McCutchen's two-run double lifts Pirates over Cubs 4-3 as fan falls from
21-foot Clemente Wall
[May 01, 2025]
By JOHN PERROTTO
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead
two-run double in the seventh inning just seconds before a fan fell off
the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park in the Pittsburgh
Pirates' 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday night.
With the Pirates trailing 3-2 in the seventh, Isiah Kiner-Falefa reached
on a fielding error by third baseman Jon Berti and took second on Bryan
Reynolds’ single. |
Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen celebrates on second base after
hitting a double off Chicago Cubs pitcher Caleb Thielbar, driving in two
runs, during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh,
Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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McCutchen then hit a grounder up the middle
that deflected off the leg of sliding shortstop Dansby Swanson
and into right-center field.
Then the fan flipped over the railing from the first row of
seats. Players frantically waved for medical attention and the
fan was removed from the field on a cart.
The Cubs scored three runs in the fifth inning to pull ahead
3-2. Ian Happ hit an RBI single, Kyle Tucker drove in a run with
a groundout and the third scored on Ryan Borucki’s wild pitch.
Oneil Cruz doubled and scored on Ke’Bryan Hayes’ single in the
first inning and Joey Bart doubled and scored on Jared Triolo’s
sacrifice fly in the fourth as the Pirates, who snapped a
three-game losing streak, built a 2-0 lead.
Swanson had three hits for the NL Central-leading Cubs, who lost
for the third time in four games.
Caleb Ferguson (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and Caleb
Thielbar (1-1) took the loss. David Bednar registered his third
save.
Cubs starter Matthew Boyd allowed two runs in five innings and
Pirates counterpart Carmen Mlodzinski gave up two runs in
four-plus innings.
Key moment
McCutchen’s double came just before a pall settled over the
ballpark.
Key stat
Hayes ran his hitting streak to 10 games, one short of his
career high.
Up next
The three-game series concludes on Thursday with Cubs RHP Colin
Rea (1-0, 0.96 ERA) facing RHP Paul Skenes (3-2, 2.39).
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