Pirates beat Cubs 6-5 as Ngoepe becomes first African in MLB

Gift Ngoepe singled in his first plate appearance and Josh Harrison led off the bottom of the first with a home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Apr 27, 2017, 08:48 am - Associated Press
CHC
PIT
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W. LeBlanc
win

W. LeBlanc1-0

1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 2 BB
J. Lester
loss

J. Lester0-1

5.2 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
T. Watson
save

T. Watson7

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHCPIT
1stHarrison homered to left (390 feet).01
1stCervelli doubled to left, Polanco scored.02
2ndRizzo hit by pitch, Báez scored, Jay to third, Bryant to second.12
2ndGosselin doubled to left, Bell scored.13
2ndGosselin scored on missed catch error by Contreras, Harrison to second.14
2ndMcCutchen doubled to deep right, Harrison scored, Mercer to third.15
4thBryant doubled to deep left, Jay scored.25
4thRizzo singled to right center, Bryant scored.35
6thBell homered to left center (419 feet).36
8thRizzo homered to right (354 feet), Bryant scored.56
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