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Nick Martini collected a career-high four hits and matched his
career best with two RBIs for the Cubs (67-90), who have lost
seven in a row. Matt Duffy also drove in a pair of runs in a
losing effort.
Chicago scored three times in both the third and fifth innings
before Pittsburgh chased starter Alec Mills while erupting for
four runs in the sixth. Mills gave up six runs on seven hits and
two walks in five-plus innings.
Ben Gamel's sacrifice fly off Adam Morgan (1-1) and Park's
two-run triple helped the Cubs forge a 6-6 tie. Park didn't stay
on third base for long as Chavis followed with an RBI single to
right field.
The Pirates' sixth-inning uprising made a winner of Enyel De Los
Santos (2-1), who allowed one hit in one scoreless inning. Two
more Pittsburgh relievers combined to strike out five batters
before Chris Stratton handled the ninth for his seventh save of
the season.
Moran's three-run homer in the first inning staked Pittsburgh to
an early lead before Chicago drew even by scoring three runs in
the third. Frank Schwindel singled to right field to plate
Austin Romine before Duffy and Martini followed suit to level
the contest.
The Cubs added three more runs in the fifth inning.
Rafael Ortega worked a walk against Mitch Keller to lead off the
inning before advancing to third on Schwindel's single. Ortega
scored on Ian Happ's single to shallow right field, and Duffy's
double off the center field wall plated Schwindel to give
Chicago a 5-3 lead. Martini's sacrifice fly off Anthony Banda
scored Happ to cap the inning.
Prior to the game, the Cubs announced outfielder Jason Heyward
will miss the remainder of the season due to concussion
symptoms.
Chicago's Nico Hoerner (general soreness), Patrick Wisdom
(wrist) and Willson Contreras (wrist) were held out of the
starting lineup as well. Contreras grounded out as a pinch
hitter to end the game.
--Field Level Media
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