{"id":760068,"date":"2026-07-24T08:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/760068\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:24:15","slug":"pirates-host-the-cubs-on-3-game-home-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/760068\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates host the Cubs on 3-game home win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Cubs<\/a> (57-45, second in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> (53-50, third in the NL Central)<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd<\/a> (6-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones<\/a> (2-1, 4.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Pirates -125, Cubs +103; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to keep a three-game home win streak alive when they play the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh is 53-50 overall and 27-24 at home. Pirates hitters are batting a collective .261, the best team batting average in the NL.<\/p>\n

Chicago has a 27-23 record in road games and a 57-45 record overall. The Cubs have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.27.<\/p>\n

Friday’s game is the eighth time these teams match up this season. The Pirates are ahead 4-3 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds<\/a> has 24 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs for the Pirates. Nick Gonzales<\/a> is 13 for 39 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> leads the Cubs with 21 home runs while slugging .517. Michael Busch<\/a> is 14 for 42 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 6-4, .249 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs<\/p>\n

Cubs: 5-5, .252 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Pirates: Jake Mangum<\/a>: day-to-day (foot), Oneil Cruz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Endy Rodriguez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (lower body), Spencer Horwitz<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Evan Sisk: 15-Day IL (elbow), Konnor Griffin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (finger), Chris Devenski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (illness)<\/p>\n

Cubs: Matt Shaw<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Riley Martin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 60-Day IL (tricep), Phil Maton: 15-Day IL (knee), Ethan Roberts: 15-Day IL (forearm), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Porter Hodge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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