Cubs Rally with 2 Runs in 8th on Walk, Hit Batter with Bases Loaded, Top Pirates 4-3
Gregory Soto walked one batter and hit another in the eighth as Chicago scored twice to win 4-3.
- On Saturday, the Chicago Cubs rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 when Gregory Soto hit Nico Hoerner with a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, scoring Alex Bregman with the go-ahead run.
- Following a leadoff double by Pedro Ramirez in the eighth, pinch-hitter Matt Shaw drew an RBI walk against Soto to tie the game at 3-all before Hoerner's at-bat.
- Pittsburgh took a 3-2 lead in the sixth when Ryan O'Hearn hit a three-run homer, but Paul Skenes allowed only two runs across seven innings before Gregory Soto relieved him.
- Relief pitcher Ryan Rolison earned the win after allowing one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings, while Ryan Zeferjahn struck out Bryan Reynolds to secure his sixth save.
- Pittsburgh RHP Bubba Chandler faces Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd on Sunday as the series continues at Wrigley Field.
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