The Cubs (7-5) continue to beat up on a rebuilding Pirates (4-8) team early in the season. Wednesday saw a combination of excellent pitching from Yu Darvish and red-hot hitting by Anthony Rizzo earn Chicago an 8-4 victory at PNC Park, via MLB The Show 20.
This time the Pittsburgh pitcher getting the early shellacking was Chris Archer. Rizzo took him deep in the top of 1st to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. The wheels really came off for the former Ray in the 2nd inning, when David Bote blasted a solo homer of his own to open the frame.