Two teams in the NL Central — the Chicago Cubs (70-66) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-72) — clash on Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET, at Wrigley Field.
The Pirates are an underdog (+118 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Cubs (-138). The Cubs will give the ball to Jameson Taillon (9-8) versus the Pirates and Jared Jones (5-7).
The Cubs won their most recent contest versus the Nationals by a 5-3 score Saturday, with Javier Assad picking up the win pitching going six innings, giving up three earned runs on eight hits while striking out four. Nico Hoerner went 2-for-4 to lead them offensively.