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While the game was in the eighth inning, the
Cubs clinched a playoff spot when the Washington Nationals beat
the Philadelphia Phillies to complete a doubleheader sweep.
Pittsburgh (16-39) blew a 2-0 lead before Stallings' one-out
blast to left field off Andrew Chafin (1-2). It was Stallings'
third homer this year and third career walk-off hit.
Erik Gonzalez and Adam Frazier each added an RBI double for the
Pirates.
Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the eighth for Chicago
(32-23), which has lost three of four.
Pittsburgh left-hander Steven Brault, making his final start of
the year and 100th career appearance, had a second straight
stellar performance. He gave up two hits over seven scoreless
innings, with six strikeouts and three walks.
Brault was coming off his first career complete game, Thursday
against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Richard Rodriguez (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth.
Chicago starter Jose Quintana, who was activated from the
injured list earlier in the day, was used in an opener's role.
He pitched two innings, giving up one run and two hits with one
strikeout and no walks.
He was followed by Adbert Alzolay, who lasted twice as long. He
yielded one run and two hits in four innings with seven
strikeouts and two walks.
With two outs in the second, Gregory Polanco singled to right
and went to second on a wild pitch by Quintana. Gonzalez doubled
to the corner in right to drive in Polanco and give Pittsburgh a
1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fifth, Polanco drew a leadoff walk. After
Gonzalez struck out, Frazier brought Polanco home with a double
to right-center to make it 2-0, but Frazier was thrown out
trying to reach third.
In the eighth, Pirates reliever Chris Stratton got two outs
before Willson Contreras singled to right. Sam Howard replaced
Stratton and gave up Rizzo's 10th homer, to right, for a 2-2
tie.
--Field Level Media
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