The Cubs jumped out to an early lead Thursday night against the Pirates at PNC Park before once again giving it up in the middle innings. Chicago followed a familiar script and scraped across a couple of late tallies, this time in extra innings, to take home another one-run win.
Cody Bellinger got the Cubs on the board in the top of the 1st on an RBI single against Pittsburgh’s opener, former Cub Rob Zastryzny. They added two more against Andrè Jackson in the 2nd on a Jeimer Candelario sacrifice fly and a single by Nico Hoerner.