Headed into Tuesday’s night time recreation in Pittsburgh in opposition to the Pirates, the Chicago Cubs had gained 4 straight video games at PNC Park.
That streak improved to 5 straight video games with their 9-0 win on Tuesday.
Chicago had eight extra-base hits, 4 house runs and each participant within the beginning lineup recorded a success. Of all these stats, that wasn’t essentially the most spectacular of the night time.
The Cubs didn’t have a single strikeout whereas batting, the primary time that is occurred within the main leagues this season and first time since coincidentally, April 29 of final season when the Los Angeles Dodgers did it.
It was solely the 14th time within the final 10 seasons {that a} staff had completed it in a recreation. Much more spectacular, Chicago did it in opposition to left-hander Andrew Heaney who had a SO9 price of 8.9 previous to the sport.
