The Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night 7-2 on WESB. Home plate umpire Laz Diaz warned both benches after Pirates reliever Kyle Lobstein hit Ben Zobrist with a pitch to lead off the seventh. That came after Jason Hammel hit Straling Marte and inning earlier. The teams had a benches-clearing incident in last year’s NL wild card game. Andrew McCutchen had a solo home run and an RBI groundout for the Bucs. Jordy Mercer was 3 for 3 with a walk and has reached base in 14 straight games but Josh Harrison’s 10-game hitting streak ended as he went 0 for 4. Gerrit Cole took the loss allowing five runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings