Gameday 138: Pirates look to build on come from behind win over Cubs

Paul Skenes vs Justin Steele

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The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the eighth inning down 3-0, looking like they were on their way to another loss, but Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen went deep, with Dennis Santana completing the come-from-behind victory over the Cubs.

Jameson Taillon pitched seven shutout innings against his former team. He struck out three while allowing three hits and a walk.

Jared Jones pitched 6.1 innings for the Pirates, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out four.

After Aroldis Chapman pitched the eighth, Santana came in for the ninth, picking up his first save as a Pirate and fourth overall.

Paul Skenes will pitch for the Pirates, facing the Cubs for the fourth time this season. This will be his 19th start of the season in the majors, 21% of them have been against the Cubs.

The Cubs will have lefty Justin Steele pitch for them on Tuesday. He picked up the win against the Pirates in his last start, allowing two runs in six innings pitched.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

SS - Isiah Kiner-Falefa

LF - Bryan Reynolds

CF - Oneil Cruz

DH - Andrew McCutchen

1B - Rowdy Tellez

2B - Nick Gonzales

RF - Connor Joe

C - Yasmani Grandal

3B - Jared Triolo

Cubs Lineup

LF - Ian Happ

1B - Michael Busch

DH - Seiya Suzuki

RF - Cody Bellinger

3B - Isaac Paredes

2B - Nico Hoerner

SS - Dansby Swanson

CF - Pete Crow-Armstrong

C - Christian Bethancourt

Pitching Matchup

PIT - Paul Skenes (8-2, 2.23 ERA, 109 IP, 26 BB, 136 K)

CHC - Kyle Hendricks (3-10, 6.75 ERA, 32 BB, 69 K)

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