Tuesday’s Cubs/Pirates game did not start out well for our favorite team, with Jake Arrieta getting touched up for three runs (two earned) over the first two innings.
But Jake settled down, the Cubs bullpen did its usual outstanding job, Joc Pederson homered twice and the Cubs had their second straight one-run win, 4-3 over the Pirates.
The Cubs were down 3-0 in the top of the third when Joc cut that deficit to two runs [VIDEO].
Arrieta, who had been shaky over the first two innings, started mowing down Pirates and then the Cubs put together a three-run fifth.