{"id":162863,"date":"2026-04-11T00:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162863\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T00:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:27:15","slug":"bryan-reynolds-homers-as-the-pittsburgh-pirates-blank-the-chicago-cubs-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/162863\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Reynolds homers as the Pittsburgh Pirates blank the Chicago Cubs 2-0"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — – Bryan Reynolds<\/a> hit a two-run homer and Carmen Mlodzinski<\/a> pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> beat the Chicago Cubs<\/a> 2-0 on Friday.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh was shut down by Shota Imanaga<\/a> before breaking through against Caleb Thielbar<\/a> in the seventh. Ryan O’Hearn<\/a> hit a leadoff single for the Pirates’ first hit of the chilly afternoon, and Reynolds drove Thielbar’s next pitch deep to left for his third homer.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh won for the seventh time in nine games since its 1\/3 start.<\/p>\n

Chicago went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base. Ian Happ<\/a> had two of the team’s six hits.<\/p>\n

Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki<\/a> went 1 for 3 with a fourth-inning single in his first game this season. He had been sidelined by a sprained right knee.<\/p>\n

Imanaga struck out nine and walked one in six innings. The Japanese left-hander threw 68 of 100 pitches for strikes.<\/p>\n

Thielbar (1-1) was lifted after Oneil Cruz<\/a>‘s two-out single in the seventh. The 39-year-old lefty pitched 3 2\/3 scoreless innings over his first four appearances this year.<\/p>\n

Mason Montgomery<\/a> (1-0) replaced Mlodzinski with runners on first and second in the sixth. He struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> and walked Carson Kelly<\/a> before fanning pinch-hitter Matt Shaw<\/a> for the final out of the inning.<\/p>\n

The Cubs also left the bases loaded in the fourth when Mois\u00e9s Ballesteros lined to Reynolds in left.<\/p>\n

Isaac Mattson<\/a> and Gregory Soto<\/a> each pitched an inning for the Pirates before Dennis Santana<\/a> handled the ninth for his first save this season.<\/p>\n

Pirates rookie Konnor Griffin<\/a> went 0 for 3 with a strikeout in his first career road game. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract<\/a> on Wednesday<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Braxton Ashcraft<\/a> (1-1, 2.25 ERA) starts for Pittsburgh on Saturday, and fellow right-hander Edward Cabrera<\/a> (1-0, 0.00 ERA) pitches for Chicago.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/MLB<\/a><\/p>\n

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