Pirates at Cubs 9/25/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of a four-game series on the road Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates were defeated on Sunday by the Milwaukee Brewers 13-6. Pittsburgh was eliminated from playoff contention after the Giants lost to the Cardinals. The Pirates gave up five runs during the sixth even though the Brewers managed to hit the ball out of the infield just once.
Ben Zobrist leads the Cubs with a .314 batting average. Javier Baez leads the team in home runs with 34, RBIs with 110 and hits with 168. Chicago has a team batting average of .259 while opposing hitters are averaging .240 at the plate against Cubs pitching. On Tuesday, the Cubs will send Mike Montgomery to the mound. The lefthander this season is 5-5 with an ERA of 3.75, 82 Ks and 38 BBs.
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Chicago is battling to win the NL Central while Pittsburgh is just playing out its final seven games of the season. The Cubs have won 4 of Montgomery’s last 5 starts and 5 of the lefthander’s last 6 starts on Tuesday. On the other hand, the Pirates have lost each of Archer’s last 4 starts on the road and 5 of the right-hander’s last 7 starts overall. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win 5-3.