The Pittsburgh Pirates held on in the ninth, beating the Cubs Sunday and ending Chicago’s five-game winning streak.
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Anderson pitched eight solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on in the ninth, beating the Cubs 6-5 Sunday and ending Chicago’s five-game winning streak. Wilmer Difo had three hits and drove in three runs as the Pirates won for just the third time in their last 20 games at Wrigley Field. “It was nice to see our lineup up and down contribute,” manager Derek Shelton said. Held to two runs and four hits by Anderson (3-3), the Cubs made it close in the ninth. Reliever Kyle Crick hit Anthony Rizzo with a pitch and walked Kris Bryant before getting David Bote on a flyout. Richard Rodríguez took over and gave up an RBI single to Joc Pederson singled with two outs that made it 6-3. Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run double, but Rodriguez retired pinch-hitter Javier Báez on a grounder to end it for his sixth save. Kyle Hendricks (2-4) allowed six runs — four earned — and nine hits in five innings. Todd Frazier and Kevin Newman had two hits apiece for the Pirates, who scored their highest run total in nine games. Anderson struck out six and walked one to beat the Cubs for the first time in three starts this season.
