Pirates @ Cubs · Apr 12, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Sun, Apr 12, 2026

Wrigley Field Regular Season

Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates 6

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DAY game

7 Chicago Cubs Cubs

Away starter

Bubba Chandler

Home starter

Jameson Taillon

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Game StoriesBusch snaps 0-for-30 drought to help Cubs rally, then Kelly walks it off4 clips

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Busch snaps 0-for-30 drought to help Cubs rally, then Kelly walks it off

CHICAGO – Maybe deeper into the season, when the statistical noise is greater and the sample sizes are much larger, a drought like the one Michael Busch is currently experiencing would not be as glaring. The skewed numbers posted for all to see on the video board in April, however,

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Carson Kelly delivers the walk-off hit in Cubs' win00:03:12

Carson Kelly hits a walk-off single and Jameson Taillon fans 10 in the Cubs' 7-6 win over the Pirates

Condensed Game: PIT@CHC - 4/12/2600:11:13

Condensed Game: Brandon Lowe and the Pirates take on Carson Kelly and the Cubs on April 12, 2026

Carson Kelly walks it off for the Cubs00:00:13

Carson Kelly hits a walk-off single, walking it off in the bottom of the 9th

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Pirates @ Cubs · 6–7

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