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Lowe's fifth-inning homer boosted Pittsburgh's lead to 6-2 but
Chicago closed on Alex Bregman's sacrifice fly in the bottom
half. Swanson scored from third in the seventh on an infield fly
by Bregman as Lowe, the second baseman, fell while catching the
ball in short right field.
Busch, benched from the starting lineup, pinch hit for Matt Shaw
with two outs in the eighth after a pair of walks by Justin
Lawrence and looped an opposite-field single into short left
that tied the score 6-6.
Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto doubled off Jose Urquidy (0-1)
leading off the ninth and, with the bases loaded and one out,
Kelly hit a 381-foot drive that landed on the right-center
warning track.
Daniel Palencia (1-0) pitched around a walk in the ninth.
Chicago had been 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position before
Busch's single after going 1 of 23 in the previous two losses to
Pittsburgh.
Taillon struck out 10, allowing six runs, six hits and two walks
in six innings.
Lowe had his second multi-homer game this season.
Chicago placed reliever Hunter Henry on the 15-day injured list,
retroactive to Thursday, with right triceps inflammation, and he
became the eighth Cubs pitcher on the IL. Chicago selected the
contract of left-hander Charlie Barnes from Triple-A Iowa. He
has not appeared in a major league game since 2021.
Up next
Pirates: RHP Paul Skenes (2-1, 5.25) will be on the mound Monday
at Pittsburgh, opposed by Washington RHP Cade Cavalli (0-0,
2.51).
Cubs: RHP Javier Assad (1-0, 0.00 ERA) starts Monday at
Philadelphia, which starts Cristopher Sánchez (1-1, 1.65).
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