Christopher Morel hits RBI single in the 9th to give Cubs a 1-0 win over Pirates
Christopher Morel singled in Cody Bellinger with one out in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
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Christopher Morel singled in Cody Bellinger with one out in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Paul Skenes struck out 11 in six no-hit innings in his second major league start, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3.
The slumping Ian Happ hit a solo homer for the Cubs in the second after being held out of the previous two games.
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 10-9 on Saturday.
The last team to draw that many free passes with runners at every base in one inning was the Chicago White Sox in 1959.
The Cubs took the lead in the sixth on Miguel Amaya's RBI single and then pulled away.
The Cubs are now tied with the Miami Marlins for the final National League wild card spot.
Ian Happ hit his third career grand slam, a drive off Mitch Keller (13-9) in a five-run fifth.
Cody Bellinger hit a thr.ee-run homer later in the eighth for the Cubs, who remained a half-game ahead of Miami for the final NL wild card
Cody Bellinger had three hits and five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 on Sunday.
Jordan Wicks gave up two hits and struck out nine over five innings in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Saturday night.
The Cubs lost for the second time in seven games.
Chicago, at 67-60, has won five of six to move three games back of the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central.
Chicago has won eight of nine overall, giving the Cubs some serious momentum heading into a weekend series against rival St. Louis in London, England, starting on Saturday.
Marcus Stroman held Pittsburgh to five hits over seven masterful innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the reeling Pirates 4-0.
Drew Smyly (7-4) worked around five walks to win his second straight start following a three-game losing streak.
Ian Happ had a triple, double and single and drove in two runs, and Christopher Morel went 3 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs.
The Cubs had 13 hits — 12 singles — to reach double-digits in hits and runs again.
Ian Happ hit a three-run, first-inning drive for his first home run since May 5.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa had an RBI double with two outs in the seventh inning off Chicago reliever Joe Kelly, ending a combined no-hit bid by the White Sox against the New York Yankees.
Luis Robert hit a pair of two-run homers for the White Sox.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night for their fourth straight win.
Rookie Hayden Wesneski had an immaculate inning in his second major league start to lead the Chicago Cubs to a victory over the skidding Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.
Contreras, an All-Star catcher who can become a free agent after this season, has acknowledged this might be his last homestand as a member of the Cubs before the Aug. 2 trade deadline.
Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night for their fifth straight win.
