This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 3-2 by the Chicago Cubs in the opening game of the series on Thursday night at Wrigley Field.
Andrew Heaney delivered a quality start but allowed a pair of home runs and the Pirates couldn’t push across the tying run with the bases loaded in the seventh.
The Pirates (28-42) will look to even their series against the Cubs (42-27) behind Paul Skenes on Friday afternoon.
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