Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs

What it means

• Season series: CHC win series 2-1.
• Pirates 7-11 on the road; Cubs 6-12 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 9

Inside a Wrigleyville rooftop owner's fight with the Cubs

ESPN · Oct 9

Inside a Wrigleyville rooftop owner's fight with the Cubs

ESPN · Oct 2

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · Oct 1

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · Oct 1

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · Oct 1

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · Sep 30

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 27

Griffin's homer helps Pirates finish with winning record, beating Detroit 4-2

Injuries and inactives

Pirates2nd in NL Cent

• Oneil Cruz CF

  Knee, Bruise, left
  Day-To-Day
• Braxton Ashcraft SP

  Arm, Soreness, right
  15-Day-IL
• Esmerlyn Valdez RF

  Hamstring, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Isaac Mattson RP

  Hip, Inflammation
  15-Day-IL
• Mitch Keller SP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL

Cubs5th in NL Cent

• Ben Brown RP

  Neck, Fracture
  60-Day-IL
• Justin Steele SP

  Elbow, Surgery, left
  60-Day-IL
• Phil Maton RP

  Knee, Sprain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Riley Martin RP

  Elbow, Strain, left
  60-Day-IL
• Shelby Miller RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Pirates2nd in NL Cent

Wil Crowe SP

Probable starter · 6-10, 4.38 ERA, 68 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
2. 2Bryan ReynoldsCF
3. 3Michael Chavis2B
4. 4Daniel VogelbachDH
5. 5Rodolfo CastroSS
6. 6Diego CastilloRF
7. 7Yoshi Tsutsugo1B
8. 8Tyler HeinemanC
9. 9Jack SuwinskiRF

Cubs5th in NL Cent

Drew Smyly SP

Probable starter · 7-8, 3.47 ERA, 91 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1. 1Rafael OrtegaCF
2. 2Willson ContrerasC
3. 3Ian HappLF
4. 4Seiya SuzukiRF
5. 5Alfonso Rivas III1B
6. 6Frank SchwindelDH
7. 7Jonathan Villar2B
8. 8Christopher Morel3B
9. 9Andrelton SimmonsSS

The series

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 31,631

Officials

Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), Scott Barry (First Base Umpire), Dan Bellino (Second Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Third Base Umpire)