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Cubs' Nine-Game Skid Extends after 2-1 Pirates Loss

5/27/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The Cubs lost 2–1 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 26, 2026, stretching their losing streak to nine games.
Ben Brown pitched six innings, allowed one run and struck out seven.
Reliever Wilber Dotel earned the win with three innings while Gregory Soto recorded his sixth save.
The Cubs fell to 29–25, 3½ games back in the NL Central, with Matthew Boyd (knee) and Edward Cabrera (blister) on the injured list.

History

Historical Context

The Cubs’ 1908 World Series win—four games to one over the Detroit Tigers from Oct 10-14, 1908—marked the last championship of baseball’s dead-ball era and began a 108-year title drought that ended in 2016. That early dominance, built around Hall-of-Famers Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Joe Tinker and Mordecai Brown, frames today’s nine-game skid and renewed calls for roster overhaul.

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Story summary

The Cubs lost 2–1 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 26, 2026, stretching their losing streak to nine games.
Ben Brown pitched six innings, allowed one run and struck out seven.
Reliever Wilber Dotel earned the win with three innings while Gregory Soto recorded his sixth save.
The Cubs fell to 29–25, 3½ games back in the NL Central, with Matthew Boyd (knee) and Edward Cabrera (blister) on the injured list.

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