CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Andújar had thee hits and drove in three runs, Joshua Palacios hit a pinch-hit three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off a late rally by the slumping Chicago Cubs in posting an 8-6 victory on Thursday night.
Connor Joe and Ji Hwan Bae each added an RBI for the Pirates, whose bullpen surrendered six runs in the last three innings.
The Pirates extended their lead to 5-1 in the eighth inning when Bae drove in Jared Triolo with a two-out RBI triple.
Mike Tauchman had an RBI double in the eighth and scored later on an RBI groundout from Nico Hoerner to make it 5-4.
Cubs: RHP Jameson Taillon (7-10, 5.27) is scheduled to start against RHP Noah Davis (0-2, 9.58) when Chicago hosts the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series.
Persons:
— Miguel Andújar, Joshua Palacios, Pittsburgh's Johan Oviedo, Connor Joe, Ji Hwan Bae, Dansby Swanson, Bryan Reynolds, Andújar, Kyle Henricks, Bae, Jared Triolo, Joe, Swanson, Mike Tauchman, Nico Hoerner, Palacios, David Bednar, Brandon Hughes, Nick Burdi, Andrew Abbott, RHP Jameson Taillon, RHP Noah Davis
Organizations:
CHICAGO, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cubs, Miami Marlins, National League, Pirates, Triple, Iowa, Cincinnati Reds, RHP, Chicago, Colorado Rockies, MLB
Locations:
Joe, Iowa