Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season between the teams Friday night.

On a full day of MLB action on May 27, we saw some history. Cristopher Sanchez broke a century-long record in Phillies history, leading the charge for the team again on the mound.

The Pirates hit him hard at Wrigley Field April 12, including three home runs, though he did strike out 10. Last year Jamo threw six shutout innings against the Pirates Sept. 15 at PNC Park. So, how about another one like that?

Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Monday. Davis turned on a 91 mph cutter from Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) and sent it well over the right-field fence for his fourth home run of the season.

The Cubs' losing skid came after the team recorded two separate 10-game winning streaks earlier in the season.

This is the opportunity for the Cubs to wipe away May and reassert themselves as contenders in the National League. If they don’t win something like 18 games in the month of June, it’s hard to imagine them staying in contention when things toughen up in July.