Pirates Offense Fails Great Pitching vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their most recent series against the Chicago Cubs last weekend at Wrigley Field, with their poor hitting the main culprit for their defeats. The Pirates scored just seven runs over the four games, which comes even more frustrating as their pitching allowed just nine runs to one of the best hitting teams in baseball. The Cubs rank amongst the best batting teams in the MLB, second in doubles, RBIs and runs, tied for second in triples, third in at-bats, fourth in hits, slugging percentage and OPS, fifth in home runs, batting average and tied for seventh in walks. Pittsburgh held Chicago to a .189/.230/.291 during those four games, with an OPS of .521, 24

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