Happ hits a game-ending single in the 10th as the Cubs top the Pirates
3-2
[June 16, 2025]
By MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the
10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on
Sunday.
The Cubs used a double steal to put runners on second and third in the
10th against David Bednar (1-5). Jon Berti struck out swinging for the
first out, but Happ followed with a liner to right, delighting the crowd
of 40,162 at Wrigley Field. |
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong catches a ball hit by
Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz during the fifth inning of a baseball
game Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) |
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The NL Central leaders won three of four
against the last-place Pirates. Every game was a one-run
contest.
Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch each had two hits for Chicago.
Swanson and Seiya Suzuki each drove in a run.
Chris Flexen (4-0) pitched a 1-2-3 10th for the win, completing
a four-hitter.
Spencer Horwitz had two hits and drove in a run for the Pirates.
Alexander Canario had a run-scoring groundout.
Each team scored two runs in the first. Horwitz singled in Oneil
Cruz for the game's first run, and Swanson tied it at 2 with an
RBI single in the bottom half.
Colin Rea pitched six innings of four-hit ball for the Cubs. He
struck out four and walked one.
Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller surrendered three hits in
six innings. Keller lowered his ERA to 4.08 on the season, but
he is winless in his last 14 starts.
Key moment
Chicago second baseman Nico Hoerner made a diving grab of Isiah
Kiner-Falefa’s low liner to end the top of the 10th and prevent
automatic runner Adam Frazier from scoring.
Key stat
The Cubs improved to 12-6 in one-run games.
Up next
Pirates: LHP Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.36 ERA) faces Tigers RHP
Casey Mize (6-2, 2.95 ERA) at Detroit on Tuesday.
Cubs: Following an off day, RHP Ben Brown (3-5, 5.71 ERA) takes
the mound against Brewers RHP Chad Patrick (3-6, 3.25 ERA) on
Tuesday at Wrigley.
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