Taillon shines, Busch and Crow-Armstrong homer as Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 to close on playoffs berth

— Jameson Taillon allowed two hits in six innings, and Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Monday night and got closer to clinching a postseason berth.
Sep 16, 2026, 09:46 am - AP
CHC
PIT
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J. Taillon
win

J. Taillon10-6

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
B. Ashcraft
loss

B. Ashcraft4-3

4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
B. Keller
save

B. Keller2

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

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHCPIT
3rdBusch homered to center (418 feet).10
3rdHoerner scored on Ashcraft wild pitch, Happ to second.20
4thSwanson doubled to left, Crow-Armstrong scored.30
6thCrow-Armstrong homered to right center (414 feet).40
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