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Pederson homers twice as Cubs edge Pirates
Joc Pederson hit two home runs, Jake Arrieta beat Pittsburgh for the third time this season and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pirates 4-3 Tuesday night.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Joc Pederson hit two home runs, Jake Arrieta beat Pittsburgh for the third time this season and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pirates 4-3 Tuesday night.
Pederson hit a solo shot in the third inning, and his two-run blast in the fifth tied it at 3. It was the 16th multihomer game of Pederson’s career, and he doubled his season homer total to four.
Cubs 4, Pirates 3: Joc pop
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Tuesday’s Cubs/Pirates game did not start out well for our favorite team, with Jake Arrieta getting touched up for three runs (two earned) over the first two innings.
But Jake settled down, the Cubs bullpen did its usual outstanding job, Joc Pederson homered twice and the Cubs had their second straight one-run win, 4-3 over the Pirates.
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Arrieta, who had been shaky over the first two innings, started mowing down Pirates and then the Cubs put together a three-run fifth. Jake batted for himself and singled with one out.
Joc Pederson homers twice as Cubs beat Pirates
Field Level Media
26 May 2021, 12:05 GMT+10
Joc Pederson smacked two home runs Tuesday as the visiting Chicago Cubs erased an early three-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3.
Anthony Rizzo s RBI single in the fifth provided the winning margin for the Cubs, who have won two games in a row and four of five.
Chicago starter Jake Arrieta (5-4) gave up three runs, one of them unearned, and five hits in five innings, with one walk and seven strikeouts. He also singled and scored.
Craig Kimbrel escaped Cole Tucker s leadoff double in the ninth for his 10th save in 12 chances.