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Rookie Cade Horton matched Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes in a pitchers’ duel Friday, but the Chicago Cubs lost 2-1 in 10 innings.
The Pittsburgh Pirates made changes to their lineup for the series finale vs. the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, including having one of their best players at a different position. Bryan Reynolds will serve as the designated hitter for the Pirates,
Matthew Boyd pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run ball and Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking home run in the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
The Pirates will look to draw even in the series finale against the Cubs on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
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SB Nation on MSNCubs 2, Pirates 1: Dansby Swanson’s home run is just enoughAndrew McCutchen, the second batter of the game, homered to give the Bucs a 1-0 lead early. It was McCutchen’s 32nd career homer against the Cubs, which ties him for second-most among active players with Paul Goldschmidt. Eugenio Suárez leads with 36.
Shota Imanaga could be returning soon from injury for the Chicago Cubs. Imanaga has been dealing with a hamstring problem.
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Paul Skenes took a no-decision after throwing 5.0-shutout innings and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the game-winning run on a sac fly in the top of the 10th.
Defense and quality pitching helped get the Pirates to extra innings Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, setting up Isiah Kiner-Falefa to drive home the winning run and propel the Bucs to a 2-1 win over the Cubs.