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Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ each had two hits for Chicago,
The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. Chicago Cubs pitcher Andrew Kittredge (59) takes a breath before throwing a pitch during the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers kick off a huge head-to-head series in Chicago with a Monday afternoon doubleheader.
The loss for the Pirates means they lose the series as well, as they dropped the second game of the series, 3-1 on Aug. 16. It also makes it seven losses in the past eight games, dropping the last two games at PNC Park to the Cincinnati Reds, Aug. 9-10, and suffering a sweep to the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field, Aug. 11-13.
Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs.