Home runs by Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki on Thursday night gave the Cubs a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in game one of a 4-game series.
Both teams had only 4 hits in the game.
Jameson Taillon picked up his 7th win of the season for Chicago pitching 6 1/3 innings and having 7 strikeouts.
Ryan Pressly got his 5th save pitching the 9th inning.
Pirates scored both of their runs in the 7th inning.
Game 2 in the series is Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Houston Astros won the rubber game of their 3-game series with the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night by the final score of 4-3.
Houston was led by isaac Paredes with a solo home run and a 2-run double from Jose Altuve.
Framber Valdez picked up the win as he struck out 12 hitters over 5 innings of word.
Josh Hader got his 18th save for the season pitching the 9th inning.
Davis Martin took the loss for the White Sox. Mike Tauchman had a solo home run in the 9th inning.
Chicago will be in Texas Friday night opening up a 3-game series with the Rangers.
June 12, 2025