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Almora Jr. grounded out, second baseman Moran to first baseman Bell.

Grounded out, second baseman Moran to first baseman Bell.

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Bryant homered to right on the first pitch.

Almora Jr. homered to center on a 2-0 count.

El.Díaz hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Kang scored.

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

Contreras homered to left on a 1-1 count, Bryant scored.

Homered to left on a 1-1 count, Bryant scored.

Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Newman scored.

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

Bote was hit by a pitch, Rizzo scored, Contreras to third, Garcia to second.

Was hit by a pitch, Rizzo scored, Contreras to third, Garcia to second.

Schwarber walked, Bote scored, Almora Jr. to third, Quintana to second.

Walked, Bote scored, Almora Jr. to third, Quintana to second.

J.Báez singled to left, Almora Jr. scored, Quintana scored, Schwarber to second.

Singled to left, Almora Jr. scored, Quintana scored, Schwarber to second.

Contreras grounded out, pitcher Holmes to first baseman Bell, Rizzo scored.

Grounded out, pitcher Holmes to first baseman Bell, Rizzo scored.

Cubs first.  Schwarber struck out.  J.Báez struck out.  Bryant homered to right on the first pitch.  Rizzo walked on a full count.  Contreras doubled to right, Rizzo to third.  Garcia struck out.

Cubs second.  Bote struck out.  Almora Jr. homered to center on a 2-0 count.  Quintana grounded out, second baseman Newman to first baseman Bell.  Schwarber grounded out, first baseman Bell to pitcher Lyles.

Pirates second.  Cabrera grounded out, second baseman Garcia to first baseman Rizzo.  J.Osuna walked.  Kang doubled to center, J.Osuna scored.  On Quintana's wild pitch, Kang to third.  El.Díaz hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Kang scored.  Lyles struck out.

Cubs third.  J.Báez popped out to second baseman Newman.  Bryant hit a ground-rule double to left.  Rizzo grounded out, second baseman Newman to first baseman Bell, Bryant to third.  Contreras homered to left on a 1-1 count, Bryant scored.  Garcia tripled to center.  Bote struck out.

Pirates third.  Newman singled to left.  Reynolds flied out to right fielder Bryant.  Marte singled to center, Newman to third.  Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Newman scored.  Cabrera singled to right, Marte to second.  J.Osuna grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop J.Báez to second baseman Garcia, Cabrera out.

Cubs fifth.  Bryant doubled to center.  Rizzo singled to center, Bryant scored.  Contreras singled to left, Rizzo to second.  Holmes pitching.  Garcia singled to center, Rizzo to third, Contreras to second.  Bote was hit by a pitch, Rizzo scored, Contreras to third, Garcia to second.  Almora Jr. grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher Holmes to catcher El.Díaz, Contreras out, Garcia to third, Bote to second.  Quintana bunted into fielder's choice, pitcher Holmes to catcher El.Díaz, Garcia out, Bote to third, Almora Jr. to second.  Schwarber walked, Bote scored, Almora Jr. to third, Quintana to second.  J.Báez singled to left, Almora Jr. scored, Quintana scored, Schwarber to second.  Bryant hit an infield single to third, Schwarber to third, J.Báez to second.  Schwarber was out advancing, third baseman J.Osuna to first baseman Bell to catcher El.Díaz, Schwarber out.

Cubs sixth.  Rizzo tripled to right.  Contreras grounded out, pitcher Holmes to first baseman Bell, Rizzo scored.  Garcia homered to center on a 3-1 count.  Bote struck out.  Almora Jr. lined out to second baseman Newman.

 This marks only the second meeting of the season between these NL Central rivals after the Cubs took two of three from the Pirates at Wrigley Field in April. Chicago hasn't lost a series in Pittsburgh since July 8-10, 2016, going seven consecutive series without losing there -- the franchise's longest streak without a series loss in the Steel City in the live-ball era.

 The Cubs, however, arrive in Pittsburgh having lost five consecutive series on the road after dropping two of three at Cincinnati over the weekend. They are an NL-worst 4-12 on the road since May 27, averaging 3.88 runs -- tied with St. Louis for the second fewest runs per game in MLB.

 All-Star Javier Baez hit a grand slam in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Reds to give him 20 home runs in his 81st game of the season. He didn't hit the 20-homer mark last season until July 27 in his 101st game. With 20 homers, 20 doubles, 56 RBI and 55 runs, he is the first middle infielder to enter July with at least 20 home runs, 20 doubles, 50 RBI and 50 runs since the Marlins' Dan Uggla in 2008.

 Kyle Hendricks, who is slated to come off the injured list and start Tuesday, has a 5.49 road ERA compared to a 1.65 mark at home. That difference of 3.84 is the fourth largest in MLB among ERA qualifiers (with home better than road). In nine starts against the Pirates since 2016, Hendricks' 1.88 ERA is the lowest by any pitcher that has made at least eight start against Pittsburgh in that time span.

 The Pirates won nine of their final 14 games of June after opening the month with a 2-10 record. They're averaging 7.8 runs while batting .335 in their last nine wins compared to 2.0 runs and a .230 average in their last five defeats.

 All-Star Josh Bell has driven in only four runs in his last 10 games but still leads the majors with 70 RBI. He is the first Pirate to enter July with at least 70 RBI since Hall of Famer Willie Stargell had 79 in 1971.

HP - West, 1B - Cooper, 2B - Fletcher, 3B - Little

The Pittsburgh Pirates will be going for a four-game series sweep of the struggling Chicago Cubs on Thursday in Pittsburgh.
The Cubs, who have lost four straight and seven of nine, got pounded by a combined 23-6 in the first two games of the series. They looked like they might break out of things Wednesday when they led going into the bottom of the ninth inning but lost a heartbreaker 6-5.

Pirates going for 4-game sweep of Cubs

PITTSBURGH (AP)  Joe Maddon isn't against pitching inside. It's when the ball starts buzzing batter's heads that the Chicago Cubs manager thinks the increasingly thin line between aggressive and dangerous can get a little too blurry.
On Thursday, Maddon thought Pittsburgh starter Jordan Lyles crossed it. So Maddon stormed onto the field after All-Star shortstop Javy Baez twice had to lean out of the way of inside pitches during his fourth-inning at-bat against Lyles.

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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates on July 4, 2019

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