The Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 6-5 victory last night at Wrigley Field. The Pirates outhit the Cubs 9-8, but left 12 men on base in the game. Josh Harrison, Jordy Mercer, Francisco Cervelli and Starling Marte had two hits each in the game. The Pirates remain 2-1/2 games back in the National League Wild Card race after the St. Louis Cardinals lost to Milwaukee 3-1.
The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 5-2 to win their third game in a row, and have jumped over both the Pirates and Marlins, and are now two games behind the Cards.
The Pirates are off today and host Milwaukee Friday.
The Pirates traded left-handed pitcher Kyle Lobstein to the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday for another left-hander in Zach Phillips. Lobstein made 14 appereances with the Pirates this season. Phillips pitched the entire season this year with the Orioles top farm club.The post Cubs complete sweep of Bucs appeared first on Inside Butler County – Butler, PA.
