The Pittsburgh Pirates fell 3-2 to the Chicago Cubs in ten innings on Sunday, June 13, dropping the game and the series on a walk-off hit from Steel City native Ian Happ.

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell clearly doesn't feel the same way, though that's not necessarily a bad thing. Counsell rested Tucker on Sunday, one day before a scheduled off day and two days before beginning a pivotal six-game homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs.

SportsLine's model simulated Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday afternoon's matchup at Wrigley Field in Chicago

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The Pittsburgh Pirates made changes to their lineup for the series finale vs. the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, including having one of their best players at a different position. Bryan Reynolds will serve as the designated hitter for the Pirates,

Cubs Trade Idea Finds Pirates Andrew Heaney originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs are having the exact type of season they had hoped for this spring. Both superstar outfielder Kyle Tucker and President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer are in contract years, and this season needed to be (and still needs to be) a successful one.

Matthew Boyd threw six quality innings, and Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to propel the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.