It had been over a year since Jack Suwinski had been the hero in the ninth. It has been a trying year, at that.

Each of the last five games between the Pirates and Cubs have been decided by one run (Cubs have won three of the five). The last time there was a streak that long in the series was in 1992.

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs on Friday. Suwinski, a Chicago native, hit Daniel

Matt Shaw out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs on Friday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates replaced Oneil Cruz with Ronny Simon following his collision with Jack Suwinski. Simon was immediately thrown into the lineup Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – The Pittsburgh Pirates place centerfielder Oneil Cruz on the 7-day concussion list on Wednesday. In a corresponding roster move, the team have recalled infielder Ronny Simon from Triple-A Indianapolis. Cruz suffered the concussion in a collision with outfielder Jack Suwinski on Tuesday night.

The Pirates placed center fielder Oneil Cruz on the 7-day concussion injured list on Wednesday, a day after he exited a loss to the Brewers early due to a collision with left fielder Jack Suwinski on a catch attempt.