The sport is steeped in tradition and has a rich. PITTSBURGH - The Pirates returned home after a 1-5 start to the season, but they earned a convincing series win to begin their first homestand with a 7-1 victory on Sunday afternoon vs. This time, Travis d’Arnaud gets the day off and Ozuna returns to the DH spot with William Contreras forming the receiving part of the battery with Charlie Morton. Cubs vs Pirates is known as Americas pastime and is a special game for many people across the United States. Although they were able to win game one behind two solo bombs from Seiya Suzuki, they dropped the finale 6-2. The Braves, meanwhile, are pretty much staying steady, but for the informal C/DH rotation they have right now with their two catchers and Marcell Ozuna. Win 50 if Steph Curry Scores 1+ Point vs. Coming off a 2-1 series win over the Milwaukee Brewers at home to open the season, the Chicago Cubs were in a good spot when they traveled to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates. The only other time the Pirates used this starting nine was also behind Zach Thompson last Sunday, when they won a 3-0 shutout against the Diamondbacks. Tucupita Marcano moves up from the bottom half of the order to leadoff, pushing Ke’Bryan Hayes to third (where he’s hit most of the year) and everyone else mostly down a spot. The Pirates are mixing things up a bit - but that’s not surprising given that we’re heading into Game 57 and they still haven’t repeated a lineup all year.
Let’s just start with the Statcast graphic:
In the First game of the series, the Cubs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead but saw that quickly evaporate as Vogelbach launched a 2-run homer in the 3rd. Here we go again, as the Braves seek win number 10 in a row. The Pirates have come into Wrigley Field and cooled off the Cubs as they have taken the first 2 games of the series thanks to some timely hitting.