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J.Báez singled to right, Almora Jr. scored.

Harrison homered to right on a 2-1 count.

G.Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Dickerson scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Dickerson scored.

Cubs first.  Almora Jr. doubled to center.  J.Báez singled to right, Almora Jr. scored.  J.Báez to second.  Bryant popped out to third baseman Moran.  Rizzo was intentionally walked.  Contreras walked on a full count, J.Báez to third, Rizzo to second.  Schwarber struck out.  Russell struck out.

Pirates first.  Harrison homered to right on a 2-1 count.  Meadows popped out to second baseman J.Báez.  Cervelli popped out to first baseman Rizzo.  Bell lined out to left fielder Schwarber.

Pirates second.  Dickerson tripled to left.  Moran struck out.  G.Polanco hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Dickerson scored.  Mercer grounded out, pitcher Hendricks to first baseman Rizzo.

The Cubs as a team have batted .289 with an .855 OPS in the first three innings of games this season. Both are the highest marks in MLB.

The Pirates are 13-4 (.765) on Memorial Day since 2000, the best record in MLB. They have won four consecutive games on Memorial Day, the longest active streak among NL teams.

Since 2015, Anthony Rizzo has a 1.156 OPS and Kris Bryant has a 1.126 OPS versus the Pirates. Rizzo and Bryant rank 1-2 in OPS in MLB against the Pirates since then (minimum 60 plate appearances).

Mike Montgomery will make his first start this season after Yu Darvish went on the disabled list. In his last seven starts in 2017, Montgomery posted a 2.57 ERA and opponents batted .172 against him.

Chad Kuhl has posted a 2.13 ERA in day games since the start of 2017. Only Clayton Kershaw (1.95) and Max Scherzer (1.97) have a higher ERA in day games in MLB (minimum 10 starts).

After hitting .280 in April, Starling Marte is hitting .345 in May. Since 2016, however, Marte has hit just .228 versus the Cubs, including going 2-for-12 in the first series versus the Cubs in April.

HP - Hoberg, 1B - Davis, 2B - Welke, 3B - Carlson

A potentially volatile situation between the Pirates and the Cubs never developed Tuesday, so now their attention turns to their series finale at PNC Park on Wednesday, when Chicago will look for a sweep and Pittsburgh will try to climb out of a slump.
In an 8-6 Chicago win Tuesday, Pirates catcher Elias Diaz hit a homer, as did Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Any one-upmanship that brought seemed to be the extent of carryover from Monday's controversial play, when Rizzo took out Diaz sliding into home on a force play and successfully broke up a double play.

Cubs go for sweep of Pirates in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP)  Joe Musgrove's fine work on the mound was overshadowed by his aggressiveness on the bases.
Musgrove pitched seven strong innings and his hard slide led to both teams emptying their benches in another tense moment in the series between NL Central rivals, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates on May 30, 2018

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