Chicago Cubs (25-41, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (26-39, third in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBES: Cubs: Caleb Kilian (0-1, 8.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, six strikeouts); Pirates: JT Brubaker (0-7, 4.50 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 65 Strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTS BOOK LINE: Pirates -112, Cubs -107; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM: The Pittsburgh Pirates are playing the Chicago Cubs after Jack Suwinski hit three home runs against the Giants on Sunday.
Pittsburgh has a 26-39 record overall and a 14-19 record at home. The Pirates are 18-5 in games when they beat their opponents.
Chicago is 25-41 overall and 12-16 on the road. The Cubs went 10-33 in games when they conceded a home run.
The teams meet on Monday for the 10th time this season. The Pirates lead the season series 5-4.
HIGH-PERFORMERS: Ke’Bryan Hayes ranks eighth in the Pirates with a .270 batting average and has 15 doubles, a triple, two homers, 26 walks and 22 RBI. Bryan Reynolds is 13-to-36 with three homers and seven RBI in his last 10 games.
Ian Happ has a .284 batting average to place fourth with the Cubs and has 13 doubles, two triples and seven homers. Willson Contreras is 12-to-39 with two homers and four RBI in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 2-8, .192 batting average, 5.25 ERA, surpassed by 23 runs
Cubs: 2-8, .232 batting average, 7.42 ERA, surpassed on 51 runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Yoshitomo Tsutsugo: 10 days IL (back), Dillon Peters: 15 days IL (back), Tucupita Marcano: 10 days IL (Covid-19), Canaan Smith-Njigba: 60 days IL (wrist), Duane Underwood Jr.: 15 days IL (Covid-19), Josh VanMeter: 10 days IL (fingers), Ben Gamel: 10 days IL (hamstring), Kevin Newman: 60 days IL (groin), Roberto Perez: 60 days IL (hamstring ), Jake Marisnick: 10 days IL (thumb), Greg Allen: 60 days IL (hamstring), Blake Cederlind: 60 days IL (elbows), Nick Mears: 60 days IL (elbows)
Hatchlings: Frank Schwindel: 10-day IL (back), Nick Madrigal: 10-day IL (groin), Wade Miley: 15-day IL (shoulder), Marcus Stroman: 15-day IL (shoulder), David Bote: 60-day IL ( Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Smyly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Seiya Suzuki: 10-Day IL (finger), Ethan Roberts: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Hermosillo: 10-Day IL (Covid), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (Shoulder), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (Elbow), Brad Wieck: 60-Day IL (Elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and data from Sportradar.
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