The Pittsburgh Pirates (19-25) will visit the Chicago Cubs (25-19), Thursday at 7:40 PM ET, in a clash of NL Central rivals.
The Cubs are favored at home (-138) against the Pirates (+117). The Chicago Cubs will give the start to Justin Steele and the Pirates will counter with Jared Jones (2-4, 2.68 ERA).
The Cubs were vicotrious 7-1 over the Braves yesterday in their most recent game. Seiya Suzuki finished 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Javier Assad was earned the victory after throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out seven.