Joshua Palacios blasted a 3 run homer in the 4th and Connor Joe a 2 run homer in the 6th to help power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a wild 13-7 win over the Chicago Cubs Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. The win overshadows a grand slam homer by Ian Happ of the Cubs and a blast by Christopher Morel. Justin Steele gave up 6 runs in only 3 innings to take the loss for the Cubs. They are only 1/2 game ahead of Miami for the third and final NL Wild Card spot. The two teams play the rubber game of the series Thursday night and you can heat it in Lite 103 WAKO beginning with the pregame programming at 6:05 p.m. CT and the first pitch at 6:40 p.m.