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May 30 (OPTA) - Box score from Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs on Tuesday Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 6 Chicago Cubs ab r h rbi bb so avg Zobrist lf 5 2 2 2 1 1 .281 Schwarber lf Continue to Article

May 29, 2018 10:12:pm EST

Major League Baseball disagreed with game umpires and replay monitors regarding a controversial call on Monday in which Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo took out Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Elias Diaz with a slide at the plate. The play should have been ruled as interference on Rizzo, MLB told both teams on Tuesday, multiple media outlets reported. An interference call would have taken two runs off the board in a game the Cubs ultimately won 7-0. Continue to Article

May 29, 2018 7:43:pm EST

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle deemed it "open season" on MLB catchers after Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's controversial slide into catcher Elias Diaz during Monday's 7-0 Cubs win. With the bases loaded in the eighth inning, a ground ball was hit to shortstop Sean Rodriguez, who threw to Diaz to force Rizzo out at home by a comfortable margin. As Diaz threw to first trying to complete the double play, Rizzo slid feet first into Diaz's right leg and foot, which was just outside the top of the batter's box. Continue to Article

May 29, 2018 4:49:pm EST

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle deemed it "open season" on MLB catchers after Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's controversial slide into catcher Elias Diaz during Monday's 7-0 Cubs win. With the bases loaded in the eighth inning, a ground ball was hit to shortstop Sean Rodriguez, who threw to Diaz to force Rizzo out at home by a comfortable margin. As Diaz threw to first trying to complete the double play, Rizzo slid feet first into Diaz's right leg and foot, which was just outside the top of the batter's box. Continue to Article

May 29, 2018 1:48:pm EST

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo’s questionable slide from Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates did actually lead to a fight, but not on the field. Shortly after Rizzo took out Pirates catcher Elias Diaz with a slide, two members of the Pirates had to be separated in the team’s dugout. Continue to Article

May 29, 2018 1:27:pm EST