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 ).

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Paul Skenes took a no-decision after throwing 5.0-shutout innings and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the game-winning run on a sac fly in the top of the 10th.

Reminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective. WPA Play of the Game: With a runner on first and no outs in the ninth, Daniel Palencia coaxed a ground ball to third. The Cubs went around the horn, relying on a replay overturn to come up with a huge double play. (.180).

The Chicago Cubs have enjoyed a strong start to the season, but that reportedly won't stop them from trying to improve ahead of the trade deadline.

Matt Shaw tosses to Nico Hoerner for one out, who relays it to Michael Busch for a double play after a challenge in the top of the 9th inning

With a season ERA well above league average, Chicago Cubs right-hander Ben Brown could soon be on the outside looking into Chicago's starting rotation.

"Words like 'consistent' and 'reliable' sometimes don't feel like they do Jameson enough justice," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.

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.