Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs with Probable Pitchers 8/15-8/17

MLB Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs with Probable Pitching 6/12-6/15

Pittsburgh Pirates (51-71) at Chicago Cubs (68-52)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, August 15th
Time: 1:20 PM CDT
Broadcast: SportNet-PIT / Marquee Sports Network / MLB Network

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, August 16th
Time: 1:20 PM CDT
Broadcast: SportNet-PIT / Marquee Sports Network / FS1

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, August 17th
Time:1:20 PM CDT
Broadcast:  SportNet-PIT / Marquee Sports Network

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Probable Starting Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Friday: TBD vs. Colin Rea (9-5, 4.09 ERA, 85 K)

Saturday: TBD vs. Shota Imanaga (8-5, 3.19 ERA, 79 K)

Sunday: TBD vs. Javier Assad (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 2 K)

Team Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates

AVG: .232
R: 432
HR: 86
ERA: 4.06
K: 947
WHIP: 1.24

Chicago Cubs

AVG: .252
R: 605
HR: 170
ERA: 3.85
K: 906
WHIP: 1.21

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Team Leaders

Pittsburgh Pirates

AVG: Bryan Reynolds – .247
HR: Oneil Cruz – 18
RBI: Bryan Reynolds – 61
W: Paul Skenes – 7
ERA: Paul Skenes – 2.13
K: Paul Skenes – 166

Chicago Cubs

AVG: Nico Hoerner – .293
HR: Pete Crow-Armstrong– 27
RBI: Seiya Suzuki – 85
W: Matthew Boyd – 11
ERA: Matthew Boyd – 2.46
K: Matthew Boyd – 126

Next Up:

Pittsburgh: August 18-20 vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Chicago: August 18-21 vs. Milwaukee Brewers

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