The Cubs go into Pittsburgh and take no prisoners as they complete a three-game sweep of the Pirates by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon. They won the series by a combined score of 20-5, scoring seven runs in each of the first two games. Chicago dominated the Pirates on both sides of the ball. Chicago opens up a six-game lead in the NL Central. They have scored the most runs in the league, 159, and allowed the fewest, 66. Over a whole year, that would be a run difference of 579.

The Pirates could win 98 games and still finish 15 games back.