Cubs rout Pirates 11‑0 behind Crow-Armstrong’s big day
PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Pete Crow-Armstrong went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs as the Chicago Cubs shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 Saturday at PNC Park. The Cubs scored three runs in the fifth inning, five in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. Chicago finished with 16 hits while Pittsburgh managed five. Shota Imanaga (8-8) earned the win, allowing four hits and no earned runs over six innings with four strikeouts. Javier Assad picked up his first save, tossing three scoreless innings, yielding one hit with three strikeouts. Paul Skenes (9-9) took the loss, surrendering six hits and five earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with 11 strikeouts. Dansby Swanson had two hits and an RBI, Miguel Amaya added two hits and two RBIs, and Michael Busch contributed three hits and two RBIs. The Cubs improved to 59-45; the Pirates fell to 53-52. Attendance was 39,105, and the game lasted 2:48.