Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense stifled; Mike Burrows good but Cubs’ pitching better

CHICAGO — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

Mike Burrows held the Chicago Cubs to one run in 5.1 innings but the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense was stifled in a 2-1 loss at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon.

Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run off Cubs starter Matthew Boyd in the top of the first inning to give the Pirates (29-43) an early 1-0 lead.

The Cubs (43-28) tied the game in the bottom of the third on Ian Happ’s sacrifice fly off Mike Burrows. Chicago went up 2-1 courtesy of a Dansby Swanson solo home run off Ryan Borucki with two outs in the sixth.

The Cubs bullpen tossed 3.0-scoreless innings in relief of Boyd (6-3). Daniel Palencia recorded his sixth save of the season. Nick Gonzales reached on a two-out infield single in the ninth but Ke’Bryan Hayes struck out to end the game.

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