The Cubs had lost seven in a row entering Wednesday night’s game in Pittsburgh.
They had held leads in the seventh inning or later in the last three of those seven defeats. And the same situation held in Wednesday’s game — the Cubs took a 3-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning.
This time, solid relief pitching held that lead and the Cubs broke the seven-game streak with a 3-2 win over the Pirates.
Kyle Hendricks began this game well, looking more like the Kyle we’ve been used to for the past several seasons.