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Henry Davis Slugs Late Go-Ahead Homer as Pirates Send Cubs to a 9th Straight Loss in 2-1 Victory
Davis hit his fourth homer of the season, and the Pirates’ bullpen held Chicago to one run for the club’s ninth straight loss.
- On Monday, Henry Davis blasted a solo, go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs, breaking a 1-1 tie with a 413-foot shot to left field.
- Brandon Lowe's RBI double in the third scored Spencer Horwitz to give Pittsburgh an early 1-0 lead, while Cubs starter Ben Brown allowed one run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over six innings.
- Pirates pitchers limited the Cubs to a solo home run by Michael Busch in the fifth, as Spencer Horwitz recorded two hits and robbed Pete Crow-Armstrong of hits twice with defensive plays at first base.
- Wilber Dotel earned his first major-league win with three scoreless relief innings, and Gregory Soto recorded his sixth save as Pittsburgh's fourth victory in six games dealt Chicago its ninth consecutive loss.
- Chicago's nine-game skid marks the franchise's longest losing streak since July 7-16, 2022, as the Cubs have dropped 13 of 15 overall to fall into the middle of the pack in the hyper-competitive NL Central; the series continues on Tuesday.
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Henry Davis slugs late go-ahead homer as Pirates send Cubs to a 9th straight loss in 2-1 victory
Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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