Pirates vs. Cubs Game Highlights (6/14/25) | MLB Highlights

Pirates taking down the Cubs in game three of this four game series coming up. Pirates have won six of their last eight and they have won each of their previous three series dating back to the twenty twenty three season last three series here at Wrigley Field and that you've bullied on the mound two point four zero. He are a five starts here at Wrigley Field is one of all nine quality starts trailing only his teammate Jamison Tyone and a 40 punch outs against just five walks over his last seven starts Andrew McCutchen three for ten lifetime against Boyd one for eight in the series high fly ball the deep left field toward the wall and clear the deck number seven for Andrew McCutchen one nothing pirates in the first two forty two for twenty two his 18th home run in this ballpark most among active visitors and there's a good bit of wind up there. So I wasn't sure if he got enough because he hits it pretty high. Wasn't sure if the wind was going to push it back in the power that this guy has when can't keep him out. Mike Burroughs the twenty five year old rookie right hander from Waterford Connecticut eleventh round pick by the Buccos in twenty eighteen one and one record. The array and even five 17 punch outs of 18 innings swing and a miss strike three as Burroughs gets half with a change up one away. That's been the money pitch for Mike Burroughs so far that change up. That was devastating swing and a miss struck him out a one handed wave on a slider second strike out for Burroughs. You don't see that very often with Suzuki make him look like that. Pete Armstrong with a fly ball to right center Reynolds says he's got it. He does infield hit that's it after one one nothing pirates at Wrigley Dansby Swanson leads off the second against Mike Burroughs swing and a miss struck him out third strikeout already for Burroughs. He struck out three of the first five hitters today and there's that right on right change up. Don't see that a lot as a right handed hitter strike three call Burroughs has struck out four through the first two innings slider that freezes Kelly wasn't like the call by the home plate umpire Clint Kondrack. But it ends the second inning before Porter will stand in Porter than Shaw and then half. It has been impressive so far four punch outs already line drive over the head of a leaping shortstop kinder for left and a left field for a base hit second hit of the ballgame for the Cubs as Niko gets a little off speed pitch and hooks his ball just over the shortstop's head. Now let's see. Cubs at the leadoff guy on if they could do a little good and move some runners along and situational hit a little bit today. Yesterday it was a little bit of a struggle. See how they do today. Nico goes the pitch outside and the ball is dropped by the catcher Davis. No throw stolen base for Nico. That's his 14. You've got to try to make something happen when you didn't score some runs and they haven't been last few days. Nico steals second base right to first. Triolo will take it to the bag advances the runner to third stolen base looms large now Cubs with a scoring chance Warner at third one away in half of the plate fly ball hit to left. This should bring home a run caught by fan tagging and coming home. Horner he scores standing up ahead of the throw and the Cubs tie up the ballgame Pete Crowe Armstrong and fly down in the first leads off this fourth. Right side it gets through the rare ground ball off the back the PCA and now Crowe Armstrong certainly a threat to go PCA goes the pitch swing and a miss the throw to second nowhere near in time stolen base for Pete Crowe Armstrong. That's his twenty third. And now the Cubs have the go ahead run in scoring position with Swanson at the plate and a one to count big strikeout Swanson not able to move the runner tried and strikes out for the second time against Burroughs that's Burroughs fifth in the swing and a ground ball softly hit to second base advancing the runner Gonzalez throws him out two men are gone. Crowe Armstrong third for Carson Kelly Kelly struck out looking in the second typically a very good hitter with the runners in scoring position though and he freezes him with a change up out over six strikeouts equals a career high for Burroughs. Crowe Armstrong stranded at third. It's pretty good pitching performance we're seeing from both sides here today both guys real good feel for the off speed stuff. Matthew Boyd has been terrific since giving up the home run to Andrew McCutcheon the second at bat of the game and turn a single pitch with a man on base today. Triollo hits that one high in the air and deep towards center but PCA has got a beat on it just shy of a track beats the sun and makes the catch three up three down for Matthew Boyd. He is rolling Burroughs has allowed four singles. The only one that was really well hit was Horner in the pitch swinging the ball line sharply and again right over a kind of left and in the left base hit an identical hit for Horner. Now Matt Shaw ground it out sitting at two thirty one and he could not hold up down on strikes on that down and in change up a new career high seven strikeouts for Mike Burroughs Horner at first with one out for Ian have swing and a high pop up one if that'll blow in the seats. No it looks like it's going to stay in play and both Davis and Hayes collide gently and Davis to make the catch and foul ground. Cubs got a lead off single from Nico Horner had a lead off single from PCA last inning and he was stranded. See if Kyle Tucker can do something with two outs swing and a miss struck him out and a down and away change up beautifully done eight strikeouts for Burroughs through five innings here in Chicago. One batter has reached for the pirates and that was the McCutchen home run in the first inning against Matthew Boyd and the fam will work a walk to a lead off free pass first walk by either team in this game. And that string of 14 straight retired by Boyd. Oh he got him picked off and the veteran is picked off by Boyd. That's number six and leads the majors. What a weapon. Boyd has made one pitch to the man on base on the ground Swanson backhands gets rid of it quickly out at first. Gold Glover Dan to be Swanson across the diamond two away. And when you talk defense hard to beat Dan to be Swanson. And that's why even though he's struggling with the bat it's really difficult to take him out of the batting or out of the lineup. In the air Shaw makes the catch cruises out and Boyd continues his successful run. Mike Burroughs returns for the pirates here in the bottom of the sixth inning struck out eight and walked none popped it up. Trejo Lowe's got it one out and does Don Kelly come out. Looks like it. Boy what an outing for Mike Burroughs standing stuff faces one batter in the sixth inning and he'll be removed from this game in what has been a whale of a job for Mike Burroughs who down Dan to be Swanson stands in against the left hander Berecky Swanson has struck out twice this afternoon he's over two and a half fly ball hit to deep left field forget about it. Long bleachers Dan to be Swanson gives the Cubs the lead two to one over the pirates here in the sixth inning. Now the Cubs are in need of a big swing in the back and Dan comes up with a big one here with two outs. And I mean he didn't miss this one into the win big swing to one comes swing fly ball out to deep right field Cruz and Reynolds it'll be Reynolds diving to make the catch along the warning track to end the inning. Now the wind held that ball up and Reynolds made a terrific grab in the right center field gap to end the inning. But the Cubs take the lead on the home run by Dan to be Swanson Andrew McCutcheon who homered in the first starts the seventh with a base hit. Both managers they go to their bullpens and the opposing teams start to get the bats going. Chopped the first fielded by Bush he whirls throws the second. There's one Swanson back to first double play three six three beautifully executed two away big out outs period or plural by the Cubs the pirates have three singles in this inning and for the first time they get a man pass first. How about that one hit through six and now three of four with hits against the first man out of the bullpen. Davis coming up Davis has popped up and fly to left can Presley work his way out of the jam along set and the pitch. Gold strike three fastball that hug the outside edge and Presley indeed does get out of the jam. Daniel Valencia now on the mound as we begin the top half of the ninth inning Valencia trying to close this one out for three days in a row for the hard throwing right hander. A swing and a miss strike three got him with the slider two away as the pirates are down to their last out. There's Gonzalez base at his last time swinging a slow roller to third long play for Shaw and Lake an infield hit and the game will continue to keep Brian Hayes to keep it going. He Brian Hayes base at his last time a six game hitting streak one two. There you go. Swing and a miss. Cubs win Valencia closes it out. They beat the pirates two to one as Valencia locks it down.