Mitch Keller pitched six effective innings, Nick Gonzales hit a key two-run single and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday.
Keller improved to 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three May starts. The right-hander allowed two runs and two hits, struck out three and walked three.
Keller has worked at least five innings in his past 41 starts, the longest active streak in the majors.each hit a sacrifice fly for Chicago, which was held to 10 runs and 18 hits in the series. Taillon was charged with three runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings.The Pirates jumped in front on Suwinski's fourth homer of the season, a 367-foot solo drive to right in the second. Suwinski, a Chicago native, is 5 for 6 with four homers in his career against Taillon.
The game was tied at 1 when Gonzales delivered in the fifth. With two out and the bases loaded, Gonzales drove in two runs with a liner into center field against could return to the lineup as soon as Tuesday. Swanson is on the 10-day injured list, and Hoerner has missed six consecutive games. “The goal is to just get it behind him,” managerCubs: Following a day off, the Cubs host the Braves on Tuesday night for the opener of a three-game series.
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