Dansby Swanson will be haunted by this base-running blunder for a little while. The Cubs’ shortstop missed getting his foot on first base in the seventh inning after hitting a chopper to third base and seeming to beat out the throw, thus driving in the game-tying run.

Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. Chicago Cubs pitcher Andrew Kittredge (59) takes a breath before throwing a pitch during the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Dansby Swanson gushed over his wife Mallory Swanson when speaking with PEOPLE exclusively about his partnership with DQ for Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, July 31.

The Cubs would go on to lose by that same 3-2 score, meaning that Swanson’s (literal) misstep proved to be the difference. As a result of the mistake by the two-time All-Star Swanson, Chicago ...

Jameson Taillon returned to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night with a dominant start against the Brewers, right when the North Siders needed it.

Seiya Suzuki hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 for a sorely needed victory