Happ Hits a Game-Ending Single in the 10th as the Cubs Top the Pirates 3-2
Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2 on Sunday.
The Cubs used a double steal to put runners on second and third in the 10th against David Bednar (1–5). Jon Berti struck out swinging for the first out, but Happ followed with a liner to right, delighting the crowd of 40,162 at Wrigley Field. The NL Central leaders won three of four against the last-place Pirates. Every game was a one-run contest.
Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch each had two hits for Chicago. Swanson and Seiya Suzuki each drove in a run. Chris Flexen (4–0) pitched a 1-2-3 10th for the win, completing a four-hitter.
Spencer Horwitz had two hits and drove in a run for the Pirates. Alexander Canario had a run-scoring groundout. Each team scored two runs in the first. Horwitz singled in Oneil Cruz for the game's first run, and Swanson tied it at 2 with an RBI single in the bottom half.
Colin Rea pitched six innings of four-hit ball for the Cubs. He struck out four and walked one. Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller surrendered three hits in six innings. Keller lowered his ERA to 4.08 on the season, but he is winless in his last 14 starts.
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