2
Michael Conforto#20
PH1011000000
2
Scott Kingery#12
PR0100000000
3
Alex Bregman#3
3B3010002100
4
Ian Happ#8
LF4000000100
5
Seiya Suzuki#27
RF3100000210
6
Carson Kelly#15
C5021001010
7
Pete Crow-Armstrong#4
CF4000000020
8
Dansby Swanson#7
SS2310011200
9
Matt Shaw#6
1B3000000020
9
Michael Busch#29
1B1010001000
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRPitches / Strikes
Daniel Palencia#48
1.000012016 / 9
Ethan Roberts#39
0.200001013 / 8
Jameson Taillon#50
6.06662103102 / 59
Riley Martin#51
1.110002019 / 13

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More MLB Games on April 12, 2026

Other games loaded for the same date, with TV listings, probable pitchers and game details.
Date / Time Matchup Status TV / Streaming Probable Pitchers Venue Links
Sun, Apr 12 1:35 PM ET
Arizona Diamondbacks logo Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies logo Philadelphia Phillies
4-3
Final
DBACKS.TVNBCSP
AZ: Zac Gallen
3-9 路 ERA 6.34 路 61 SO 路 WHIP 1.56 路 98.0 IP
PHI: Zach Pop
0-0 路 ERA 3.68 路 6 SO 路 WHIP 1.09 路 7.1 IP
Citizens Bank Park
Details
Sun, Apr 12 1:35 PM ET
San Francisco Giants logo San Francisco Giants at Baltimore Orioles logo Baltimore Orioles
2-6
Final
MASNNBCS BA
SF: Adrian Houser
2-6 路 ERA 4.95 路 55 SO 路 WHIP 1.40 路 80.0 IP
BAL: Cade Povich
1-1 路 ERA 5.12 路 12 SO 路 WHIP 1.34 路 19.1 IP
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Details
Sun, Apr 12 1:37 PM ET
Minnesota Twins logo Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays logo Toronto Blue Jays
8-2
Final
SportsnetTwins.TV Presented by Progressive
MIN: Taj Bradley
8-3 路 ERA 3.67 路 112 SO 路 WHIP 1.22 路 95.2 IP
TOR: Max Scherzer
1-4 路 ERA 10.23 路 14 SO 路 WHIP 1.73 路 22.0 IP
Rogers Centre
Details
Sun, Apr 12 1:40 PM ET
New York Yankees logo New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays logo Tampa Bay Rays
4-5
Final
Rays.TVYES
NYY: Cam Schlittler
9-5 路 ERA 2.01 路 131 SO 路 WHIP 0.93 路 112.0 IP
TB: Drew Rasmussen
7-4 路 ERA 2.78 路 96 SO 路 WHIP 0.90 路 97.0 IP
Tropicana Field
Details
Sun, Apr 12 1:40 PM ET
Athletics logo Athletics at New York Mets logo New York Mets
1-0
Final
NBCSCASNY
ATH: Aaron Civale
5-6 路 ERA 5.10 路 54 SO 路 WHIP 1.58 路 72.1 IP
NYM: Freddy Peralta
5-7 路 ERA 4.68 路 98 SO 路 WHIP 1.42 路 100.0 IP
Citi Field
Details
Sun, Apr 12 1:40 PM ET
Miami Marlins logo Miami Marlins at Detroit Tigers logo Detroit Tigers
2-8
Final
Detroit SportsNetMarlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia
MIA: Sandy Alcantara
10-4 路 ERA 4.00 路 92 SO 路 WHIP 1.25 路 123.2 IP
DET: Tarik Skubal
5-4 路 ERA 3.06 路 84 SO 路 WHIP 0.95 路 70.2 IP
Comerica Park
Details
Sun, Apr 12 1:40 PM ET
Los Angeles Angels logo Los Angeles Angels at Cincinnati Reds logo Cincinnati Reds
9-6
Final
FanDuel Sports Network WestReds.TV
LAA: Jos茅 Soriano
8-5 路 ERA 3.40 路 115 SO 路 WHIP 1.28 路 106.0 IP
CIN: Andrew Abbott
5-5 路 ERA 3.92 路 81 SO 路 WHIP 1.41 路 101.0 IP
Great American Ball Park
Details
Sun, Apr 12 2:10 PM ET
Washington Nationals logo Washington Nationals at Milwaukee Brewers logo Milwaukee Brewers
8-6
Final
Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookNationals.TV
WSH: Zack Littell
7-6 路 ERA 5.02 路 52 SO 路 WHIP 1.31 路 86.0 IP
MIL: Brandon Woodruff
2-2 路 ERA 2.98 路 47 SO 路 WHIP 0.84 路 45.1 IP
American Family Field
Details
Sun, Apr 12 2:10 PM ET
Chicago White Sox logo Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals logo Kansas City Royals
6-5
Final
Chicago Sports NetworkRoyals.TV
CWS: Grant Taylor
4-2 路 ERA 2.96 路 65 SO 路 WHIP 1.12 路 45.2 IP
KC: Noah Cameron
5-6 路 ERA 4.77 路 82 SO 路 WHIP 1.45 路 88.2 IP
Kauffman Stadium
Details
Sun, Apr 12 2:15 PM ET
Boston Red Sox logo Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals logo St. Louis Cardinals
9-3
Final
Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365NESN
BOS: Brayan Bello
2-6 路 ERA 6.34 路 44 SO 路 WHIP 1.67 路 61.0 IP
STL: Andre Pallante
10-5 路 ERA 3.60 路 70 SO 路 WHIP 1.22 路 95.0 IP
Busch Stadium
Details
Sun, Apr 12 2:20 PM ET
Pittsburgh Pirates logo Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs logo Chicago Cubs
6-7
Final
Marquee Sports NetworkSportsNet Pittsburgh
PIT: Bubba Chandler
3-8 路 ERA 4.82 路 79 SO 路 WHIP 1.44 路 89.2 IP
CHC: Jameson Taillon
2-5 路 ERA 5.19 路 59 SO 路 WHIP 1.30 路 67.2 IP
Wrigley Field
Details
Sun, Apr 12 4:10 PM ET
Houston Astros logo Houston Astros at Seattle Mariners logo Seattle Mariners
1-6
Final
Mariners.TVSpace City Home Network
HOU: Cody Bolton
0-1 路 ERA 5.40 路 22 SO 路 WHIP 1.75 路 20.0 IP
SEA: Logan Gilbert
7-5 路 ERA 3.19 路 114 SO 路 WHIP 0.95 路 107.1 IP
T-Mobile Park
Details
Sun, Apr 12 4:10 PM ET
Colorado Rockies logo Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres logo San Diego Padres
2-7
Final
Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego HealthRockies.TV
COL: Kyle Freeland
2-7 路 ERA 7.46 路 70 SO 路 WHIP 1.61 路 82.0 IP
SD: Nick Pivetta
1-2 路 ERA 4.50 路 24 SO 路 WHIP 1.13 路 16.0 IP
Petco Park
Details
Sun, Apr 12 4:10 PM ET
Texas Rangers logo Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Dodgers logo Los Angeles Dodgers
5-2
Final
Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveSportsNet LA
TEX: Jacob deGrom
7-5 路 ERA 3.49 路 122 SO 路 WHIP 1.01 路 100.2 IP
LAD: Roki Sasaki
3-5 路 ERA 5.33 路 80 SO 路 WHIP 1.36 路 81.0 IP
UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium
Details
Sun, Apr 12 7:20 PM ET
Cleveland Guardians logo Cleveland Guardians at Atlanta Braves logo Atlanta Braves
1-13
Final
NBC/Peacock
CLE: Tanner Bibee
2-9 路 ERA 4.06 路 84 SO 路 WHIP 1.14 路 106.1 IP
ATL: Chris Sale
9-6 路 ERA 2.27 路 112 SO 路 WHIP 1.12 路 95.0 IP
Truist Park
Details

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs?

The listed start time is 2:20 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs on?

The current TV listing is Marquee Sports Network, SportsNet Pittsburgh. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Bubba Chandler and Jameson Taillon. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Wrigley Field.