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So far, ‘Stro’ good: Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 as Marcus Stroman wins seventh straight start

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Marcus Stroman walks off the mound after making it through the seventh inning unscathed in the Cubs’ 4-0 win against the Pirates at PNC Park.

PITTSBURGH — The possibility of a second Marcus Stroman complete game this season — maybe even a second shutout — tickled the imagination.

That’s how in command the Cubs’ ace was as the sixth inning ended Tuesday in a 4-0 win against the disappearing Pirates. Stroman had retired the last two batters of the fifth on a total of three pitches. Then he got Ke’Bryan Hayes, Jack Suwinski and Carlos Santana on two pitches each in the sixth.