Cubs at Pirates July 31, 2018

Game Time: 7:05 ET

Attendance: 0

	R	H	E
CHC	4	9	0
PIT	5	8	0

	R	H	E
CHC	4	9	0
PIT	5	8	0

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Umpires: HP-Jerry Meals, 1B-Chris Guccione, 2B-Ramon DeJesus, 3B-Ed Hickox

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News From July 31, 2018

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Jon Lester

Takes loss Tuesday

PChicago Cubs

July 31, 2018

Lester (12-4) allowed four earned runs on seven hits and three walks over five innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Pirates. He struck out three.

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Javier Baez

Goes deep again Tuesday

SSChicago Cubs

July 31, 2018

Baez went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's loss to the Pirates.

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Yu Darvish

Throws successful bullpen

PChicago Cubs

July 31, 2018

Darvish (shoulder) tossed a 35-pitch bullpen session Tuesday and said this was the first time he hasn't felt any pain or discomfort in his arm since suffering the injury in May, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

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Justin Hancock

Moved to 60-day disabled list

PChicago Cubs

July 31, 2018

Hancock (shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Tuesday,

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Kyle Schwarber

On bench Tuesday

DHChicago Cubs

July 31, 2018

Schwarber is not in the lineup against Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

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Brandon Kintzler

Dealt to Cubs

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July 31, 2018

Kintzler was traded from the Nationals to the Cubs on Tuesday for an undisclosed package, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

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Gregory Polanco

Launches solo homer

OFPittsburgh Pirates

July 31, 2018

Polanco went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and three runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.

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Francisco Cervelli

Cracks 10th home run

CPittsburgh Pirates

July 31, 2018

Cervelli went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.

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Felipe Vazquez

Picks up 24th save

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July 31, 2018

Vazquez allowed a run on two hits in the ninth inning Tuesday against the Cubs but escaped with his 24th save of the season.

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Jameson Taillon

Evens record with win over Cubs

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July 31, 2018

Taillon (8-8) allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two over 6.2 innings in a win over the Cubs on Tuesday.

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Keone Kela

Won't close often

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July 31, 2018

Kela is expected to serve primarily as a setup man with an opportunity for the occasional save, general manager Neal Huntington told AT&T SportsNet on Tuesday.

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Christopher Bostick

Called up by Pirates

OFPittsburgh Pirates

July 31, 2018

Bostick was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

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Colin Moran

Sits against southpaw

1BPittsburgh Pirates

July 31, 2018

Moran is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

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Chris Archer

Dealt to Pirates

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July 31, 2018

The Pirates have a deal in place to acquire Archer from the Rays for a rumored package of Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow, Stephen J. Nesbitt of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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