Cubs Rally Past Pirates With Walk-Off in Ninth
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Carson Kelly’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. The Cubs scored the final five runs, erasing a six-run deficit.
Brandon Lowe’s grand slam in the second inning staked Pittsburgh to an early 6-0 lead. Chicago chipped away before tying it on Michael Busch’s two-run single in the eighth, which was aided by a Bryan Reynolds throwing error.
Daniel Palencia earned the win with a scoreless ninth. José Urquidy took the loss for the Pirates. Attendance was 35,711. The game took 3 hours, 2 minutes.