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05/27 20:49 CDT Cubs snap 10-game losing streak as Ian Happ has 3-run homer, 5
RBIs in 10-4 win over Pirates
Cubs snap 10-game losing streak as Ian Happ has 3-run homer, 5 RBIs in 10-4 win
over Pirates
By JOHN PERROTTO
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) --- Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run home run and drove in
five runs on Wednesday night while playing in his hometown as the Chicago Cubs
ended their 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 victory over the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
Happ's three-run shot snapped a 4-4 tie and started a six-run inning that
helped the Cubs get their first win since May 15. Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto
hit a two-run home run later in the inning to extend the lead to 10-4.
Happ also hit a two-run single in the first inning to open the scoring and has
reached base in each of his last 40 games in Pittsburgh. He was one of five
Cubs with two hits.
Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer for the Pirates and rookie Konnor Griffin
had a solo blast that drew the Pittsburgh into a 4-4 tie in the fourth inning.
Chicago is just the second team in major league history to have two 10-game
winning streaks and a 10-game losing streak in the same season, along with the
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jacob Webb (1-1) struck out the side in order in the sixth. Yohan Ramirez
(2-2), who allowed Happ's home run, was charged with four runs in 1/3 inning.
Neither starter factored in the decision as Cubs veteran Jameson Taillon and
Pirates rookie Bubba Chandler both allowed four runs in five innings. Taillon
has lost his four previous starts. Chandler has gone seven starts since his
only win of the season.
Bryan Reynolds had three hits for the Pirates, who had won their previous three
games.
Wednesday marked the 2,000th regular-season game played at PNC Park, which
opened in 2001. The Pirates have a 1,003-996-1 record there.
Up next Cubs RHP Colin Rea (4-3, 4.83 ERA) starts Thursday night against 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner RHP Paul Skenes (6-4, 3.00) in the finale of the four-game series. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next Cubs RHP Colin Rea (4-3, 4.83 ERA) starts Thursday night against 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner RHP Paul Skenes (6-4, 3.00) in the finale of the four-game series. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
