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Boyd, who improved to 6-3 and lowered his ERA to 2.79 with a great performance Saturday, caught Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham ...

But the Cubs came right back with a pair of runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Happ led off with a walk and stole ...

Like Thursday, the Pirates' only offense in the first six innings against the Cubs came from Andrew McCutchen in the first.

Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Saturday.

Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The left-hander signed a $29 million, two-year deal with Chicago in free agency after spending last season in Cleveland.

Matthew Boyd threw six quality innings, and Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to propel the Chicago ...

Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Swanson ...

Palencia worked around a hit to toss a scoreless ninth inning and earn the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Pirates. He struck out two. A day after seeing Ryan Pressly earn a save while he worked ...

Chicago Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly was humbled in front of the fans at Wrigley Field. The 36-year-old closer, who was ...

Happ's perspective helped Pressly get back on track after an ugly outing last month. It worked, and now the Cubs' offseason ...