Pirates vs. Cubs Game Highlights (9/3/24) | MLB Highlights

tonight it's the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs here in game two of this three- game series it's going to be a rematch Paul skines and Kyle Hendricks and for skines it is the lowest in baseball since he debuted back on May 11th against these Cubs a 223 earned run average one of the lowest for a pirate starting pitcher in the live ball era that's how good he has been this season 675 erra that's the worst Dr in baseball so he knows it's got to be better and hoping for a nice outing from Kyle here tonight the short stop Isaiah Conor FFA steps to the plate Line Drive caught out of the air Danby swans it to his right the gold Glover making the play on a hard hit liner here's Brian Reynolds popped up parus all right you're all right you're all right has it and that is out number two and that'll bring up O'Neal Cruz bounc towards third waiting on it paradus throws the first in time and they get Cruz and Kyle able to get him one two three Cubs com to B in the bottom of the first inning Paul skes taking the Bound for the Pirates very disappointing August for Paul skes in ER of 318 in his five starts first pitch swinging Boy hat put a charge into that yeah he did one pitch one out Michael Bush at the plate he gets the strike out of Michael Bush that's 137 on the season for skes in this his 19th Major League start now seya Suzuki stands in swing in a l drive that's up the middle and it'll be a base hit and a two out single for SE Suzuki so Bellinger draws a walk now the bases are loaded after paradus draws a walk here comes Nico they're all loaded up ground ball Short Stop ikf flips to for the out bases left loaded nothing nothing after one two away top two Cubs and Pirates are scoreless and Nick Gonzalez at the plate there's a base hit a two out single for Nick Gonzalez four pitch walk from Hendricks well now the Pirates have the basers loaded with two outs just as the Cubs did and it'll be Jared triolo who the last three times he's faced hrx he's gotten a hit in all of them including a home run on the ground to third parade is up with it over to Bush and Kyle gets out of it so it's a lead off single and Danby Swanson stays H here's Pete Crow Armstrong big lead for Swanson not going the pitch swinging a Miss struck him out on another change up beneath the Zone has his second strike out and Christian Beth Court continues to hit Ian hap at the plate men at the corner two- two pitch swing and a miss struck him out on a perfectly placed down and Away Change Up In the Zone and he has his second strike out of the inning that's what makes him so good it's uh pretty remarkable third walk R is loaded for the Cubs again and now it's suuk Uki and you can see he's laboring no doubt having a tough time is what he throw 25 in the first in yeah so you got another 25 here half swing Tapper back to schemes so twice the Cubs leave the base is loaded against Paul schemes and it's still nothing nothing now the Pirates have something going here in the third backto back singles to begin the frame two Pirates are on for Cruz swinging a ground ball to second on to short there's one relay and the C safe may beat it out on the back end and so a 4 to six force on Reynolds puts Runners at the corners with one out for MCC countryin he's going it's a ball throw down and a stolen base for Cruz number 21 that takes away the double play opportunities High Fly ball to Center this will give the Pirates the lead Andrew McCutchen the sacrific fly as Cruz cruises into third scoring ikf productive a bat and in the Pirates lead one to nothing two outs for r toles and the pitch swinging a liner ticking off of Bush's glove deadening into right field Cruz can Trot into to score Rowdy tles does it again an RBI single two nothing Pirates threw that right where he wanted to call his inside fast ball put it on the inside corner and TZ just rips it fairly close all say they got him nothing Court fires to first pick them off they're not going to challenge this what a play by Christian Beth Court to get to Le at first Paul SK returns for the bottom of the third inning and now he's got a two nothing lead Cody Bellinger leads it off line drive the other way and a gorgeous piece of two strike hitting from Cody Bellinger what else is new batter es so paradus that'll be a quicker out yeah two pitches that's what you well he's going to do it intentionally at least they'll get Bellinger in that's a great move by ikf paradus takes over at first on the forest very smart play took speed off and now the Cubs have men at first and second with two away after the Swanson walk second time in his career that he's walked four in a game now two are on for Pete Crow Armstrong who struck out swinging against skin last inning swing and a miss struck him out on that change up Crow Armstrong hurling to First and he's thrown out narrowly you got to really hurry with him wow he's lightning then ends the inning one hit two left for the Cubs they've left on eight through the first three Innings four strikeouts for schemes halfs so for two tonight one two swing and a miss he struck him out two outs five KS it's his pitch the change up strike three on a swing and a miss his sixth strikeout tonight first one two three inning for skines two nothing the Pirates lead as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning Paul skes returns facing SE Suzuki drive to left back Reynolds and Reynolds makes the catch against the ivy I mean you could be under that basket you could be in a position to catch the ball and the ball could still go in the basket I mean that that literally is so close there's a popup Reynolds coming in this time and a second out on one pitch that's big right there not an overpowering performance by SK here tonight but he's kept the Cubs off the scoreboard he left Eight Men on base for the first three Innings out in front of parady so and two down to his last hitter Line to Center Field and Cruz being tested but Cruz has no trouble at all and Paul SK goes five grind them out shut out Innings now Nick Gonzalez faces Tyson Miller Gonzalez one for two on the night pitch swinging a liner over second and in right a base hit for Nick Gonzalez his second hit this evening and the Pirates first hit since the third all singles tonight two a board now grandall nobody out now he does square and he gets it down beautifully done the veteran yman grandall that puts second and third with one out for triolo pirates trying to add to their two- nothing lead here in the seventh drive to left by Jared triolo and a line drive home run for big tree three run Dinger five nothing buckos number seven for triolo and it was left middle of the plate thigh high and that Bowser blast really has changed the tenor of this game 5 nothing the Pirates lead here in the seventh two away half advances to second base and none the Cubs need a big swing in the bat might need a long ball or two to get back into this ball game Maj jinsky ends up getting the strike out app stranded at second after seven Pittsburgh up five to nothing two away here in the night one more to get for David Bednar not a save situation but this would be a such a nice bounce back Towman pinch hits and a Fly ball the left Reynolds coming in and Rays the Jolly Roger at Wrigley the combin shut out and it ends with Bednar and they win the first two games of this series