The Chicago Cubs took care of business Tuesday night, as they extended their winning streak to three games after defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1.

The Cubs leaned on the excellence of their pitching staff to beat Pittsburgh, with rookie Cade Horton putting together another terrific start.

Horton allowed just an earned run on three hits and issued just a walk while striking out six Pirates batters through five innings of work on the mound. That performance also put Horton in an extremely exclusive statistical MLB club , whose only other member is none other than the legendary Bob Gibson.

“Cade Horton of the @Cubs is 8-1 over his last 11 starts. He has allowed just 6 total runs over that span. In the modern era, the only other MLB pitcher to have 8+ wins & 6 or fewer runs allow

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