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Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga is congratulated in the dugout by his teammates after closing out the Pirates in the seventh inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024.  (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga is congratulated in the dugout by his teammates after closing out the Pirates in the seventh inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
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Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024.

Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga celebrates after closing out the Pirates in the seventh inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga celebrates after closing out the Pirates in the seventh inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Christopher Morel hits a game-winning walk off single in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Christopher Morel hits a game-winning walk off single in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel celebrates after hitting a game-winning walk off single in the ninth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel celebrates after hitting a game-winning walk-off single in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (right) celebrates with his teammates after hitting a game-winning walk off single in the ninth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (right) celebrates with his teammates after hitting a game-winning walk-off single in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger sprints to second base with a double in the ninth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cody Bellinger sprints to second base with a double in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs center fielder Cody Bellinger celebrates at second base after hitting a double in the ninth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cody Bellinger celebrates at second base after hitting a double in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) delivers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga delivers to the Pirates in the third inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki makes a leaping catch of a deep fly ball hit by Pittsburgh Pirates second base Nick Gonzales to end the fourth inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki makes a leaping catch of a deep fly ball hit by Pirates second base Nick Gonzales to end the fourth inning  at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs fans applaud before Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) struck out the final batter in the top of the seventh inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs fans applaud before starting pitcher Shota Imanaga struck out the final batter in the top of the seventh inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Patrick Wisdom (16) reacts after thinking he flew out in the fourth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. Wisdom singled on the play, but then was thrown out at second base trying to stretch the play into a double. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Patrick Wisdom reacts after thinking he flew out in the fourth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. Wisdom singled on the play, but then was thrown out at second base trying to stretch the play into a double. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. delivers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. delivers to the Pirates in the 8th inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ is chased by Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart before Happ was tagged out on a rundown in the 8th inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Ian Happ is chased by Pirates catcher Joey Bart before Happ was tagged out on a rundown in the 8th inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs first baseman Patrick Wisdom (16) walks to the dugout after striking out to end the 8th inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Patrick Wisdom walks to the dugout after striking out to end the 8th inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) runs out onto the field to start the seventh inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga runs out onto the field to start the seventh inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (5) celebrates with his teammates following a confirmed ruling on his game-winning walk off single in the ninth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (5) celebrates with his teammates following a confirmed ruling on his game-winning walk-off single in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Pedro Strop acknowledges applause from the crowd before throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024.  (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Former Cubs pitcher Pedro Strop acknowledges applause from the crowd before throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The Bear actor Matty Matheson throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024.  (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
“The Bear” actor Matty Matheson throws out a ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs catcher Yan Gomes (15) and starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) congratulate one another after shutting down the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024.  (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs catcher Yan Gomes and starting pitcher Shota Imanaga congratulate one another after shutting down the Pirates in the first inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (30) walks through the dugout in the ninth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs manager Craig Counsell walks through the dugout in the ninth inning against the Pirates at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs relief pitcher Héctor Neris (51) celebrates after closing out the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs relief pitcher Héctor Neris (51) celebrates after closing out the Pirates in the ninth inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) is congratulated in the dugout by his teammates after closing out the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga is congratulated in the dugout by his teammates after closing out the Pirates in the seventh inning at Wrigley Field on May 18, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)