Due to the previously mentioned mini vacation with The Wife, the EBS for this game is likely to be delayed until a few hours after the end of the game. A thousand apologies.
Brett Jackson and Anthony Rizzo are, indeed, back in the lineup after missing some time. Good to see they both avoided even medium-ish injuries. Just really bad owwies.
Game Info
Pittsburgh Pirates (72-70) at Chicago Cubs (56-87), 1:20 CT on WGN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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The Series Preview for this series lives here.
Starting Pitchers
James McDonald (12-7, 3.93 ERA, 2.33 K/BB)
versus
Chris Rusin (0-2, 5.73 ERA, 1.50 K/BB)
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
1. Brock Holt, 2B
2. Starling Marte, LF
3. Andrew McCutchen, CF
4. Garrett Jones, RF
5. Gaby Sanchez, 1B
6. Michael McKenry, C
7. Pedro Alvarez, 3B
8. Clint Barmes, SS
9. James McDonald, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. David DeJesus, RF
2. Luis Valbuena, 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Starlin Castro, SS
6. Steve Clevenger, C
7. Brett Jackson, CF
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Chris Rusin, P