Pirates vs Cubs Picks and Prediction – 6/13/2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates stay on the road Thursday with another game in Chicago against the Cubs. Pittsburgh has been mediocre this season with 28 wins and 41 losses on the year but have won 4 of the last five overall. Offensively Pittsburgh has a .229 team batting average with the Pirates scored 220 runs and 515 hits. The Pittsburgh pitching has been top tier this season with a 3.80 on team ERA. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Andrew McCutchen leads the Pittsburgh offense this season with a .263 batting average and a .354 OBP. Brian Reynolds leads Pittsburgh with 60 hits and 39 RBIs through 68 games played. O'Neill Cruz has supplied the power for the Pittsburgh offense leading the team with 13 home runs in 60 games this year.

The Chicago Cubs stay on their home field Thursday 14 games above .500 on the year having lost three of the last four. Offensively Chicago has hit the ball well this season with a .258 batting average the Cubs scored 374 runs on 603 hits. The Chicago pitching has been top tier this season for the 3.65 ERA but the Cubs have allowed fifteen runs across their last three losses.

Nico Hoerner leads the Chicago offense this season with a .288 batting average and 72 hits this season. Pete Crow-Armstrong has a .271 batting average to go along with a team high seventeen home runs. Seiya Suzuki has a .266 batting average and leads Chicago with 56 RBI's this season. Kyle Tucker has a .274 batting average and leads the team the .387 OBP. Reese McGuire has a .269 batting average for Chicago this season but has played in just seven total games.

Chicago is the far better team in this game and will have the edge Thursday. Chicago will be at home and they have the better offense. Pittsburgh struggles desperately to score and that will be the difference in this game. Take the Cubs Thursday to do the work leading to the win at home. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win and cover 7-1.