The park was cold and mostly empty when this one started. An avalanche of Cubs hits and Pirates defensive mistakes led to ten runs in the first three innings. In the fifth, the Pirates made wholesale substitutions and surrendered. It was a miserable night, an ugly game and it's all best forgotten. The final score was 14-3.
Chad Kuhl retired the first two outs of the game before walking Anthony Rizzo. With Ben Zobrist batting, Rizzo stole second after starting his jump while Kuhl was still in the set position. It was yet the latest example of Pirates pitchers doing a poor job controlling the running game.