Cubs chase Cy Young favorite Paul Skenes, move to cusp of playoff berth with 4-1 win over Pirates

— Michael Busch greeted Paul Skenes with the fourth leadoff home run of his career and the Chicago Cubs moved to the brink of their first playoff berth in five years with a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
Sep 17, 2025, 02:26 pm - AP
CHC
PIT
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C. Horton
win

C. Horton11-4

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
P. Skenes
loss

P. Skenes10-10

3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
B. Keller
save

B. Keller3

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHCPIT
1stBusch homered to right (385 feet).10
1stCrow-Armstrong singled to left, Happ scored, Ballesteros to second.20
1stCruz tripled to right, Horwitz scored.21
2ndHapp hit sacrifice fly to center, Busch scored.31
5thCrow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to right, Ballesteros scored, Kelly to third.41
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