Overview

• Dansby Swanson’s solo homer and six shutout innings from Matthew Boyd fueled Chicago’s 2-1 victory in Game 3 on June 14, giving the Cubs a 2-1 edge in the four-game set.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s fourth-inning two-run homer made him the first player since Statcast tracking began to go deep on pitches at least 3.9 feet and below 0.9 feet in the same season, and Jameson Taillon’s 6.1-inning, seven-strikeout performance secured the Cubs’ 3-2 win in Game 1.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa delivered the decisive sacrifice fly in the 10th inning of Game 2, lifting Pittsburgh to a 2-1 extra-innings triumph backed by Paul Skenes’s five scoreless frames.
• The Cubs failed to capitalize on scoring chances in Game 2, going 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine on base in the extra-innings loss.
• The finale concludes Sunday at Wrigley Field with Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller facing Cubs right-hander Colin Rea.