Cubs defeat Pirates 4-3 behind late eighth-inning rally at Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Saturday at Wrigley Field, securing the win with a two-run eighth-inning rally. Chicago capitalized on command struggles from reliever Gregory Soto, who hit two batters and issued a walk with the bases loaded to force in the deciding run. Michael Busch and Pedro Ramirez provided the Cubs' offense earlier with solo home runs against starting pitcher Paul Skenes. Ryan O'Hearn tallied a home run for Pittsburgh in the sixth inning to briefly give the Pirates a 3-2 advantage before the Cubs' late-game surge. Ryan Zeferjahn closed the game for Chicago after an ABS challenge ended the final at-bat against Bryan Reynolds.

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