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CHICAGO (AP) – Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Cubs used a double steal to put runners on second and third in the 10th against David Bednar (1-5). Jon Berti struck out swinging for the first out, but Happ followed with a liner to right, delighting the crowd of 40,162 at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n

The NL Central leaders won three of four against the last-place Pirates. Every game was a one-run contest.<\/p>\n

Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch each had two hits for Chicago. Swanson and Seiya Suzuki each drove in a run.<\/p>\n

Chris Flexen (4-0) pitched a 1-2-3 10th for the win, completing a four-hitter.<\/p>\n

Spencer Horwitz had two hits and drove in a run for the Pirates. Alexander Canario had a run-scoring groundout.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ, right, hits a walkoff single against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/David Banks)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Each team scored two runs in the first. Horwitz singled in Oneil Cruz for the game’s first run, and Swanson tied it at 2 with an RBI single in the bottom half.<\/p>\n

Colin Rea pitched six innings of four-hit ball for the Cubs. He struck out four and walked one.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller surrendered three hits in six innings. Keller lowered his ERA to 4.08 on the season, but he is winless in his last 14 starts.<\/p>\n

Chicago second baseman Nico Hoerner made a diving grab of Isiah Kiner-Falefa\u00b4s low liner to end the top of the 10th and prevent automatic runner Adam Frazier from scoring.<\/p>\n

The Cubs improved to 12-6 in one-run games.<\/p>\n

Pirates: LHP Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.36 ERA) faces Tigers RHP Casey Mize (6-2, 2.95 ERA) at Detroit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Cubs: Following an off day, RHP Ben Brown (3-5, 5.71 ERA) takes the mound against Brewers RHP Chad Patrick (3-6, 3.25 ERA) on Tuesday at Wrigley.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Cubs’ Michael Busch is greeted in the dugout after scoring against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/David Banks)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong catches a ball hit by Pittsburgh Pirates’ Oneil Cruz during the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/David Banks)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pittsburgh Pirates’ Alexander Canario hits a one-run groundout against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/David Banks)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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