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

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cubs Take Series Victory Over Pirates Even Though Their Offense Continues To Struggle. The Chicago Cubs were in desperate need of a series victory after losing three straight and watching the Milwaukee Brewers pull further and further ahead in the NL Central.

A back-and-forth series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs was decided by a back-and-forth game at Wrigley Field in Sunday’s rubber match.

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at home, thanks to a Dansby Swanson sacrifice fly hit for a run to end the 8th.

The Pirates won 3-2 in the series opener over the Cubs on Aug. 15, thanks to a go-ahead solo home run from Jack Suwinski in the top of the ninth inning. They lost the last game, 3-1 on Aug. 16, with the Cubs bringing in two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, breaking the deadlock and evening up the series.

Behind Imanaga’s strong start and key hits from Suzuki, Tucker, and Hoerner, the Cubs beat the Pirates 3-1 to end their comeback drought.

Since he started in the All-Star Game, Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker owns a .182/.333/.239 slash line with just three extra-base hits and six RBIs.

The Cubs equaled Pham’s home run in the bottom of the fourth. Kyle Tucker singled with one out and advanced to second on a little popup by Seiya Suzuki to short center. Pete Crow-Armstrong followed with a rare walk and Carson Kelly then singled in Tucker [VIDEO].