Game One Hundred Forty-Five – Cubs 3, Pirates 2 – 12 innings
WP – Hector Rondon (6-4) LP – Vance Worley (4-6) Save – None
Chris Denorfia led off the 12th inning with the game tied at two. Denorfia singled to right center and Quintin Berry ran for Denorfia. A wild pitch and an Austin Jackson single later and Berry was on third with no outs. Anthony Rizzo plated Berry with a sacrifice fly to left center. And Hector Rondon retired Jung Ho Kang on a soft liner to Javier Baez to end the game as the Cubs beat the Pirates on Wednesday night.