For seven innings, little went right for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they couldn’t muster any offense.

Then, the offensive outburst Pittsburgh had been yearning for came in the eighth inning in the form of home runs from Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen led the Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Monday at Wrigley Field.

With the win, Pittsburgh snapped the Cubs’ six-game winning streak. Chicago swept Pittsburgh in a three-game series from Aug. 26-28 at PNC Park.

A solo home run from shortstop Dansby Swanson in the bottom of the third inning and a two-run triple from Ian Happ in the bottom of the fifth inning got the Cubs out to a 3-0 lead. The Pirates had only mustered three hits through the first seven innings.

Pittsburgh opened the top of the eighth inning with back-to-back singles from Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Nick Gonzales, setting the table for Reynolds to tie the game with a three-run home run, which was his 22nd homer of the season. After Oneil Cruz struck out, McCutchen gave Pittsburgh the lead for good with a solo home run for his 18th of the season.

A single from Gonzales plated an insurance run in the top of the ninth, and Dennis Santana retired the Cubs in order to earn his third save of the season.

Pirates left-hander Jalen Beeks earned the win in relief of Jared Jones, getting two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jones turned in a quality start, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing three runs while striking out four batters.

Cubs reliever Jorge López took the loss, allowing four runs in his lone inning of work. His outing spoiled a superb start from Jameson Taillon after he pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits, walking one batter and striking out three batters.

Happ and Swanson each had two-hit games for Chicago. Gonzales led the Pirates with two hits.

The Pirates will have a chance to seal a series victory on Tuesday with Paul Skenes on the mound. He’ll be opposed by left-hander Justin Steele. First pitch is at 7:40 p.m. ET at Wrigley Field.

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are dealing with some big-time injuries on the offensive line, and are a little thin heading into Week 1. With Nate Herbig on Injured Reserve with a shoulder injury, and Isaac Seumalo set to miss multiple weeks with a pectoral strain, the team is looking at a few backups and younger players to step up early.

With Zach Frazier, that’s no worry. The second-round rookie is already viewed as the future of the position, and even if Herbig was the starter during training camp, chances were that Frazier was taking over at some point during the season.

As for Seumalo, his backups are fourth-round rookie Mason McCormick and second-year seventh-round pick Spencer Anderson. Anderson is the favorite to start during Seumalo’s absence, but the Steelers almost made another lineman move they could’ve regretted.

According to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac, the Steelers were considering moving first-round rookie Troy Fautanu from right tackle o left guard if Seumalo was to miss the entire season.

“If Seumalo’s injury required surgery and caused him to miss the entire season, it is likely the Steelers would have moved Fautanu to guard. But, in the short term, they do not have plans to do that,” Dulac writes.

This would’ve been another move in a series of line shifts that the Steelers would be taking a risk with. They’re currently dealing with the struggles of Broderick Jones, who was moved from left tackle to right tackle, and have already moved on from names like Kendrick Green and Kevin Dotson, who have both found success at their natural positions after having the play somewhere unfamilair in Pittsburgh.

The team won’t make the move, but it wouldn’t have some with much praise if they did. After seeing players leave and return to their successful form, and with all the questions surrounding Jones and his development, head coach Mike Tomlin would’ve been in hot water from the fanbase if he decided to move the rookie first-round pick as well.

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