Punxsutawney, PA / WPXZ 104.1 FM
Apr 9, 2021 7:01 AM
In the long-awaited return to PNC Park, the Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, on Thursday.
The Bucs had a 2-1 lead after five innings, but Javier Baez would give the Cubs the lead in the sixth after hitting a two-run home run off Tyler Anderson. Anthony Rizzo would add an insurance run in the top of the eighth with a solo home run off Sam Howard. Cubs’ reliever Dan Winkler would walk the bases loaded in the bottom half, but Craig Kimbrel would end the Pirates’ chances for a comeback after recording a five-out save.