PITTSBURGH -- Pirates manager Don Kelly was ejected for the second time in three games. Kelly argued with crew chief Dan Bellino after a review of a hit-by-pitch didn’t go Pittsburgh’s way in Monday afternoon’s 2-1 series-opening win against the Cubs at PNC Park.

PITTSBURGH -- The winning formula has become quite simple for the Pirates. When scoring first, they are 25-11. When the Bucs don’t, they’re 3-15. Pittsburgh kept the trend going on Monday afternoon at PNC Park. Pittsburgh took the first of a four-game series against the Cubs, as a 2-1 victory