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Pittsburgh Pirates (65-73, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (71-68, second in the NL Central)
Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
LIKELY PITCHING PLAYERS: Pirates: Domingo German (0-0, 6.11 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (11-3, 3.14 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 148 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cubs -194, Pirates +162; Over/Under is 7 1/2 runs
Conclusion: The Pittsburgh Pirates are playing against the Chicago Cubs and want to win their three-game series.
Chicago has a 71-68 overall record and a 36-31 home record. The Cubs hitters have a combined on-base percentage of .315, the seventh-best percentage in the NL.
Pittsburgh has a 33-37 record in road games and a 65-73 overall record. The Pirates have a 31-56 record in games in which they have allowed at least one home run.
The teams will meet for the 13th time this season on Wednesday. The season score is 6:6.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 23 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki has hit 15 for 43 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs in the last 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds has 22 home runs, 49 walks and 77 RBIs with a .282 batting average for the Pirates. Oneil Cruz has hit 14 for 42 with three doubles and five RBIs in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 7-3, .300 batting average, 5.16 ERA, 34 runs more than opponents
Pirates: 4-6, .260 batting average, 6.65 ERA, 22 runs less
INJURIES: Cubs: Justin Steele: day-to-day (elbow), Nick Madrigal: 60-day IL (finger), Julian Merryweather: 15-day IL (knee), Ben Brown: 60-day IL (neck), Luke Little: 60-day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 15-day IL (forearm), Colten Brewer: 60-day IL (hand), Yency Almonte: 60-day IL (shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60-day IL (forearm)
Pirates: Ben Heller: 15-day IL (shoulder), Joey Bart: 10-day IL (hamstring), Hunter Stratton: 60-day IL (patella), Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10-day IL (herniated disc), Marco Gonzales: 60-day IL (forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60-day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-day IL (elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60-day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
