Cubs at Pirates 8/19/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates close out their weekend series with the Chicago Cubs at home on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates went into the weekend riding a five game losing streak and lost to the Cubs 1-0 on Friday. Pittsburgh has won just 4 of their last 10 games and are 4th in the NL Central. The Pirates are 28-21 in divisional games and are 33-31 at home.

Jameson Taillon will make his 25th start on the hill for the Pirates. Taillon is 9-9 on the season with 140 innings pitched. Taillon carries a 3.66 ERA and has 123 strikeouts. Taillon pitched 6 innings in his last start allowed 3 earned runs on 7 hits. The Chicago Cubs entered the weekend riding a three game win streak. Chicago are the leaders of the NL Central with a 71-50 record. The Cubs are 7-3 over their last 10 games and average 9.1 hits per game which ranks 2nd in the MLB. Chicago is 29-25 in divisional games and are 33-27 on the road.

Jose Quintana will make his 24th start of the season. Quintana is 10-9 on the season with 125 innings pitched. Quintana carries a 4.46 ERA and has 110 strikeouts. Quintana pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing 5 earned runs on 6 hits.