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Pirates Rally Late, Steal 6-5 Win From Cubs

“Craziest ending to a game I think I’ve ever seen,” said Josh Bell.

Trailing 5-4 in the ninth, catcher Elias Diaz got things going by drawing an eight pitch walk against Craig Kimbrel with one out in the books.

“I just want to be aggressive and get on base, no matter how,” said Diaz on his approach.

Jung-Ho Kang followed by popping a ball up to right, but Willson Contreras- who was making his first career start at that position- had it tick off his glove, resulting in a double.