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Jones not sharp in Pirates’ loss to Cubs; Cruz has big game

PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on pittsburghbaseballnow.com.

Jared Jones struggled in his return from the injured list and the Pittsburgh Pirates once again dropped an ugly one, falling 9-5 to the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on Tuesday.

The Pirates (62-70) jumped out to a 2-0 in the first inning against Justin Steele. Oneil Cruz brought home a run with a sacrifice fly to left-center and Bryan De La Cruz stroked an RBI double to left.

After that, the Cubs (67-66) responded with nine unanswered runs.

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