Pirates Pummeled by Cubs as Happ Continues to Torment Hometown Team
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh-native Ian Happ once again haunted his hometown team by homering and driving in five runs against the Pirates, who were pummeled 10-4 by the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on Wednesday night.
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Scoring Plays
Top 1st, 2-0 CHC: The Cubs (30-26) loaded the bases with no outs against Bubba Chandler and scored a pair of runs on Ian Happ’s one-out single to center.
Top 2nd, 3-0 CHC: With two on and two outs, Nico Hoerner blooped a single in to shallow right field off Chandler. Carson Kelly scored from third base.
Bottom 3rd, 3-3: Brandon Lowe tied the game with a three-run shot to right field off Jameson Taillon. His 14th of the season jumped off the bat at 106.9 mph and traveled 387 feet.
Top 4th, 4-3: The Cubs quickly went back on top when Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit back-to-back doubles off Chandler.
Bottom 4th, 4-4: Back and forth they went. The Pirates (29-27) tied the game on a Konnor Griffin home run to right field, his fourth of the year.. The opposite-field shot traveled 369 feet.
Top 7th, 7-4 CHC: Happ tucked a three-run home run off Yohan Ramírez (2-2) just inside the right field foul pole. After Ramírez allowed a single to Seiya Suzuki, the Pirates turned to Justin Lawrence, who allowed a first-pitch home run to pinch-hitter Michael Conforto. Michael Busch, the 10th man to bat in the inning, singled home another off Lawrence.
Key Moments
Yohan Ramírez plunked Michael Busch with one out in the seventh inning, the seventh batter he’s hit this season (most in baseball among relief pitchers). The HBP opened the flood gates to a six-run inning to propel the Cubs to a win.
Player of the Game
Ian Happ finished the game with a pair of hits, including a home run, and drove in a season-high five runs. His 20 home runs against the Pirates are the second-most he has against any team (27 vs. St. Louis).
Stat to Know
Brandon Lowe (14 HR/36 RBI) and Dick Stuart (1958, 14 HR/42 RBI) are the only Pirates since RBI became an official statistic in 1920 to have at least 14 home runs and 36 RBI through their first 50 games with the team.
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Notable Performances
- Bubba Chandler: 5.0 hits, eight hits, four runs, two walks, four strikeouts, 91 pitches/60 strikes
- Brandon Lowe: 1 for 4, one home run, three RBI, one run
- Konnor Griffin: 1 for 4, one home run, one RBI, one run
- Bryan Reynolds: 3 for 4, one double
- Endy Rodríguez: 0 for 0, four walks, one run
Noteworthy
- This was the 2,000th regular season game at PNC Park. The Pirates have a 1,003-996-1 home record in this stadium.
- Spencer Horwitz and Bryan Reynolds each extended their hitting streaks to five games.
- The Cubs snapped a 10-game losing streak, while the Pirates had their modest three-game win streak come to an end.
Up Next
RHP Paul Skenes (6-4, 3.00 ERA) will look to lead the Pirates to a series win in the last of four games on Thursday night. RHP Colin Rea (4-3, 4.83 ERA) will be on the mound for the Cubs. First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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