Gameday 32: Pirates look for series win against the Chicago Cubs
Paul Skenes vs Colin Rea
After winning the second of three against the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates will go for a series win against a divisional opponent.
The win brought their record to 12-19, which puts them in last place in the NL Central. They trail the St. Louis Cardinals by two games.
Paul Skenes will make his seventh start of the season and is looking to pick up his fourth win. Colin Rea will start for the Cubs. He has an ERA under one in six games this season, half of which have been starts.
The Pirates will host the San Diego Padres this weekend.
First pitch on Thursday is scheduled for 12:35 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
CF - Oneil Cruz
RF - Bryan Reynolds
DH - Andrew McCutchen
1B - Enmanuel Valdez
3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes
LF - Alexander Canario
2B - Adam Frazier
SS - Jared Triolo
C - Henry Davis
Lineup
LF - Ian Happ
RF - Kyle Tucker
DH - Seiya Suzuki
1B - Michael Busch
2B - Nico Hoerner
CF - Pete Crow-Armstrong
C - Miguel Amaya
SS - Dansby Swanson
3B - Nicky Lopez
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Paul Skenes (3-2, 2.39 ERA, 37.2 IP, 4 BB, 39 K)
CHC - Colin Rea (1-0, 0.96 ERA, 18.2 IP, 3 BB, 19 K)
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Rivas w #7.
And Yordany just went oppo against an extremely tough pitcher.