Behind Imanaga’s strong start and key hits from Suzuki, Tucker, and Hoerner, the Cubs beat the Pirates 3-1 to end their comeback drought.

His skid has coincided with Chicago's downward spiral. The Cubs were 50-35 on July 1, leading the division by 2.5 games over the Brewers. Since then, Chicago is a mediocre 18-17 and closer to the third-place Cincinnati Reds (64-58) than Milwaukee in the division standings.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Saturday, thanks to a two-run rally in the eighth inning. Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 and scored the tiebreaking run.

Kyle Tucker is set to be a free agent this winter. The contract he is setting up to get is going to be a huge one.

One of the traits of this Cubs team early in the season, when the offense was rolling and the ballclub enjoyed a stay atop the division for most of the first four months, was a resiliency within each game.

Most recently, his struggles continued as he went 0-for-11 with no walks and two strikeouts in a series loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, including 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the 2–1 loss during the final matchup of the three-game set. Cubs fans on X began calling for Tucker to be benched until he figures it out offensively.

The body of work for the Chicago Cubs' superstar outfielder speaks much louder than one bad month. The Athletic's Jim Bowden certainly isn't wavering, ranking Tucker as his No. 1 pending free agent in a new big board unveiled Friday.