Pittsburgh Pirates (40-56, third in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (38-57, fourth in the NL Central)Chicago; Monday, 8:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: JT Brubaker (2-8, 4.02 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 97 strikeouts); Cubs: Adrian Sampson (0-1, 3.62 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -150, Pirates +127; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday to start a two-game series. The Cubs have hit 96 total home runs to rank ninth in the NL. The Pirates have gone 18-8 in games when they hit at least two home runs. TOP PERFORMERS: Patrick Wisdom leads the Cubs with 37 extra base hits (20 doubles and 17 home runs). Ke’Bryan Hayes has 16 doubles, three triples and four home runs while hitting .248 for the Pirates.

Source: The Star July 25, 2022 11:03 UTC