Game Highlights: Dansby Swanson goes yard as the Cubs take game two in Pittsburgh! | 8/27/24

We've been anticipating the return of Jared Jones first start since July. The third Pirates have missed him. And you know, before Paul Skeens came along, he was in top consideration. People were talking about him for rookie of the year. Here's Ian happ at the plate. We're ready to go leading off the ball game driven in the air deep right field. It's got a chance. It's off the top of the wall and bouncing toward right center hap with a stand up, double, missed a home run by about 4 ft and the Cubs have a man in scoring position immediately. Here is mike Taman stepping in two, one, swinging a liner, caught it back to second out a double play erasing that leadoff double Gonzalez didn't have to move a step either way. It was just right at him. A man at first with two down and here's Cody Bellinger. Now Suzuki will be on the move. Pitches swung on and lofted into shallow left field where Reynolds comes on and he'll take care of that and the inning ends ahead of a man left for Chicago and the Cubs had their guy Justin Steele on the Mound. This will be Justin's third start against the Pirates this year. First two did not go particularly well, but he's been on a real nice roll here lately. Isaiah Conner falefa will lead it off for the Pirates here in the bottom of the first. Brian reynolds will follow. There's a liner base hit right between short and third. Kiner-Falefa is on to start the Pirates first inning. Here's Reynolds who socked home run number 20 last night swinging the liner up the middle and it's down for a hit Armstrong fields on a hop trying to force kind of for at second and he beat it in there. So a base hit for reynolds. Here's nick Gonzalez with two on nobody on it on the ground to third diving play Pertus long throw from his keys and pick by Bellinger. Well done by Isak Peredes and a great job of digging it by cody Bellinger just in the nick of time over to Bellinger and so 2nd and 3rd with one out. Here's oil Cruz with two in scoring position. He swings and swats one out to the left of center Crow Armstrong back on it and he'll make the catch in straight away left field and that will get Kiner FFA in Oz with a sacrifice fly and the Pirates open with a 10 lead. Nice job going the other way to get that ball in the air. Joe works a walk now two on with two away for Brian de la. Now the pitch de La Cruz, a little pop over third fair ball along the left field line. It toward the corner will go to dig it out. Reynolds is in joe will be held at third on an RB I double by Brian de La Cruz two nothing Pirates here in the first inning that was nicely placed, really hit it all that hard off the end of the bat but just dunking it down the line. Two cubs are gone in the second two. Nothing Pirates. Here is Dansby Swanson swinging a bouncing ball to short on the backhand. Kiner and he'll get it on the first just in time to get he's safe at first. I thought he was going to be out. We're going to challenge over the runner is out. He did have just enough time to get him and the prates have a two nothing lead. Michael A Taylor will lead it off for the Pirates strike three called steel strikes out Michael A Taylor his first strikeout of the game Davis at first to be held by Bellinger good fastball swing and a miss strike three. That pitch was up around the shoulders out. Number two, strikeout number two and outs, Brian reynolds bounce to short Swanson goes to second. There's the force that's the inning. Pirates don't score. Leave one after two. Pete Crow Armstrong getting 3, 11, 5 doubles, three triples, four homers, 02. To crow. Armstrong swinging a foul tip struck him out one away on the first strikeout tonight by Jones two quick ones for Jones. And the pitch from Jones swing, he struck him out 100 strikeouts in Jarrett Jones rookie season with the Pirates. So the leadoff man is on base Sea walked his first time. Swing a drive to right down the line in the corner. That ball is up against the, it's over the wall. It's a two run homer. Suzuki opposite field. I thought it was going to hit off that tall 20 1 ft high barrier. It just kept sailing and landed in the first row and this ball game is tied 2 to 2 Taco Tuesday for Suzuki for his second walk in the inning. Brought it out to the first baseman Conor joe and he'll line one down the left field line that is going to be a fair ball bouncing toward the corner. Racing toward third is being waved in. There's going to be a play on him to throw at the plate. It gets by the catcher a run scores and Horner goes to third Cubs lead 3 to 2. The one hop throw by the relay man kind of FFA skipped on by the catcher davis. If davis catches the throw, there might have been a play, I guess we'll never know. Can be Swanson batting with a man at third infield in Dansby drives one in the air deep right center back toward the wall. It's got a chance gone. A two run homer for Dansby Swanson and it's 52. He crushes that one. Mom and dad in the House. Mom and dad watching and you homer, they're going to have to take him out for ice cream after the game, Nancy's birthday today. So he just hit a home run for Nancy. Happy birthday. Nancy. He's like, Babe Ruth on a shot and that's out. Number 11 gone Henry Davis swing and a miss and Davis down on strikes. Big punch out for steal his fourth for a one for two. The runner goes swing and a miss strike three. I wonder if Triolo taking off distracted his teammate at the plate away. That will bring up Suzuki who homered his last time up in the 21. Say swings and loops one the other way in the right for a base hit. That's a second hit of the ball game. Here's the clean up man, cody beer for two tonight beats the left hander. Looks at first. That's where is. And the pitch, a ground ball hit on the right side. It is bobbled by the second baseman Gonzalez. Everyone safe. Now this is a sharply hit two hopper up the middle. Gonzalez charges this ball to try to make the double play easier, but he puts himself in a bad position where he gives himself the in between hop just doesn't track it to the glove. So now the bases are loaded with two away and red hot Danby Swanson will step to the plate and he walked to ball four as he walks in a run and it's 62. Armstrong down didn't get it. Ball four another comes in and it's 7 to 2 heller faces. Maybe the Cubs hottest hitter in Miguel Maya. The pitch, a ground ball through in a center field for a base hit Mikko scores around third and coming home is Swanson. He scores two runs single, Miguel Maya and the Cubs now up 9 to 2 over the Pirates here in the fifth and Umaya continues to sizzle for the Cubs. We go to the bottom of the sixth inning. Brian de La Cruz will lead it off one high and deep out to center Crow Armstrong back to the wall. There it goes, Brian De La Cruz with a long home run to center. His first is a pirate number 19 for de La Cruz. It's now 9 to 3. Blasted that one into the He that was a no doubt. Nick Gonzalez will try to turn around and zero for four nights down 9 to 3. Reynolds on at first swinging a fly ball out to center Crow Armstrong dives for it can't get, it will go to the wall and reynolds will tag third and score on an RB I double by nick Gonzalez 9 to 4 with Cruz coming up torch that ball, you can hit one by Armstrong like that great speed, you know, you hit it hard. And so now a 94 game with Cruz up and another hit and for o'neill Cruz, he's four for four and hits in five straight at bats. Going back to last night. That's going to be it for Valencia Order. Hodge has been on a good roll last eight appearances, eight and two thirds, no runs allowed 13 Ks against three walks. Go for a full House. Got it. Ball game Cubs win. Porter Hodge finishes it off 9 to 5 your final and tomorrow the Cubs will go for the sweep.