The Cubs offense needed a good day. They got a little more Saturday.
During their 21-0 win over the Pirates that ended a four-game losing streak, the Cubs pounded out 23 hits and batted around twice. Their eight-run second was the Cubs’ first inning with at least that many since May 21, 2021. Before leaving in the fifth for a pinch-hitter, right fielder Seiya Suzuki bounced back from a recent 10 at-bat hitless drought with three hits, three runs scored and a run batted in.
The win is the Cubs’ most lopsided shutout victory since 1901, topping 19-0 wins in 1906 and 1969.