Happ homers again and Skenes loses his 3rd straight start as the Cubs sink the Pirates 7-2

— Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
May 28, 2026, 10:35 pm - AP
CHC
PIT
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C. Rea
win

C. Rea5-3

5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB
P. Skenes
loss

P. Skenes6-5

5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 10 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHCPIT
4thSuzuki singled to left, Busch scored, Happ to third.10
6thHapp reached on infield single to shortstop, Busch scored on throwing error by shortstop Triolo, Bregman safe at third on error.20
6thSuzuki grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bregman scored, Happ out at second.30
6thReynolds homered to right (400 feet).31
6thCallihan doubled to center, Garcia scored.32
8thHapp homered to right center (403 feet), Bregman scored.52
8thAmaya walked, Suzuki scored on a passed ball by Davis, Conforto to third on passed ball by Davis.62
9thCubs challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Alex Bregman reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.72

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Chicago CubsCubsCHC
(31-26)
(31-26, 13-15 Away)
(31-26)
Colin Rea
(8-8, 4.59)
o7.5
-102
+144
o7.5
-117
+1.5
-148
Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT
(29-28)
(29-28, 15-15 Home)
(29-28)
Paul Skenes
(9-9, 3.90)
-175
ML
-175
u7.5
-103
-1.5
+122
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