PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Gamel hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Ke’Bryan Hayes went 4 for 4 a day after getting a big contract and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Wednesday for a two-game series split. Pittsburgh got to Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks (0-1) for six runs on seven hits and four walks hits in 3 2/3 innings — three of the players who walked went on to score. Hayes doubled with one out in the third, Gamel walked with two outs and Newman tripled off the Clemente Wall in right field. Pittsburgh Pirates outfielders Jake Marisnick (41), Bryan Reynolds, center, and Ben Gamel (18) celebrate after getting the final out of a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Pirates: RHP JT Brubaker (0-1, 12.00) will start a four-game home series against the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

Source: The Star April 13, 2022 21:12 UTC