Cubs 9 – Pirates 4
Win: Jason Hammel (5-0)
Loss: Francisco Liriano (2-3)
The Chicago Cubs (26-8) continued their dominance over the Pirates (18-16) with a 9-4 victory at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. Addison Russell hit a 3-run homer off Francisco Liriano in the 4th inning to break open a 0-0 game and the Cubs added 5 runs in the fifth off Liriano, leading 8-0 after five innings.
Liriano allowed 9 hits and 8 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The Cubs 4-0 vs the Pirates this season, have out-scored Pittsburgh 29-9 in the four meetings.
