Alex Cohen

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Yeah, that's as big of an April 12 victory as you could possibly get.

When you're down 5-0, the third pitch of the game is a solo home run by O'Neal Cruz, then a grand slam given up to Brandon Lau, a win-aided grand slam that would have been on the warning track if not for 25-mile-per-hour wins.

You're staring at a 5-0 deficit.

You're staring at a sweep.

but you chip away at the deficit.

And I remember talking with JD in the seventh inning, and he said to the masses, I don't know how the Pirates are going to finish this game with this bullpen.

Cubs have an opportunity to capitalize.

And then they did.

They drew walks, opportunistic hitting, Michael Bush breaking out of a slump, and then Carson Kelly with the icing on top of the cake.

So it was a huge win for the Cubs.

Yeah, the Cubs needed Jamison Tyone's lift for a multitude of different reasons with starting pitching depth, with injuries, with going to Philadelphia today and not having an off day.

So the fact that Jamison Tyone gives up five runs in two innings and is able to go six, it keeps your bullpen fresh.

He struck out 10, which is the most on the start since 2024.

I think he pitched pretty well.

Again, the Brandon Lau Grand Slam was a win-aided home run.

The O'Neal-Cruz home run was a win-aided home run on a win-neutral day.

They're both flyouts.

The only blemish that he had, really, was the second home run to Brandon Lau, which would have been a home run in any condition.