Pirates vs. Cubs Game Highlights (5/8/21) | MLB Highlights

Now it is Trevor Williams turn chance for Trevor to get to three and two on the season and get a little measure of revenge against his former mates he made start against the Pirates in Pittsburgh back on April 11th and they knocked him around pretty good lasting just three and a third ten hits five runs so he'd be looking to turn things around against his former mates Adam Frazier got that hitting streak up to eight games now breaks the bat didn't exactly know where it was but he's got a nine game hitting streak the bats gone the streak lives on Frazier a lead leadoff single and it brings up Wilmer Defoe fastball strike three called and Defoe is gone. Good heater here from Williams right over the outside corner Philip Evans at the plate and the runner does take off and Frazier will be safe. So guard does not hold on to zone maybe had a shot picking that ball out of the dirt from Contreras stolen base. I was with a man at second one away top of the first breaking ball swung on and missed strike three good pitch by Williams and and that's the second out in the inning back to back strikeouts and it brings up Colin Moran strike three call Trevor Williams. He's just struck out the side. The pirates leave a man at second. We go to the bottom of the first for the Buckos here today it's Will Crowe guy they got in the deal with the Nationals for Josh Bell very limited experience just a handful of major league starts tendency to spray the ball around so patience will be a buzzword down there in the Cubs dugout today leading it off as Jock Peterson for the Cubs he offered at that pitch Miller Club he was in the dirt almost in the grass and Peterson is a strikeout victim to start. Here's Chris Bryant. Chris lines a base at the center over the head of Frazier Bryant one out single nothing nothing game. And let's see if Javier Baez can do some damage slowly toward third. That's going to be a tough play there headed by Crowe and he throws the first not in time the one hop throw backhanded by Moran but he couldn't glove it cleanly and that's going to have to be a base hit I believe Bryant's safe at second Baez at first two men on one away for Anthony Rizzo inside they're loaded Rizzo gets the walk Wilson Contreras at the plate and we talk on sometimes the turning point in a baseball game comes in the first inning inside and hit it and it forces in a run as Chris Bryant tracks home one nothing Cubs and they're still loaded with one out and it will bring up Jason Hayward line drive caught and a double play chance but Moran not able to get to the bag up and Moran appears hurt and he is obviously hurt he can't even walk on that leg Hamier groin a groin I guess he's not going to be able to continue bases loaded two down for David Bodie pops this up and there is Evans coming in well the Cubs get one they leave three Rom gets a stolen base and the Pirates have a man at second with two down and the payoff strike three call Perez hopping mad gave a little hop of protest and discusses that with Brennan Miller before he walks back to the Pirates first base dugout second walk for Williams two on with two out here's Todd Frazier for the first time today replacing the injured Colin Moran and steps right in with an RBI opportunity there's a swing a pop fly left side of the infield bias calling short left he will make the catch and that ends the enemy pirates get the lead off man on and it brings up Kai Tom well that's hit toward left center field and Kai Tom Holy Smokes his first big league home run Hey Tom that was a blast two run shot puts the Bucs on top pirates at second and third two down they lead by a run and now Wilmer Defoe batting this is a big bat in this game ball bounce back to Williams gloves it runs halfway to first shovels to Rizzo to end the inning but the Pirates score twice on the home run by Tom now the Cubs have runners at the corners with one out pirates lead two to one in the fourth inning and the number eight hitting Eric Sogard is coming up so guard hits a high fly ball not deep shallow center coming in as the center fielder Defoe makes the catch contrast is going to try to score the throw to the plate he slides in safely ballgame tied to two why Defoe did not throw the ball immediately I do not know Contreras tags and scores the tying run Bodie at second Nick Martini is pinch hitting for the Chicago Cubs pick up play at second nailed him Bodie is picked off of second with Newman covering Cubs commit a costly base running mistake Newman at second Frazier at first for Defoe for three today big chop slowly toward first Rizzo charges gloves it steps on the bag inning over no runs for the Broncos they leave a pair starter Will Crowe still in the game for the Pirates showed confidence in him let him stay in a tie game by as one for two trying to get something going here swinging a fly ball softly hit back of short it'll be Newman to take care of it for the first out and Anthony Rizzo is coming up he swings and pops him up fastball right in on the inner edge great pitch for Crowe and Newman is there again for the second out Wilson Contreras the only man that Crowe is not retired today in a mess he struck him out Will Crowe fans Wilson Contreras and if that was his final pitch of the day he retires the final seven Cubs he faces so an RBI opportunity here for Duffy with two outs chance for the lead in the bottom of the seventh if Hayward can score on this base hit from Duffy a little looper shallow right field that's a base hit here comes Hayward the throw to the plate Jason will slide he is safe he is safe Cubs take the three to lead Matt Duffy delivers Perez draws the walk so the tying run aboard the go ahead to the plate here for Pittsburgh Jacob Stallings meantime is going to be a pinch batter bounce to short love by Vargas goes to second there's the force that's the inning Chapin does his job puts a zero on the board we have reached the moment of truth on this Saturday Sunday afternoon Craig Kimbrell he has been dominant this season and he'll go to work on Adam Frazier Frazier pops it up might be playable Vargas over near the third baseline in fair territory makes the catch one out Roma defo liner into shallow center Marissa coming in makes the catch two down the pirates down to their last chance Philip Evans and he missed with the fastball ball for tying run aboard go ahead to the plate and miss Tom Frazier the pirates are down to their final strike a pop line this ball might be playable for Rizzo it is Cubs win Cubs win the ballgame not an easy day but it is a win for the Cubs their fifth in a row as they beat the Pirates three to two.