The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-5 Tuesday. Starling Marte and Francisco Cervelli homered for the Bucs during the Cubs home opener. Cervelli had three hits along with outfielder Corey Dickerson. Ivan Nova allowed three earned runs over seven innings. He did not walk a batter and struck out six. Felipe Vazquez earned his fourth save of the season, the first with his new last name.
The Pirates improved to 8-2 overall, and visit the Cubs again tonight at 8:05pm. Steven Brault will start for the Bucs. Jon Lester will start for Chicago.
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