Overview
- The Cubs snapped a 10-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 10-4 win over Pittsburgh that featured a five-RBI performance from Ian Happ.
- Ian Happ supplied the game-changing offense with a tiebreaking three-run homer and a two-run single that keyed a seven-hit, six-run seventh inning.
- Paul Skenes will start the series finale after allowing multiple runs in back-to-back starts for the first time in his career, though he still ranks elite by WHIP and strikeout rate.
- Jameson Taillon’s season-long home run problem continued as he surrendered multiple long balls in the loss, leaving the Cubs to weigh rotation durability and possible role changes.
- Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Chicago is now only the second team ever to record two separate 10-game winning streaks and a 10-game losing streak in one season, a mark that underlines the team’s extreme swinginess and frames the upcoming Skenes start as an important measuring point.