Jack Suwinski's homer propels Pirates past Cubs
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[May 19, 2022] Jack
Suwinski clubbed a tiebreaking homer in his hometown during the
fifth inning, and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates generated enough
offense to post a needed 3-2 victory over the surging Chicago Cubs
on Wednesday night.
Michael Chavis had three hits with an RBI and four pitchers allowed
five hits and struck out 11 for the Pirates, who salvaged the finale
after being outscored 16-0 in the first two of the three-game
series. Pittsburgh collected nine hits Wednesday, one more than its
total from the previous two contests.
Suwinski, who attended high school 8 miles west of Wrigley Field and
made his major league debut April 26, broke a 2-2 tie with his solo
drive that landed in the right-center-field basket. It was his third
home run in 20 major league games, and the first by a Pirate in four
contests.
Ian Happ homered and Frank Schwindel had an RBI single for Chicago,
which had won a season-high four in a row.
The Cubs' Drew Smyly (1-5) was charged with all three Pittsburgh
runs and lost his fifth consecutive start. He yielded six hits and a
walk and struck out five over 4 1/3 innings.
After Pirates spot starter Wil Crowe retired the first two Cubs
batters of the night, Happ delivered his opposite-field shot into
the left-center-field bleachers for a 1-0 Chicago lead. Meanwhile,
Smyly struck out five of the first seven batters he faced.
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Drew Smyly (11) delivers against the
Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at Wrigley Field.
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With two outs in the third, Ke'Bryan Hayes hit a
double off the top of the basket in center field and scored the
Pirates' first run of the series on Chavis' single. Pittsburgh took
a 2-1 lead when Dan Vogelbach followed with a run-scoring single.
Crowe allowed only the homer and a walk while striking out three in
two innings. Mitch Keller (1-5), who entered with a 6.61 ERA, came
on in the third for his first 2022 relief appearance, and he gave up
Schwindel's single that tied the game in the fourth.
Pittsburgh's David Bednar got the final six outs for his eighth save
in as many chances.
--Field Level Media
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