CHICAGO -- What stood out to Pirates manager Clint Hurdle on Thursday wasn't necessarily the two homers Gregory Polanco slugged in a 6-1 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It was what happened in between them.
Polanco took starter Kyle Hendricks deep to right in the first inning, then he struck out swinging in each of his next two at-bats. In the seventh, he blasted a fastball from left-hander Justin Wilson out to left-center to complete his third career multi-homer game, and his first since Aug. 23, 2016, and kick-start a four-run rally that put the Pirates' ninth win of the season away.