NL Central Division rivals will collide on Tuesday night, when the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates continue their series from PNC Park. On Memorial Day, SP Mike Montgomery (1-1) struck out five batters over five plus scoreless frames to lead Chicago to a 7-0 victory. Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell each went deep for the Cubs, who trail Milwaukee by 4.5 games for the division lead.
Chicago skipper Joe Maddon will turn to veteran left-hander Jon Lester (4-2 2.37 ERA) in this matchup. Through 57 innings of work, Lester has allowed just six home runs and owns a solid 1.19 WHIP.
The Pittsburgh Pirates enter this contest having lost three straight and eight of their last ten games overall. On Monday, the Pirates collected just two hits and committed two errors on the afternoon. SP Chad Kuhl (4-3) allowed just one run over six frames and took the loss for Pittsburgh, who fell to three games above .500 overall.
Rookie right-hander Nick Kingham (2-1 3.44 ERA) will make his fourth career major league start for the Pirates. Through 18 plus innings, Kingham has struck out 21 batters and has only walked two men that he has faced.
