The second baseman supplied the only offense for the Pirates when he bashed a DL Hall fastball off the right-field foul pole in the eighth inning. It was Lowe's 30th homer of the season, marking the third time in his career he's reached that plateau, and he's been locked in to close out the campaign. Over his last 14 games, Lowe has delivered a .346/.424/.558 slash line with two doubles, three home runs, six RBI and 10 runs.

The 32-year-old will hit the bench Sunday as Pittsburgh rolls out a righty-heavy lineup versus Chicago southpaw Matthew Boyd. Lowe has a .608 OPS in 190 plate appearances against left-handed pitching this season, and he could see limited opportunities against them down the stretch given that he's now sat in three of the Pirates' past six games versus lefty starters.