The game turned in one devastating inning. Chicago scored six runs in the seventh to transform a 4-4 tie into a commanding lead, defeating Pittsburgh 10-4 at PNC Park.
Ian Happ carried the Cubs' offense with a 2-for-6 performance that included a three-run homer and five RBI. His seventh-inning blast to right field brought home Busch and Bregman to give Chicago a 7-4 advantage. Michael Conforto followed with a two-run homer of his own, extending the lead to 9-4. Busch capped the inning with an RBI single that scored Swanson.
The seventh inning began with promise for Pittsburgh, as both teams had traded blows through six innings. Brandon Lowe's three-run homer in the third had erased an early 3-0 deficit, and Konnor Griffin's solo shot in the fourth had tied the game at 4-4. But Yohan Ramirez could not escape the seventh, allowing four runs on three hits in just one-third of an inning to take the loss.
Jacob Webb earned his first win of the season with a perfect sixth inning, striking out three batters. Jameson Taillon and Bubba Chandler both allowed four runs over five innings, with Taillon scattering five hits and Chandler giving up eight.
Chicago snapped a 10-game losing streak to improve to 29-26. Pittsburgh's three-game winning streak ended as they fell to 29-26. Happ sits eight hits away from 1,000 career hits.