Chicago Cubs (4-3) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (1-6)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 6:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Zach Davies (1-0, 3.18 ERA) Pirates: Mitch Keller (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
LINE: Cubs favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates enter the matchup as losers of their last six games.
The Pirates went 16-24 in division games in 2020. Pittsburgh hit 59 total home runs with 2.4 extra base hits per game last season.
The Cubs finished 22-18 against NL Central Division opponents in 2020. Chicago averaged 7.0 hits with 2.7 extra base hits per game last year.
The teams meet for the fourth time this year. Chicago leads the season series 3-1.
INJURIES: Pirates: Jose Soriano: (elbow), Cody Ponce: (forearm), Austin Davis: (elbow), Blake Cederlind: (elbow), Steven Brault: (lat strain), Ke’Bryan Hayes: (wrist).
Cubs: Rowan Wick: (oblique), Jonathan Holder: (shoulder), Austin Romine: (knee).
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