PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are flying to England in more ways than one. Kyle Hendricks pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Nico Hoerner homered, tripled and drove in three runs and the surging Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. “We’re trying to ... play our best brand of baseball and we’re doing a little bit of that right now,” Cubs manager David Ross said. The Pirates scored two runs on an error by first baseman Trey Mancini but otherwise did nothing. “Again, we created opportunities but they’re through walks,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said.

Source: The Star June 22, 2023 04:31 UTC