(CHICAGO) – Yu Darvish and Craign Kimbrel looked like they did at the end of last year. Darvish pitched six shutout innings, Jason Heyward hit a key two-run single and the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Friday night. Darvish allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked one, bouncing back nicely after he struggled in his first start last weekend against Milwaukee. The Cubs are counting on the right-hander to help anchor their rotation after he finished strong in 2019. While Darvish (1-1) appeared to be moving in the right direction, Kimbrel worked a shaky ninth in a non-save situation. Josh Bell and Colin Moran homered for Pittsburgh before Kimbrel retired three in a row to end the game. Pittsburgh's lineup continued to struggle after it lost 3-0 to Milwaukee on Wednesday night. It began the day with a major league-low .171 team batting average. The Pirates got five of their seven hits in the last two innings. Chicago also got a solo home run from Jason Kipnis in its fourth win in five games. He connected in the fourth, sending a drive to the empty bleachers in right. It was the first homer of the season for the veteran second baseman, a suburban Chicago native who agreed to a minor league deal with the Cubs in February.