It had been over a year since Jack Suwinski had been the hero in the ninth. It has been a trying year, at that.

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs

This time, the Pittsburgh Pirates had no ninth-inning magic. A day after Jack Suwinski hit the game-winning home run to beat the Chicago Cubs, the Pirates came up empty. The Cubs broke a tied game by

The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs lose the first game of the series to the Pirates and the life jackets are starting to look leaky.

Matt Shaw out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates replaced Oneil Cruz with Ronny Simon following his collision with Jack Suwinski. Simon was immediately thrown into the lineup Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers.