• Carson Kelly wins it with a walkoff single. The Cubs avoid the sweep with a 7-6 win over the Pirates, who let a late lead and a chance at a sweep slip away. Brandon Lowe homered twice, Oneil Cruz went deep once. Bubba Chandler allowed three runs in five-plus innings.
• MichaelConforto leads off the ninth with a double to right.
• Urquidy gets the ninth.
• Cruz reaches on a walk, swipes second and gets to third on a passed ball, but Lowe strikes out on a check swing to strand him. Don't agree with that one. Cubs now with a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth.
• GregorySoto and JoséUrquidy warming up.
• Hoerner grounds out 6-3, but the damage is done.
• RUNS: Busch drives in a run on an RBI single and then the second run scores on a throwing error by Reynolds. Busch almost got to third, as a throw home by O'Hearn sailed past Bart. Just a disaster right there. Tied at 6-6
• Justin Lawrence gets the eighth.
• Pirates strand two in the eighth after O'Hearn singles and Yorke is hit by a pitch.
• RUN: Bregman flies out to Lowe in shallow right, but the catch takes him off his feet. Swanson scores from third. Pirates, 6-4
• Walks kill. Amaya reaches on a free pass to load the bases with one out for Bregman.
• Cubs have runners on second and third with one out after a walk to Swanson and a double down the left-field line by Hoerner.
• Barco needs just seven pitches to get out of the sixth. Strikes out PCA to end the inning.
• Chandler strikes out Suzuki and he's now done. Barco enters. Chandler: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K. Threw 64 of 91 pitches for strikes.
• Well, Chandler gets the sixth.
• Taillon strikes out Horwitz and Griffin in a 1-2-3 sixth.
• Chandler gets Happ to ground out 4-3 and he makes it through five innings for the first time this season. Imagine he's done at 86 pitches. His line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. Threw 61 of 86 pitches for strikes.
• HunterBarco warming. Looking to make his first appearance since April 4.
• RUN: Cubs get one back on a sac fly off the bat of Alex Bregman. Nico Hoerner, who reached on a one-out single, scores from third. Pirates, 6-3
• Chandler's doing a better job of attacking the zone here today, but he's left some pitches over the middle of the plate and the Cubs have hit him. Struck out Shaw to begin the fifth and now back-to-back singles by Hoerner and Ballesteros.
• Taillon probably should avoid throwing meatballs down the middle of the plate to Lowe.
• HOME RUN: Brandon Lowe goes deep again to right-center field. Fifth homer of the year. Second multi-homer game of the season. Tenth career multi-homer game. Pirates, 6-2
• Chandler gives up a one-out double to Kelly before inducing two groundouts to come away unscathed.
• Taillon picks up two strikeouts in a scoreless fourth. He's retired seven straight since allowing that grand slam to Lowe. Four strikeouts during that span. Sure has settled down.
• Bregman walks and Happ lines out to right to put an end to the third.
• HOME RUN: Moises Ballesteros sends one out to center. Another solo homer off Bubba Chandler in this third inning. Pirates, 5-2
• HOME RUN: I imagine we'll see a good amount of these today. Dansby Swanson goes deep to left off Bubba Chandler. Cubs get on the board. Pirates, 5-1
• Quick 1-2-3 inning for Taillon.
• Happ leads off the second with a walk, advances to second on a wild pitch, gets to third on a flyout and doesn't score. Two popouts by kelly and PCA to end the threat.
• GRAND SLAM: Lowe clears the bases. Sixth career grand slam. Adding plenty of support for Chandler with two big swings of the bat here early on. Pirates, 5-0
• Bart strikes out and then Cruz does the same. Taillon just caught the corner of the zone to get Cruz on a 3-2 pitch. Successful challenge for Carson Kelly.
• Bases are loaded after an Ozuna single, walk to Horwitz and HBP to Griffin. The latter is okay after getting struck in the elbow guard. That's why they wear those.
• Ozuna has a base hit, ladies and gentlemen. Third of the season. From .051 to .075.
• A 1-2-3 first for Chandler. Only two straight fastballs to begin the outing before Chandler threw two changeups to Ballesteros. Ended up striking him out with a 100 mph heater.
• HOME RUN: Oneil Cruz keeps raking. Homers on a 1-1 pitch from Jameson Taillon. Fifth career leadoff homer and fifth of the season. Extends his hitting streak to 11 games, which matches a career high. Pirates, 1-0
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Eastern, Jameson Taillon to Oneil Cruz, 74 degrees, cloudy, Wrigley Field
• Don Kelly's lineup for today's series finale:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF 2. Brandon Lowe, 2B 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Ryan O'Hearn, RF 5. Nick Yorke, 3B 6. Marcell Ozuna, DH 7. Spencer Horwitz, 1B 8. Konnor Griffin, SS 9. Joey Bart, C
• Craig Counsell's lineup:
1. Nico Hoerner, 2B 2. Moises Ballesteros, DH 3. Alex Bregman, 3B 4. Ian Happ, LF 5. Seiya Suzuki, RF 6. Carson Kelly, C 7. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF 8. Dansby Swanson, SS 9. Matt Shaw, 1B
THE ASYLUM
Final: Cubs 7, Pirates 6
• Who: Pirates (9-5) vs. Cubs (6-8)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 15
• When: 2:20 p.m. Eastern
• Where: Wrigley Field
• Pitchers: RHP Bubba Chandler (0-1, 3.12 ERA) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (0-1, 2.53 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Marquee Sports Network
• Stream: SNP 360 (local), MLB.tv (out of market)
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 175/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Cubs
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Carson Kelly wins it with a walkoff single. The Cubs avoid the sweep with a 7-6 win over the Pirates, who let a late lead and a chance at a sweep slip away. Brandon Lowe homered twice, Oneil Cruz went deep once. Bubba Chandler allowed three runs in five-plus innings.
• Michael Conforto leads off the ninth with a double to right.
• Urquidy gets the ninth.
• Cruz reaches on a walk, swipes second and gets to third on a passed ball, but Lowe strikes out on a check swing to strand him. Don't agree with that one. Cubs now with a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth.
• Gregory Soto and José Urquidy warming up.
• Hoerner grounds out 6-3, but the damage is done.
• RUNS: Busch drives in a run on an RBI single and then the second run scores on a throwing error by Reynolds. Busch almost got to third, as a throw home by O'Hearn sailed past Bart. Just a disaster right there. Tied at 6-6
• Justin Lawrence gets the eighth.
• Pirates strand two in the eighth after O'Hearn singles and Yorke is hit by a pitch.
• RUN: Bregman flies out to Lowe in shallow right, but the catch takes him off his feet. Swanson scores from third. Pirates, 6-4
• Walks kill. Amaya reaches on a free pass to load the bases with one out for Bregman.
• Cubs have runners on second and third with one out after a walk to Swanson and a double down the left-field line by Hoerner.
• Barco needs just seven pitches to get out of the sixth. Strikes out PCA to end the inning.
• Chandler strikes out Suzuki and he's now done. Barco enters. Chandler: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K. Threw 64 of 91 pitches for strikes.
• Well, Chandler gets the sixth.
• Taillon strikes out Horwitz and Griffin in a 1-2-3 sixth.
• Chandler gets Happ to ground out 4-3 and he makes it through five innings for the first time this season. Imagine he's done at 86 pitches. His line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. Threw 61 of 86 pitches for strikes.
• Hunter Barco warming. Looking to make his first appearance since April 4.
• RUN: Cubs get one back on a sac fly off the bat of Alex Bregman. Nico Hoerner, who reached on a one-out single, scores from third. Pirates, 6-3
• Chandler's doing a better job of attacking the zone here today, but he's left some pitches over the middle of the plate and the Cubs have hit him. Struck out Shaw to begin the fifth and now back-to-back singles by Hoerner and Ballesteros.
• Taillon probably should avoid throwing meatballs down the middle of the plate to Lowe.
• HOME RUN: Brandon Lowe goes deep again to right-center field. Fifth homer of the year. Second multi-homer game of the season. Tenth career multi-homer game. Pirates, 6-2
• Chandler gives up a one-out double to Kelly before inducing two groundouts to come away unscathed.
• Taillon picks up two strikeouts in a scoreless fourth. He's retired seven straight since allowing that grand slam to Lowe. Four strikeouts during that span. Sure has settled down.
• Bregman walks and Happ lines out to right to put an end to the third.
• HOME RUN: Moises Ballesteros sends one out to center. Another solo homer off Bubba Chandler in this third inning. Pirates, 5-2
• HOME RUN: I imagine we'll see a good amount of these today. Dansby Swanson goes deep to left off Bubba Chandler. Cubs get on the board. Pirates, 5-1
• Quick 1-2-3 inning for Taillon.
• Happ leads off the second with a walk, advances to second on a wild pitch, gets to third on a flyout and doesn't score. Two popouts by kelly and PCA to end the threat.
• GRAND SLAM: Lowe clears the bases. Sixth career grand slam. Adding plenty of support for Chandler with two big swings of the bat here early on. Pirates, 5-0
• Bart strikes out and then Cruz does the same. Taillon just caught the corner of the zone to get Cruz on a 3-2 pitch. Successful challenge for Carson Kelly.
• Bases are loaded after an Ozuna single, walk to Horwitz and HBP to Griffin. The latter is okay after getting struck in the elbow guard. That's why they wear those.
• Ozuna has a base hit, ladies and gentlemen. Third of the season. From .051 to .075.
• A 1-2-3 first for Chandler. Only two straight fastballs to begin the outing before Chandler threw two changeups to Ballesteros. Ended up striking him out with a 100 mph heater.
• HOME RUN: Oneil Cruz keeps raking. Homers on a 1-1 pitch from Jameson Taillon. Fifth career leadoff homer and fifth of the season. Extends his hitting streak to 11 games, which matches a career high. Pirates, 1-0
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Eastern, Jameson Taillon to Oneil Cruz, 74 degrees, cloudy, Wrigley Field
• Don Kelly's lineup for today's series finale:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Ryan O'Hearn, RF
5. Nick Yorke, 3B
6. Marcell Ozuna, DH
7. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
8. Konnor Griffin, SS
9. Joey Bart, C
• Craig Counsell's lineup:
1. Nico Hoerner, 2B
2. Moises Ballesteros, DH
3. Alex Bregman, 3B
4. Ian Happ, LF
5. Seiya Suzuki, RF
6. Carson Kelly, C
7. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF
8. Dansby Swanson, SS
9. Matt Shaw, 1B
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