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With the best vantage point in the house, Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson pumped his fist in the air as second baseman Nico Hoerner shuffled up from the infield dirt. Hoerner had just made a diving snag of a liner off the bat of Isiah Kiner-Falefa,
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They finally had gotten past reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, putting two runners on for Suzuki before the Tigers brought in right-hander Will Vest to face him. But the Cubs fell just short, falling 3-1 in a battle between first-place teams.
After tempers flared the day prior, the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals wrap up a four-game series on June 15. Follow along for live updates from American Family Field on Father's Day as Quinn Priester starts for the Brewers opposite St.
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Philadelphia is 20-13 in home games and 38-29 overall. Phillies hitters are batting a collective .253, the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play.
Entering play Sunday, Pirates starters have combined to throw the most innings (230 2/3) while boasting the lowest ERA (2.97) in baseball since the start of May. Their 34 quality starts as a unit this season are tied for the third-most in the game,