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

This time, the Pittsburgh Pirates had no ninth-inning magic. A day after Jack Suwinski hit the game-winning home run to beat the Chicago Cubs, the Pirates came up empty. The Cubs broke a tied game by

Suwinski went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a walk Sunday against the Reds.

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled out a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon to snap a five-game losing streak. Braxton Ashcraft threw five-strong innings for the Pirates and Jack Suwinski hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth inning.

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.