He remained in the game but Ross said afterward that Swanson is being evaluated. I think that’s where we’re at right now.” TRAINER’S ROOMĬubs: SS Dansby Swanson was hit in the wrist by a pitch in the fourth inning. “When you go through a stretch, especially with young players, it will speed up on you a little bit. “Offense creates energy,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said.

Yet his solid performance was undone - as Osvaldo Bido’s was in an 8-0 loss on Monday night - by an offense that has fallen into a funk that has dampened the enthusiasm from a couple of brief stints atop an underwhelming division. Oviedo was sharp in general, giving up two runs on five hits with three strikeouts and no walks. Pittsburgh has yet to score a run with Davis in the lineup and has managed 17 runs in all during a skid that’s dropped the Pirates from first to fourth in the NL Central and seen them shut out three times. The Pirates called up Davis in hopes his arrival could help an offense that has fallen flat. He has a 1.29 ERA during a span that has helped the Cubs steady themselves during an otherwise erratic stretch in which they have struggled to gain momentum. Stroman’s surge began with a 10-1 win over Philadelphia on May 19. Stroman struck out Mitchell with a 93 mph sinker two pitches later to end the threat. Pinch-hitter Cal Mitchell - called up from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier Tuesday - put together an eight-pitch at-bat that included a liner to the left-field corner that was foul by a foot or two. Pittsburgh’s best chance to make a game of it came in the seventh when Joe doubled with one out and Ji Hwan Bae walked two batters later. While the Pirates pecked away occasionally - putting at least one runner on base in five of Stroman’s seven innings of work - they never really came close to breaking through.

Stroman used six efficient innings to beat Pittsburgh last week at Wrigley Field. “(It’s) like you’re in high school, you know. “(He) allows me to be creative, allows me to see the game and play the game,” Barnhart said.

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