Swanson and Boyd help the NL Central-leading Cubs top the Pirates 2-1
THOMAS, ALONGSIDE METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FERREIRA CHRISTINE. IT WAS PRETTY CLOUDY YESTERDAY. SO HOW’S THE WEATHER SHAPING UP TODAY? TODAY WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS, BUT I THINK THEY’LL BE KIND OF FIRST HALF OF THE DAY. SECOND HALF WE’LL BE DRYING OUT A LITTLE BIT. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMP CONDITIONS HERE IN OUR HERSHEY SKY CAM. AND WE HAVE A WIND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TODAY. SO THAT’S GOING TO HELP TO LOWER OUR TEMPERATURES COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. ALSO BRING DOWN THE HUMIDITY. IF YOU WEREN’T A FAN OF THAT RIGHT NOW, WE ARE SEEING SOME RAIN COMING IN FROM THE WEST INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY AS WE SPEAK. SOME SPOTS ARE DRYING OUT, OTHERS ARE SEEING SOME AREAS OF RAIN AND THERE’S SOME MODERATE RAIN, ESPECIALLY ALONG I-80. SO THAT’S WHY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS A FLOOD WATCH IN THOSE AREAS. OUR EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES, UNTIL 4:00 TODAY. BUT THE REST OF THE AREA, NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURES. WE’RE IN THE 60S NOW, AND I DON’T THINK THE TEMPERATURES ARE REALLY GOING TO CHANGE MUCH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DEW POINTS HAVE COME DOWN. THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS. WE’RE SEEING MORE 50. SO IT IS GOING TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE. AND HERE’S YOUR NEXT 12 HOURS. LOTS OF CLOUDS, SOME OCCASIONAL SHOWERS OR LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING. AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON YOU MIGHT GET A RUMBLE OF THUNDER, BUT I DO THINK THINGS WILL BE DRYING OUT AS WE HEAD TOWARD EVENING. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT FATHER’S DAY COMING UP IN MY FULL FORECAST. BACK TO YOU, CHRISTINE. THANK YOU. A MILITARY PARADE REQUESTED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS HAPPENING TODAY IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL. IT’S ALL IN CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMY. BUT IT ALSO FALLS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S 79TH BIRTHDAY. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NATIONAL MALL. JACKIE. HOW’S IT LOOKING OUT THERE? YEAH. GABRIELLE, ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, YOU’D LIKELY BE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON THIS ROAD BEHIND ME. BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO CARS COMING THROUGH HERE. THERE ARE POLICE OFFICERS ON EVERY CORNER. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE’S ACTUALLY A FENCE THAT IS LINING THE PERIMETER OF THE NATIONAL MALL. ALL OF THIS AS WASHINGTON, D.C., PREPARES TO WELCOME POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST MILITARY PARADE HERE SINCE 1991. SECURITY IS HIGH AND THE STAGE IS SET FOR SATURDAY’S MASSIVE MILITARY PARADE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WITH A GRAND PARADE, A PARADE, A MILITARY PARADE THAT I DON’T THINK WE’VE EVER SEEN. THE LIKES OF WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO SEE ON THE NATIONAL MALL. THOSE ATTENDEES CAN ALSO SEE CONCERTS, FIREWORKS, EVEN FITNESS COMPETITIONS, ALL IN HONOR OF THE U.S. ARMY’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME. COME OUT AND MEET YOUR ARMY, ASK QUESTIONS, SEE WHAT WE’RE ABOUT. IF IT ENCOURAGES MILITARY SERVICE, GREAT. ENCOURAGE YOU TO PICK UP A BOOK AND LEARN ABOUT OUR HISTORY. LIKE EVEN BETTER ARMY OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT 50 AIRCRAFT WILL FLY OVERHEAD DURING THE PARADE, WHILE MORE THAN 6000 SOLDIERS MARCH BELOW, GROUPED TOGETHER TO REPRESENT DIFFERENT WARS. ABOUT 150 ARMY VEHICLES WILL ALSO BE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY AND IN THE PARADE. METAL PLATES LIKE THIS WERE INSTALLED ALL AROUND THE CITY TO PROTECT THE ROADS FROM TANKS WEIGHING UP TO 80 TONS. IT TAKES AWAY ANY POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE TO THESE ROADS AND HIGHER COSTS LATER ON. THE COST OF THE MILITARY PARADE, WHICH ALSO FALLS ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S BIRTHDAY, HAS BEEN CRITICIZED BY DEMOCRATS AS THE ADMINISTRATION CUTS GOVERNMENT FUNDING IN OTHER AREAS. DOES THAT MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN FOR THESE MILITARY FAMILIES? I DON’T THINK SO. $45 MILLION FOR A PARADE, FOR GOD’S SAKE. THIS IS THE PRESIDENT’S USE OF THE MILITARY FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS PROMPTING NATIONWIDE PROTESTS. AND ORGANIZERS SAY HUNDREDS MORE ARE EXPECTED TODAY. I SERVED THIS COUNTRY FOR 35 YEARS, AND I AM NOT GOING TO BE INTIMIDATED BY A TYRANT IN THE WHITE HOUSE. NOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED ABOUT THOSE PROTESTS EARLIER THIS WEEK, SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE MET WITH, QUOTE, VERY BIG FORCE. THE WHITE HOUSE DID LATER CLARIFY, GABRIEL, THAT THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTS PEACEFUL PROTESTING. JACKIE, CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN THERE TODAY? GABRIEL. FIRST, I WILL SAY THAT AUTHORITIES EARLIER THIS WEEK HAVE SAID THERE ARE NO KNOWN CREDIBLE THREATS TO THIS EVENT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE TAKING NO CHANCES. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE DEPLOYING THOUSANDS OF AGENTS, SPECIALISTS, OFFICERS, ETC. TO PROTECT THIS EVENT. BUT BEYOND WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE ON THE GROUND, GABRIEL, THEY’RE ALSO TAKING SOME ADDED PRECAUTION IN THE SKIES, PARTICULARLY AFTER THAT DEADLY MIDAIR COLLISION JUST OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON DC EARLIER THIS YEAR BETWEEN A PASSENGER JET AND AN ARMY HELICOPTER. SO TO ACCOMMODATE THE FLYOVER THAT’S HAPPENING DURING THE PARADE, AS WELL AS THE FIREWORK DISPLAY, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS ACTUALLY GROUNDED FLIGHTS, HAS HALTED FLIGHTS COMPLETELY AT REAGAN AIRPORT DURING THE PEAK HOURS OF THIS EVENT. LATER THIS EVENING. GABRIELLE. JACKIE. THANK YOU. WELL, THE FESTIVITIES ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT THE PARADE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AT 630 TONIGHT.
Swanson and Boyd help the NL Central-leading Cubs top the Pirates 2-1
Updated: 7:44 PM EDT Jun 14, 2025
Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday.Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8. Swanson connected against Ryan Borucki (1-3) with two out in the sixth inning, giving Chicago a 2-1 lead with a solo drive into the bleachers in left-center. It was his 13th homer of the season.Swanson struck out swinging against Mike Burrows in his first two at-bats of the afternoon. But Burrows departed after retiring Seiya Suzuki on a popup to first for the first out of the sixth.Andrew McCutchen went deep for last-place Pittsburgh, which had won six of eight. It was McCutchen’s 18th homer at Wrigley Field, tops for a visitor to the iconic ballpark among active players.Boyd (6-3) retired 14 in a row after McCutchen connected with one out in the first. The left-hander, who signed a $29 million, two-year deal with Chicago in free agency, improved to 6-0 with a 2.25 ERA in six home starts this year.The NL Central-leading Cubs tied the game in the third. Nico Hoerner hit a leadoff single, stole second and advanced to third on Matt Shaw’s grounder to first. Ian Happ followed with a sacrifice fly to left.After Boyd departed, Ryan Pressly and Drew Pomeranz each got three outs for Chicago. Daniel Palencia handled the ninth for his sixth save.The Pirates got three hits against Pressly in the seventh and failed to score. Bryan Reynolds erased McCutchen’s leadoff single when he grounded into a double play. Henry Davis struck out looking with two runners on for the final out of the inning.The Cubs improved to 6-6 in a stretch of 13 games in 13 days. Following Monday’s off day, they have another stretch of 13 games in 13 days.Mitch Keller (1-9, 4.15 ERA) starts for Pittsburgh on Sunday, and fellow right-hander Colin Rea (4-2, 3.92 ERA) takes the mound for Chicago.
CHICAGO —
Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8.
Swanson connected against Ryan Borucki (1-3) with two out in the sixth inning, giving Chicago a 2-1 lead with a solo drive into the bleachers in left-center. It was his 13th homer of the season.
Swanson struck out swinging against Mike Burrows in his first two at-bats of the afternoon. But Burrows departed after retiring Seiya Suzuki on a popup to first for the first out of the sixth.
Andrew McCutchen went deep for last-place Pittsburgh, which had won six of eight. It was McCutchen’s 18th homer at Wrigley Field, tops for a visitor to the iconic ballpark among active players.
Boyd (6-3) retired 14 in a row after McCutchen connected with one out in the first. The left-hander, who signed a $29 million, two-year deal with Chicago in free agency, improved to 6-0 with a 2.25 ERA in six home starts this year.
The NL Central-leading Cubs tied the game in the third. Nico Hoerner hit a leadoff single, stole second and advanced to third on Matt Shaw’s grounder to first. Ian Happ followed with a sacrifice fly to left.
After Boyd departed, Ryan Pressly and Drew Pomeranz each got three outs for Chicago. Daniel Palencia handled the ninth for his sixth save.
The Pirates got three hits against Pressly in the seventh and failed to score. Bryan Reynolds erased McCutchen’s leadoff single when he grounded into a double play. Henry Davis struck out looking with two runners on for the final out of the inning.
The Cubs improved to 6-6 in a stretch of 13 games in 13 days. Following Monday’s off day, they have another stretch of 13 games in 13 days.
Mitch Keller (1-9, 4.15 ERA) starts for Pittsburgh on Sunday, and fellow right-hander Colin Rea (4-2, 3.92 ERA) takes the mound for Chicago.