Happ hits game-ending single in 10th as Cubs top Pirates
The Cubs used a double steal to put runners on second and third in the 10th against David Bednar (1-5).
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The Cubs used a double steal to put runners on second and third in the 10th against David Bednar (1-5).
Swanson connected against Ryan Borucki (1-3) with two out in the sixth inning, giving Chicago a 2-1 lead with a solo drive into the bleachers in left-center.
Pirates ace Paul Skenes struck out five in five scoreless innings. Skenes was matched by Cade Horton, who permitted three hits in 5 2/3 shutout innings.
Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (7-3) went 6 1/3 innings against his former team.
A man is charged with giving alcohol to the 20-year-old Pirates fan who fell 21 feet from his seat onto the warning track at PNC Park.
Kavan Markwood sustained injuries to several parts of his body, but has continued to progress positively.
New video of Pirates fan Kavan Markwood's fall shows what led to the tragic accident at Pittsburgh's PNC Park during a game last week.
Kavan Markwood, the 20-year-old Pirates fan who fell from the Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, took his first steps on Monday.
The mother of Pirates fan Kavan Markwood said Saturday that her son was "awake, alert and able to speak."
Pittsburgh Public Safety issued an update on Thursday morning, saying the incident involving a fan falling from the stands is being treated as an accident.
A fan at the Pirates-Cubs game on Wednesday at PNC Park in Pittsburgh fell over the outfield wall and landed on the playing field.
Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki all took Pirates ace Paul Skenes deep in the fifth inning as the Cubs pulled away for an 8-3 victory.
Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning just seconds before a fan fell off the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-3.
Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run homer and fell a single short of the cycle as the Chicago Cubs went deep four times in a 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Shota Imanaga struck out seven and walked two over seven innings.
The Cubs had won six in a row — all on the road — before losing the first two in their three-game series against Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field.
Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh's four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory.
Christian Bethancourt drove in seven runs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth, as the Cubs rallied past the Pirates 14-10.
Suzuki hit a tying two-run drive for his 19th homer this season, connecting on a fastball from rookie right-hander Jared Jones (5-7).
The Cubs last had eight steals in 1913.
Chicago entered the day as the first team in MLB history with 70 losses before the All-Star break.
Bryan Reynolds drove in four runs, Luis Ortiz pitched neatly into the sixth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday.
The Sox have dropped eight of 11.
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano, a former Pittsburgh Pirate, is permanently banned from the MLB for violating the league's gambling policy.
Mitch Keller pitched six effective innings, Nick Gonzales hit a key two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday.
