Cubs vs. Pirates Game Highlights (5/27/21) | MLB Highlights

Making his tenth start on the mound today for the Pirates is veteran lefty Tyler Anderson who has struggled a bit his last two starts but Bob this guy knows what he's doing. Hesitation swing in the first base will be the second baseman Adam Frazier ranging into right field. He'll retire at one out as Contreras is gone to one out and now Anderson will face Chris Bryant. In the air that one is drilled the center way back going back back is Reynolds and Garneau Chris Bryant a towering blast to center field and on number eleven the Cubs jump on top. It is one to nothing. KB goes yard. Baez took a wicked swing that was up just high enough. And Tyler Anderson strikes out David Bote. Chris Bryant the home run his eleven one nothing Cubs. It's the professor Kyle sinker change up combo occasionally will elevate a four Seamer reaching out and that one lifted out towards left center where Hatt makes the grab. And that ball is hammered to right. But right there is wisdom to make the catch. He hit it right on the button but right at the right field. That softly third base side Bote was in on the grass and an easy one two three inning for Kyle Hendricks eight pitches the Pirates go in order end of one. Gets a strike out there. Patrick Wisdom and thankfully Anderson misses that attempt and goes right to the shortstop six three one two three and it's a one nothing Cubs lead. You see Hendricks decides not to attempt to after that ball and so guard had it skip off his glove and look at Gonzalez heads up. It's a double out of it. But it's a bouncer and a swing and a miss. Good change up struck him out pinning over first punch out of the day for the professor. Hendricks waits the pitch right there. Strike three call with a fast ball. Anderson ready here comes Bouncer toward the middle. That's a base at the center field on Tremas a sharp single up the middle. That's his first hit since his injured hand the other night in St. Louis. Still amazed that he's even playing at this point. Happily Rizzo pending free there's a swing and a miss. He struck him out ninety one so he dialed it up. Stealing second is Contreras and he makes it Cubs lead one to nothing in the third and the batter is Javier Baez Baez hits it on the ground a third Gonzalez goodness. Wow. He stole a run. Hitting me Harvey Baez. You're invisible from second Wilson Contreras rounded third and headed for the plate and he scores. I can't believe that. Yeah it's it's just a routine now. It's a ground ball the third and and Harvey stops short of the bag because the throw takes Craig up the line. All Craig has to do is turn around and just walk over to first base and touch the bag. Instead he keeps thinking I'm going to tag him in literally almost walks him all the way to home plate and then it just gets ugly from there because the flip to the catcher Perez behind the plate Contreras dives in safe. Now Baez sprints the first and they start throwing the ball all over the place. This is one of the craziest little league type plays you'll ever see in Major League Baseball. Baez just kept running back toward the plate and stayed in the rundown long enough for Contreras to score with a head first slide. What I loved was Baez was there to you know exult and pump his fist as if to say all right you made it safe. Hey wait I can still run to first. I'm still safe. In the air shallow center and it'll fall for a hit. And here he comes around third to score more Harvey magic. Amazing. You are incredible. Did not wearing any type of protective device on his arm although what's happening here what is happening here. Review this one. They want to talk about it. This is going to prove to be a good challenge by Derek Shelton. Balboa a month of May one fifteen out of twenty two. Only the Padres have been better in the NL. So David Ross saying that this team is gaining confidence and that one is well hit left field that one back on its way. God Patrick Wisdom is first homer as a Cub and it's now four to nothing allows Patrick Wisdom to swing the bat and Wisdom delivers the long ball. Good for you Patrick Wisdom. Brian Reynolds bounced to third his first time up and he hits a high fly ball deep right center field. Wisdom is back anchored down and bounce toward the water. Reynolds his fifth the pirates on the board. Four to one four hundred thirty foot blast. Oh there's a drive to right field. He got enough of it. Polanco with a cup of coffee goes fifth is now for two Hendricks made a mistake with that pitch. Polanco made him pay. Swing and a miss and a strike out. Fifty second overall. That one to right Polanco back he's going to have to play it off the wall collects it wisdom towards second and he's in with a double have a day. Patrick Wisdom a two out two base hit and the inning continues here in the six but intelligent pitching for sure from both sides. Yeah they both don't know how to pitch. That's me. Can you stick around for another half inning. You're too busy. Yeah I got nothing else to do in my life. And a swing and a miss struck him out to and to the count the pitch swing and a miss struck him out and Hendricks picked a good time for the punch out. Here's the one Perez sends one toward right center field back is half at the wall. It's a one run game clear the deck with a cannonball Perez hits his third. Maybe we're going to win this one on the comeback trail via the long ball. That one off the leg of the pitcher trickles to third and it'll be an infield single. Fly ball to left and Gamal with a number two nice read off the bat make that dive possible. What a play by Ben Gamal. It's three two. So there's no reason to hold him on. And the bases are now loaded. And as Eric Gonzalez see Winkler or to pair up David Ross his decision Eric Gonzalez coming to the plate he'll one that's hit on the ground a short Baez to so guard and they get out of it. That's lined into the left and a base hit towards the corner. Eric so guard on the go picking it up is Gamal and they'll hold up Soga. On the ground and Neumann goes to first run scores throw to third out there and that's the inning but they pick up a run. It's five three so some insurance for the Cubs as Chris Bryant knocks in the run. The two chopped on the ground that's out to short Baez Cubs. When they sweep the Pirates and they are tied for first place. Ryan to Parra and the Cubs pick up the win and the first series sweep at PNC since twenty sixteen.