The Cubs and Pirates battled on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field in what turned out to be a classic pitchers’ duel. Neither team got on the scoreboard through the first eight innings of the game, setting the stage for Chicago to pull off a dramatic victory in the final at-bat.
Shu014dta Imanaga continued the remarkable start to his Cubs career on Saturday, throwing seven more shutout frames with seven strikeouts. The Pirates’ own left-handed starter, Bailey Falter, was able to match Imanaga zero for zero.
Mark Leiter Jr. and Héctor Neris each pitched a 1-2-3 inning in relief after Imanaga came out of the game.