Consider it baptism by fire, and through the rain. With the Pittsburgh skies again opening up in what had been a very wet weekend, the pressure was on for Braxton Ashcraft to get the final two outs and complete the Pirates’ first series sweep of the season.

Pete Crow-Armstrong went yard for the 18th time this season and Seiya Suzuki hit his 17th of the campaign as the Cubs squeaked past the Bucs 3-2 Thursday night. Jamieson Taillon earned his seventh win of the season for the Cubs.

By surpassing Clemente’s mark of 240 career home runs, McCutchen now ranks just behind two other Pirates icons: Willie Stargell (475) and Ralph Kiner (301). That places him among the pantheon of franchise greats, a rarefied club defined by power, consistency, and team loyalty.

Notes and observations about the Pittsburgh Pirates’ season and the upcoming all-star game and trade deadline: n There have been notable rumblings in recent weeks about whether the Pirates will trade generational pitcher Paul Skenes,

Paul Skenes again pitched into the eighth for Pittsburgh before Andrew McCutchen came through with a go-ahead single that inning, helping the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 2-1 win.

Heaney exited Saturday's 2-1 series-clinching win versus the Philadelphia Phillies after throwing a wild pitch in the seventh inning. It was later revealed that he was dealing wit

There has been a common theme in the Chicago Cubs' recent losses: an inability to produce with runners on base. It's something the Cubs will look to rectify on Saturday when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third matchup of a four-game set.

There aren't many players to have donned a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform whose on-the-field accomplishments can match that of the illustrious Roberto Clemente. 17-year big leaguer Andrew McCutchen can now say he’s one of the select few.