CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit a game-ending single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Sunday.

The Chicago Cubs need starting pitching help and not just from the return of injured left-hander Shota Imanaga.

Cubs starter Shota Imanaga is ready for the next step in the rehab process. After pitching at the Cubs spring complex in Az. on Saturday, he'll head out to Triple-A Iowa for a start this coming Friday.

The Chicago Cubs’ need to upgrade a position has been deemed the most urgent in MLB, according to Eno Sarris of The Athletic.

Ian Happ cracked a smile recently when asked about the pickoff move that Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd has used to nab unsuspecting runners at first base. “His pickoff move, it’s gross,” Happ said. “It looks exactly like a slide step.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes is no stranger to impressive accomplishments. On Friday, he made the wrong kind of history with his start against the Chicago Cubs ( box score ).

Jameson Taillon is a Chicago Cubs veteran as this point, in the midst of his ninth Major League season and his third with the Cubs.

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week.