Overview
- Jameson Taillon limited Pittsburgh to two hits over six shutout innings and is 3-0 with a 1.61 ERA since returning from a groin injury on Aug. 18.
- Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled, homered and scored twice, while Michael Busch hit his 28th homer and Dansby Swanson added two hits and an RBI as Nico Hoerner scored on a wild pitch.
- Michael Soroka, Porter Hodge and Brad Keller finished a three-hitter for the Cubs’ 14th shutout, with Keller striking out Jared Triolo to end a bases-loaded threat for his second save.
- The win moved Chicago to 86-64 with a four-game cushion for the top NL wild card and dropped its magic number to two to secure a postseason spot.
- Pittsburgh fell for the ninth time in 10 games as Braxton Ashcraft allowed three runs in four innings, with the series resuming Tuesday in a Cade Horton versus Paul Skenes matchup.