Pittsburgh Pirates (21-26, third in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (26-21, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Sunday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (4-3, 3.93 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (3-1, 1.61 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) : LINE Cubs -123, Pirates +103; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Chicago Cubs leading the series 2-1. Chicago has a 14-8 record in home games and a 26-21 record overall. The Cubs have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.71. Pittsburgh is 21-26 overall and 12-14 in road games. The Pirates have hit 44 total home runs to rank sixth in the NL. The matchup Sunday is the seventh
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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27 | 18 | .600 | 0.0 | |
26 | 21 | .553 | 2.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 7.0 | |
20 | 25 | .444 | 7.0 | |
19 | 27 | .413 | 8.5 |