When the Cubs last played the Pirates, taking two of three in PNC Park in April, Derek Shelton was their manager. About a week after that series, Shelton was fired and replaced by bench coach Don Kelly.

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Paul Skenes took a no-decision after throwing 5.0-shutout innings and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the game-winning run on a sac fly in the top of the 10th.

The Chicago Cubs are off to a blazing start after 70 games. Their 42-28 record is just five games off the pace set by the 2016 Cubs team that went on to win 103 regular season games, followed by their first World Series victory since 1908.

After their victory over the Chicago Cubs this past Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies find themselves back on the winning path.

The Chicago Cubs will be aggressively seeking starting pitching upgrades at the trade deadline and could turn to a divisional foe for help.

The Pittsburgh Pirates battled back from an early deficit, but couldn't pull off the comeback in the 3-2 defeat to the Chicago Cubs in the series o