Pirates vs Cubs

2022 - 4 - 23

Alfonso Rivas drives in 5 as Cubs pound Pirates 21-0 (ESPN)

CHICAGO -- — Alfonso Rivas had three hits and five RBI, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a four-game slide by pounding the Pittsburgh Pirates 21-0 on Saturday. Rivas, who was recalled Friday from Triple-A Iowa, capped Chicago's eight-run second with a ...

Cubs LHP Justin Steele (1-1, 4.30 ERA) takes the mound. Thompson allowed four consecutive hits with one out in the second before shortstop Kevin Newman committed errors on consecutive plays. Infielder/outfielder Diego Castillo pitched the eighth and allowed four runs. “I got a pretty funny text back saying he’s ready to rake,” Ross said. The Pirates (7-8) have lost four of their last six games. The Cubs finished with 23 hits in their most lopsided shutout win dating to at least 1901.

Pirates suffer worst loss in franchise history Saturday vs. Cubs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

It pretty much all went wrong for the Pirates on Saturday during an historically bad loss at Wrigley Field.

We can still come out [Sunday], play the game we know we can play and take the series.” About the only positive thing to pluck was Aaron Fletcher going 2 2/3 innings and allowing just one run. “We have a chance to come out and win the series [Sunday],” Newman said. Willson Contreras smacked one through a drawn-in infield to knock in two more and push the Cubs in front, 4-0. Additionally, the Pirates have now allowed 37 runs in either the first or second innings of games, a total that far outpaces any other MLB team. I don’t know if I’ve seen the two-seamer from him as sharp as it was.” Similar stuff when Cole Tucker opened the sixth with a single; Hendricks took the air out fast. Daniel Vogelbach smacked a book-rule double to open the fourth, but Hendricks followed with three quick outs. • At least the franchise record for runs allowed in a loss during any era was safe. We can’t help the fact that they just hit it everywhere that we weren’t. It’s just one of those days.” That allowed two more runs to come across before Alfonso Rivas basically delivered the knockout punch. It was also one of those days, well, like too many we’ve seen this season, when the Pirates’ starting pitching was lacking.

Pirates vs. Cubs MLB Weather Forecast: Strong Wrigley Field Winds ... (The Action Network)

See the latest Pirates vs. Cubs MLB weather forecast for Saturday, April 23, 2022, which includes strong winds at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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Cubs vs. Pirates prediction: Ride with Chicago (New York Post)

Pittsburgh's Zach Thompson has made two starts, allowing eight runs over eight innings. The Cubs' Kyle Hendricks will make his fourth start of the year.

The Pirates are in Chicago. Pittsburgh’s Zach Thompson (0-1, 9.00) has made two starts, allowing eight runs over eight innings. Taking Hendricks in the rematch at the friendly confines at Wrigley. 10 units on the Cubbies. The inconsistent Hendricks has given up a total of nine runs, but six of those were in Pittsburgh on April 13.

Cubs become first MLB team to score 20 runs this season in blowout ... (CBS sports.com)

Saturday marked the first time that Suzuki, signed over the offseason from Japan, recorded three hits in an MLB contest. He'd previously tallied two hits in ...

Saturday marked the first time that Suzuki, signed over the offseason from Japan, recorded three hits in an MLB contest. Starter Kyle Hendricks threw seven shutout innings, surrendering two hits and no walks along the way. The Cubs notched 23 hits on the day, including at least one from all 10 batters who took a plate appearance.

Cubs make history in 21-0 rout of Pirates (Chicago Sun-Times)

Their 21-0 win Saturday over the Pirates in front of 39,917 at Wrigley Field was their most lopsided shutout victory since at least 1901. Those 21 runs (nine ...

It definitely started with the crowd, [a] packed house and a lot of energy. “I think there was still a lot of people appreciative of the first day of spring-slash-summer in a lot of ways. “It was just a great day to be out there. Indeed, the Dartmouth alum lived up to his nickname, avoiding allowing a home run on a hitter-friendly day. At the first pitch Saturday, the wind was coming out of the south-southwest at 19 mph, but Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks limited the Pirates to two hits over seven innings and got eight groundball outs. I’m not going to list it off because it felt like everybody had a really good day.”