Game Eighty-Six – Cubs 4, Pirates 8
WP – Neftali Feliz (3-0) LP – Jake Arrieta (12-4) Save – Mark Melancon (27)
Anthony Rizzo broke a 3-3 tie with two outs in the seventh. Rizzo launched a solo home run and gave the Cubs a 4-3 lead. Jake Arrieta had settled down after a rough start and allowed the Cubs to tie and take the lead.
The wheels came off in the seventh inning. Jake Arrieta could not record an out before Joe Maddon had to go to the bullpen.