Skenes endured a rare rough outing, allowing three runs on seven hits over 3.1 innings as Pittsburgh fell 4-1 to the Cubs at PNC Park. Busch opened the scoring with a solo homer, Crow-Armstrong RBI singled, Cruz answered with an RBI triple, and Happ added a sac fly as Chicago built a cushion. The Pirates’ skid continued, with Skenes tying a career high in hits allowed while the Cubs offense did its damage early and often.