Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney throws against the Chicago Cubs during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (AP Photo/Mark Black)

CHICAGO — Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ each had two hits for Chicago, which had dropped four of five before a 3-1 victory Saturday.

Next up is a big five-game series against major league-leading Milwaukee, beginning with a split doubleheader Monday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are eight games back of the Brewers in the NL Central.

Chicago had runners on second and third with one out in the eighth when Isaac Mattson (3-2) issu

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