Willson Contreras hits 1st-inning slam, Cubs beat Pirates 9-0

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Willson Contreras led off with a double and became a rare leadoff hitter with a first-inning grand slam as the Chicago Cubs burst to an eight-run lead and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 on Monday night.

Contreras became the 10th leadoff hitter since 1901 with a first-inning slam, the first since Houston’s George Springer off Kansas City’s Edinson Vólquez on June 24, 2016. The slam was the 100th homer of Contreras' career, making him the third Cubs catcher to reach that mark along with Gabby Hartnett and Jody Davis. Contreras became the first Cub with two extra-base hits in an inning since Javier Báez on May 1, 2019.

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"It's good to know," said Contreras, who was the designated hitter Monday. "It's better to know I'm the third Cub to hit 100 homers as a catcher and making history. It makes me proud."

Wade Miley (1-0) retired his first 14 batters before Michael Chavis lined a single to left and ended a 13-inning hitless streak for Pittsburgh batters. The Pirates didn't get any hits in a 1-0 win over visiting Cincinnati on Sunday and had not gotten a hit since Rodolfo Castro's seventh-inning single during Saturday's 3-1 win.

"Yesterday we just saw a guy with electric stuff," Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said of Reds rookie Hunter Greene. "Today we saw a veteran pitcher who works fast and knows how to execute pitches. We got behind, and he did a nice job of that."

Chicago Cubs' Willson Contreras celebrates his grand slam off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Bryse Wilson during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 16, 2022, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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