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Happ homers as Cubs beat Pirates, clinch first playoff berth since 2020

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Chicago has won four in a row and seven of eight overall. It leads the NL wild-card standings with an ...

Cubs beat Cy Young favorite Skenes, Bucs to close in on playoff spot

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Busch greeted Paul Skenes with the fourth leadoff home run of his career and the Chicago Cubs moved to the brink of their first playoff berth in five years with a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The Cubs winnowed their magic number to one ...

Here’s one memory that will not die

In my long life, I remember this day more or less precisely: Sept. 7, 1958. Exactly 67 years ago, I sat in the stands at Forbes Field on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon with my dad and brother, an uncle and a cousin, and two companionable acquaintances. We witnessed a baseball doubleheader ...

Brewers extend winning streak to 11 with win over Skenes, Pirates

MILWAUKEE — Paul Skenes is one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball this season. Not even he could slow down the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pittsburgh Pirates' ace right hander became Milwaukee's latest victim after allowing the first two of five home runs Tuesday night in a ...

Recalling Pirates’ arms in the All-Star Game

It’s no secret that all-star games of the four major American team sports have lost almost all their luster over the years. The Pro Bowl is long gone in the NFL, replaced by different attempts at silliness every year, and the NBA All-Star Game in its seemingly annual revamped form, is a ...