NEWSLETTER
Last night, a loss meant the Brewers would take over sole-possession of first place. The same is not true for tonight, because Milwaukee is off (must be nice to have so many off days at the end of the season). HOWEVA, if the Cubs manage to lose their third contest to the Pirates, there will be a tie atop the NL Central. And while the Brewers would get the terrible, long-eliminated Tigers for their final three games, the Cubs would get the Cardinals, who are still fighting for the second Wild Card slot.
Let’s just say winning tonight is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
Fortunately, the Cubs have Jon Lester going and he’s not only been relatively good lately, he has a tendency to play better in big games. Unfortunately, the Pirates have Trevor Williams and he’s …
So … yeah.
Before the game, Brett, Luis, my magic shoes and I will be at Brickhouse for Social Media night and then we’ll be sitting out in the bleachers for the game. Come find us. We’ll be the ones nervously biting are finger nails to the bone for oh, say, 3.5 hours.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (92-66) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (80-77) – Thursday, September 27th at 7:05 CT on CSNC, 670 The Score
Game Thread and Series Preview
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun today.
Starting Pitchers
Cubs: Jon Lester (L):Â 3.43 ERA, 4.40 FIP; 2.43 K/BB
versus
Pirates: Trevor Williams (R):Â 3.06 ERA, 3.87 FIP; 2.35 K/BB
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup:
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Chicago Cubs Lineup:
- Daniel Murphy, 2B
- Ben Zobrist, RF
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Javy Baez, SS
- Kyle Schwarber, LF
- Ian Happ, CF
- Willson Contreras, C
- Jon Lester, P
- David Bote, 3B
