Saturday’s Cubs-Pirates game went into a rain delay in the top of the fifth inning after a wild start to the inning. The game is slated to resume at 7 p.m. (CT). Rookie sensation Paul Skenes allowed a double from Mike Tauchman and an infield single to Seiya Suzuki. Kyle Nicholas came in for a relief appearance. He struck out…

Just when things were looking up for the Chicago Cubs, the injury bug has come back to bite them. After Dansby Swanson went on the injured list Friday, Yency Almonte joined him on Saturday.

Cody Bellinger had a standout performance with four hits, including his seventh homer of the season, leading the to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

Cody Bellinger had four hits, including his seventh home run of the season, and the Chicago Cubs surged past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Friday night. Bellinger turned on a 100 mph fastball from Jared Jones (2-4) in the first inning and sent it into the right-field seats for the Cubs. Ian Happ and Chris Morel had two hits apiece for the Cubs, who have won four of six.

Friday night’s Cubs-Pirates game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh will start with a rain delay, the team announced. First pitch was initially scheduled for 5:40 p.m. There currently isn’t a rescheduled time. Check back to this story for more updates.

Ahead of their first meeting of the season against the division rival Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs have made a pair of roster moves involving two of the biggest names on the roster.

The top pick in last year’s amateur draft, Paul Skenes, will make his major league debut for the Pirates on Saturday when they face the Cubs.

It was announced on Thursday that the Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of veteran pitcher Kyle McGowin. The former big leaguer comes from the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League.

Morel has made plenty of spectacular plays at third base this season, but the routine ones have stood out to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer.