Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes throws to the Chicago Cubs on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first base Michael Busch (29) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third base Christopher Morel (5) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third base Christopher Morel (5) reacts after striking out during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third base Nick Madrigal (1) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9) runs the bases after hitting a home run during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger (24) runs to first base during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third base Nick Madrigal (1) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger (24) runs to first base during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third base Christopher Morel (5) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (52) throws in a ball from the outfield during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9) high fives teammates in the dug out after scoring a home run during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third base Christopher Morel (5) runs to first base during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs second base Miles Mastrobuoni (20) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Héctor Neris (51) pitches during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Jose Cuas (74) pitches during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) watches his hit during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third base Christopher Morel (5) looks off to the crowd during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs second base Miles Mastrobuoni (20) reacts after striking out during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger (24) walks off the field after striking out during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third base Christopher Morel (5) hits during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third base Christopher Morel (5) reacts after striking out during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (52) throws in a ball from the outfield during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs second base Miles Mastrobuoni (20) walks off the field after striking out during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger (24) walks off the field after a Chicago Cubs player struck out at bat during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (52) walks off the field after the final out during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) pitches during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) prepares to pitch during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) pitches during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28), right talks to Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9), center and another teammate on the pitcher’s mound during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) walks off the field during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28), right, walks off the field with Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9), left, during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) walks off the field during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) rests in the dug out during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) gives a thumb’s up during a game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes talks to teammates in the dugout during a game against the Cubs on May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) pitches during a game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) prepares to pitch during a game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs second base Miles Mastrobuoni (20) attempts to tag Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds (10) out at second base during a game on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs second base Miles Mastrobuoni (20) attempts to tag Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds (10) out at second base during a game on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen (22), center, high fives Pittsburgh Pirates second base Jared Triolo (19) after Triolo scored a home run during a game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs fans attempt to catch a foul ball in the grandstands during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, May 17, 2024, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
