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On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Pirates series preview
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These days in baseball, we get a lot of weird scheduling as we have seen between the Cubs and Pirates so far in 2021.
The teams have met nine times already, six at Wrigley Field, three at PNC Park.
A few random notes on those nine games:
The Cubs won four of the six in Chicago, but lost two of three in Pittsburgh.
Overall, the Cubs have a negative run differential (-6) in the nine games despite winning five of the nine.
May has been fairly merry for the Chicago Cubs, who are 13-7 this month heading into a three-game series against the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates that will ope
Off-days are for the birds, baby.
With no game for the big league Cubs tonight, Marquee Sports Network has decided to cover and broadcast the Triple-A Iowa Cubs game against the Indianapolis Indians. Cory Abbott is taking the mound for the Cubs in this one, marking his Triple-A debut.
Abbott, the Cubs second round pick back in 2017, was Bleacher Nation’s 10th ranked prospect coming into this season, and this is what Bryan had to say about him at the time:
Skill Set: Cubs love the edge he plays with, and he benefits from an attack-attack-attack mentality on the mound. I believe the slider is more plus than it gets credit for, a belief that is backed up by the results (as a reminder, hitters went 25-for-213 in his last 11 AA starts). Can pitch backwards off his two breaking balls, or pitch conventionally, as the command of his fastball is generally above-average.
2021/04/12 04:17 Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Ap. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker drives in two runs with a single off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Trevor Williams during the second i. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker drives in two runs with a single off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Trevor Williams during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)