Happy Fourth of July … to the second-place Chicago Cubs.
As you all well know, the Cubs are a full game back in the NL Central and have lost 7 of their past 10 games, including three straight against these very Pirates. If they don’t win today, the Cubs and Pirates will have the same number of losses on the season..
But the American revolutionaries faced tougher odds than that 200+ years ago, right? And we’re not gonna let thEM DOWN ON THE BIGGEST AMERICAN HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR, RIGHT?!
AND WE’RE GONNA FIGHT UNTIL THERE’S NO FIGHT LEFT IN US, RIGHT?!
THAN GET OUT THERE AND KICK SOME PIRATE BUTT.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (45-42) at Pittsburgh Pirates (42-43) – Thursday, July 4th at 3:05 CT on NBC Sports Chicago, 670 The Score
Starting Pitchers
Pirates: Jordan Lyles (R)
versus
Cubs: Jose Quintana (L)
Chicago Cubs:
- Kyle Schwarber, LF
- Javy Baez, SS
- Kris Bryant, RF
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Willson Contreras, C
- Robel Garcia, 2B
- David Bote, 3B
- Albert Almora Jr., CF
- Jose Quintana, P
Pittsburgh Pirates:
- Kevin Newman, 2B
- Bryan Reynolds, LF
- Starling Marte, CF
- Josh Bell, 1B
- Melky Cabrera, RF
- Jose Osuna, 3B
- Jung Ho Kang, SS
- Elias Diaz, C
- Jordan Lyles, P