Henry Davis Lifts Pirates to Win Over Cubs With Late Homer
PITTSBURGH — Henry Davis’ solo home run in the seventh inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Memorial Day at PNC Park.
Scoring Plays
Bottom 3rd, 1-0 PIT: Spencer Horwitz drew a leadoff walk against Ben Brown and Brandon Lowe followed with an RBI double off the center field wall just out of reach of the leaping Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Top 5th, 1-1: Michael Busch hit a solo home run off Carmen Mlodzinski to center. Busch’s sixth home run, which came on a 2-1 sinker left up in the zone, traveled 409 feet.
Bottom 7th, 2-1 PIT: Henry Davis connected on his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot off Trent Thornton (2-1) to give the Pirates (28-26) the lead. His round-tripper traveled 413 feet.
Key Moments
Henry Davis’ no-doubt home run was his second in his last three games.
Player of the Game
Spencer Horwitz singled twice, drew a walk and scored a run from the leadoff spot. He’s batting .352 (19 for 54) over his last 17 games.
Stat to Know
Carmen Mlodzinski has a 2.14 ERA (5er/21ip) over his last four starts. He’s gone at least five innings and has allowed two runs or fewer in each of those four outings.
Notable Performances
- Carmen Mlodzinski: 5.0 innings, five hits, one run, three walks, two strikeouts, 86 pitches/50 strikes
- Wilber Dotel: 3.0 innings, one hit, no runs, no walks, four strikeouts, 41 pitches/28 strikes
- Henry Davis: 1 for 3, one home run, one RBI, one run
- Spencer Horwitz: 2 for 3, one walk, one run
- Brandon Lowe: 2 for 4, one double, one RBI
- Oneil Cruz: 2 for 4
Noteworthy
- Wilber Dotel (1-0) earned his first-career win. Gregory Soto converted his sixth save of the season.
- Carmen Mlodzinski had thrown 12 straight shutout innings before Michael Busch’s home run in the fifth.
- The Cubs (29-25) have now lost nine straight games.
- Don Kelly was ejected from the game in the bottom of the second inning by third base umpire Dan Bellino after a replay review to see if Konnor Griffin was hit by a pitch. It was Kelly’s third ejection of the season and second in the last three games.
Up Next
RHP Braxton Ashcraft (3-2, 2.89 ERA) will make his 11th start of the season for the Pirates on Tuesday night. The Cubs have yet to announce a starting pitcher. First pitch: 6:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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