Tucker's ability to walk more than he strikes out has Cubs hitters thinking they can accomplish big things, too.

Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Saturday.

Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The left-hander signed a $29 million, two-year deal with Chicago in free agency after spending last season in Cleveland.

Pirates first. Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. Andrew McCutchen homers to center field. Bryan Reynolds grounds out to shallow infield, Matthew Boyd to Michael Busch. Nick Gonzales grounds out ...

Mike Burrows has shown improvement as a starter dating to his first outing in late May, but the Pittsburgh Pirates have ...

Matthew Boyd threw six quality innings, and Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to propel the Chicago ...

Swanson connected against Ryan Borucki (1-3) with two out in the sixth inning, giving Chicago a 2-1 lead with a solo drive ...

Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Swanson ...

Paul Skenes wasn't at his best on Friday, but he still delivered five scoreless innings against the high-powered Chicago Cubs ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates struggled offensively, but did just enough, rewarding a strong team pitching performance in a 2-1 win in extra innings at Wr ...

The Chicago Cubs held Paul Skenes to an outing tied for his shortest of the season, which was also set by the Cubs.