Ryan O'Hearn hits a grand slam on his 33rd birthday to lead Pirates to 8-7 victory over Cubs

— Ryan O’Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
Jul 26, 2026, 04:20 pm - AP
CHC
PIT
123456789RHE
0103000127120
03401000-8110
B. Ashcraft
win

B. Ashcraft10-4

6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
J. Taillon
loss

J. Taillon2-6

4.0 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
M. Montgomery
save

M. Montgomery2

1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

CHCPIT
2ndSwanson singled to left, Conforto scored, Swanson to second, Ramirez to third.10
2ndValdez homered to left center (405 feet).11
2ndRoss homered to left (438 feet), O'Hearn scored.13
3rdO'Hearn homered to center (406 feet), Lowe scored, Reynolds scored and Valdez scored.17
4thKelly grounded out to third, Hoerner scored, Conforto to third.27
4thRamirez singled to center, Conforto scored.37
4thCrow-Armstrong tripled to center, Ramirez scored.47
5thValdez singled to right, Lowe scored.48
8thHoerner singled to left, Busch scored, Happ to second.58
9thSuzuki homered to left (392 feet), Swanson scored.78

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Chicago CubsCubsCHC
(59-46)
(59-46, 29-24 Away)
(59-46)
Jameson Taillon
(2-6, 5.92)
o8.5
-115
+119
o9
-108
+1.5
-175
Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT
(54-52)
(54-52, 28-26 Home)
(54-52)
Braxton Ashcraft
(10-4, 4.05)
-125
ML
-144
u9
-112
-1.5
+144
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