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Chicago Cubs guarantee series win over Pirates; Jeff Samardzija clears waivers

Thanks to another strong start from Jake Arrieta and just enough offense, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.

The right-hander continues to make a case for his big offseason payday, after tossing six scoreless frames to pick up the win. The bullpen closed the door, giving the Cubs a chance to sweep the three-game series on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field.

Alex Avila, Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist all came up clutch in the three-run sixth. First baseman Anthony Rizzo also came through with a big hit in the inning, a double to the wall in right field that almost took Kyle Schwarber, the runner at first, with it.