Boyd, who lowered his ERA to 2.79 with a great performance in Saturday’s win, caught Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham off first for the left-hander’s league-leading sixth pickoff of the season, erasing a walk that stood as the only base-runner Boyd allowed after a first-inning home run.

Matthew Boyd pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run ball and Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking home run in the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

The Chicago Cubs are on top of the NL Central with a depleted rotation. The quiet consistency of Matthew Boyd is a major reason for their success. Boyd has pitched at least six innings and allowed three earned runs or fewer in 10 of his 14 starts with his new team.

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.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga, who was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 5, made progress this week in his recovery from a hamstring injury. Imanaga had his second start in the Arizona Complex League on Saturday.

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