National League
Joc Pederson’s two homers powered the Chicago Cubs’ 4-3 comeback win over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The series continues tonight at PNC Park.
Interleague
José Abreu homered and drove in four as the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 in Chicago. The Sox go for the series sweep today.
The Atlanta Braves were a 3-1 winner over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The win was the fourth for the Braves. The teams meet again this evening,
Harrison Bader will be out of the St. Louis Cardinals’ lineup for the near future. The center fielder was placed on the ten-day injured list with a right rib hairline fracture. Bader suffered the injury during Monday’s 5-1 series-opening loss against the White Sox.
The Chicago Cubs keep losing players to injury. The club placed infielder Matt Duffy on the ten-day injured list with a lower back strain. Infielder Patrick Wisdom has been called up from Triple-A Iowa.