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Game #5 – April 12 – Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2 (10 innings)
After dropping 3 of 4 games in St. Louis, the Pirates welcomed the Chicago Cubs to PNC Park for the home opener. Pirates fans were treated to an exciting game. Both teams managed to score only once through nine innings. Jonathan Viilar's single in the top of the 10th game the Cubs a 2-1 lead, but the Pirates tied it in the bottom of the inning when Travis Swaggerty singled home Taylor Trammell (the ghost runner). Then, after Kevin Newman struck out and Bryan De La Cruz singled to put runners at 1st and 3rd with 1 out, Ke'Bryan Hayes executed a perfect suicide squeeze to score Swaggerty for the walk-off win.
WP: D. Bednar (1-0)
LP: R. Wick (0-1)
Record: 2-3

Game #6 – April 13 – Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 3
The Pirates scored 3 times in the 4th (highlighted by Payton Henry's 2-run double) as Sandy Alcantara won his 1st game of the year. Bryse Wilson, Dillon Peters, Wil Crowe, and David Bednar combined to pitch 3.1 shutout innings as the Pirates swept the 2-game series and evened their record.
WP: S. Alcantara (1-1)
LP: D. Smyly (0-1)
SV: D. Bednar (2)
Record: 3-3

Game #7 – April 14 – Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2
The Pirates won their 3rd game in a row by a 3-2 score. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th, Lewin Diaz hit his first home run of the season to tie the game. Diaz was at the plate to lead off the bottom of the 9th and delivered his second home run of the day for a walk-off win. "This place was rocking at the end," Diaz said after the game.
WP: D. Underwood (1-0)
LP: K. Finnegan (0-1)
Record: 4-3

Game #8 – April 15 – Washington 7, Pittsburgh 3
Juan Soto's grand slam in the top of the 5th inning gave the Nationals a 5-1 lead which the Pirates could not overcome.
WP: L. Verrett (1-0)
LP: M. Keller (1-1)
Record: 4-4

Game #9 – April 16 – Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2
J. T. Brubaker allowed just 3 hits over 5 innings (although he walked 4) and Daniel Vogelbach's solo shot in the bottom of the 4th gave the Pirates a 2-1 lead. Kevin Newman added an RBI double in the 5th.
WP: J. Brubaker (1-1)
LP: E. Fedde (0-2)
SV: D. Bednar (3)
Record: 5-4

Game #10 – April 17 – Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3
The Pirates won the series finale, again in dramatic fashion. With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the 9th inning, Ke'Bryan Hayes (who was 3-5 with 2 RBI on the day) hit a run-scoring double off of Kyle Finnegan to send 16,929 Pirates fans home happy. It was their third walk-off win of the homestand. Pittsburgh's manager applauded the team's effort during the series. "They busted their tails out there," he said. The 6-4 Pirates then boarded their plane to fly to Milwaukee and take on the red-hot, first place Brewers, who boast the best offense (so far) in the National League.
WP: C. Stratton (1-0)
LP: K. Finnegan (0-2)
Record: 6-4