Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the

Since being signed by the Chicago Cubs in free agency ahead of the 2023 season, shortstop Dansby Swanson has not quite produced at the level the team had hoped

The Cubs had been waiting weeks for the Brewers to lose a ballgame. In fact, the last time Milwaukee slipped was back on July 30, when Chicago picked up a win over the Brewers in the teams’ final game of the month at American Family Field.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday at Wrigley Field to prevent a fourth straight series loss. Now the Milwaukee Brewers come to town.

Cubs fans’ cheers reached a fever pitch Monday night at Wrigley Field in the bottom of the seventh inning, when it briefly looked like the team had tied the game against the Reds. A replay review, however, overturned the safe call at first: Dansby Swanson had stepped short of the base, and the inning was over.

Dansby Swanson gushed over his wife Mallory Swanson when speaking with PEOPLE exclusively about his partnership with DQ for Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, July 31.