Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs

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Pittsburgh Pirates

22-26, 13-14 Away

Final
3 - 2

Chicago Cubs

26-22, 14-9 Home

Keller pitches 6 effective innings as the Pirates edge the Cubs 3-2

Jack Suwinski connected for another homer against Jameson Taillon as Pittsburgh closed out a 4-3 road trip by taking three of four from Chicago. Gonzales, Andrew McCutchen and Jared Triolo each had two of the Pirates' 10 hits.

“Very proud to finish this road trip the way we did,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said.

Keller improved to 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three May starts. The right-hander allowed two runs and two hits, struck out three and walked three.

Keller (5-3) has worked at least five innings in his past 41 starts, the longest active streak in the majors.

“Just trying to be as efficient as possible and give us as much length as possible,” Keller said.

Seiya Suzuki and Christopher Morel each hit a sacrifice fly for Chicago, which was held to 10 runs and 18 hits in the series. Taillon (3-2) was charged with three runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings.

“I thought I threw OK. Pitch count got up there,” said Taillon, who finished with 92 pitches, 55 for strikes. “That's a pretty patient team, and they have a good idea of what they want to do and what they want to make you do.”

The Cubs were down 3-1 when Suzuki was hit by a pitch leading off the sixth. Suzuki advanced on Cody Bellinger's double and scored on Morel's flyball to left.

But Keller limited the damage by retiring Ian Happ and Michael Busch on a pair of flyballs to right.

Colin Holderman and Aroldis Chapman each struck out two in a perfect inning for Pittsburgh. David Bednar, who allowed Morel's game-ending single in Saturday's 1-0 loss, finished the two-hitter for his 10th save in 13 opportunities.

“It was a quiet day. Just not a lot of pressure today for sure,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.

The Pirates jumped in front on Suwinski's fourth homer of the season, a 367-foot solo drive to right in the second. Suwinski, a Chicago native, is 5 for 6 with four homers in his career against Taillon.

The game was tied at 1 when Gonzales delivered in the fifth. With two out and the bases loaded, Gonzales drove in two runs with a liner into center field against Hayden Wesneski.

Gonzales, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft, has eight RBI in 10 games since he was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on May 10.

“He's had really consistent at-bats,” Shelton said. “I mean big two-out base hit today. He went down to Triple-A. He worked on his swing. ... I think we're seeing the benefits of it since he's been back in the big leagues.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cubs: SS Dansby Swanson (right knee sprain) and 2B Nico Hoerner (left hamstring tightness) could return to the lineup as soon as Tuesday. Swanson is on the 10-day injured list, and Hoerner has missed six consecutive games. “The goal is to just get it behind him,” Counsell said of Hoerner, “and I think we have a chance to do that on Tuesday.” ... LHP Drew Smyly (right hip impingement) will make a rehab appearance with High-A South Bend on Tuesday. ... RHP Daniel Palencia (strained right shoulder) allowed three runs in one inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

Pirates: LHP Martín Pérez (1-3), 4.86 ERA) starts Tuesday night against San Francisco. RHP Logan Webb (4-4, 3.03 ERA) goes for the visiting Giants in the opener of a three-game set.

Cubs: Following a day off, the Cubs host the Braves on Tuesday night for the opener of a three-game series. Chicago dropped two of three at Atlanta during its previous road trip.

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Matchup Prediction

Cubs: 60.8%

Pirates: 39.2%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Wisdom flied out to right.
	9th Inning	Crow-Armstrong stole second.
	9th Inning	Wisdom hit for Madrigal
	9th Inning	Crow-Armstrong ran for Busch
	9th Inning	Busch walked.
	9th Inning	Happ popped out to third.

Statistics

PIT		CHC
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	2
13	Ground Balls	7
9	Strikeouts	7
3	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
10	Hits	2
4	Stolen Bases	1
6	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	2
2	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	2
36	At Bats	26
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
32	Runners Left On Base	11
0	Triples	1
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
1	Intentional Walks	0
1	Doubles	1
14	Fly Balls	14
0	Caught Stealing	0
175	Pitches	133
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
14	Total Bases	5
42	Plate Appearances	34
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	2
5.9	Runs Created	1.3
.278	Batting Average	.077
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.389	Slugging Percentage	.192
.389	Secondary Average	.308
.381	On Base Percentage	.235
.770	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.428
0.9	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.5
5.7	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	1.3
31.0	Batter Rating	15.5
36.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.17	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.91
.111	Isolated Power	.115
0.67	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.57
.143	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.118
.111	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.231
6.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.1
82.8	MLB Rating	64.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0