Pittsburgh Pirates (6-7, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (6-7, fourth in the NL Central)Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Jose Quintana (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, five strikeouts); Cubs: Drew Smyly (1-0, .00 ERA, .83 WHIP, five strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -162, Pirates +139BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to break their three-game home skid. The Cubs have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .254. The Pirates have the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play at .245. TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has two doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI for the Cubs. Ke’Bryan Hayes has a .333 batting average to rank seventh on the Pirates, and has four doubles.

Source: The Star April 22, 2022 08:00 UTC