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Cubs vs. Pirates 5/27/21

Bucs hope to salvage some of this series.

By Patricia Beninato
Pittsburgh Pirates v Atlanta Braves
Good luck this go-round, Tyler.
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Chicago Cubs (26-22) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (18-30), May 27, 2021, 12:35 p.m. EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Radio: KDKA-FM (93.7 The Fan)

Cubs SB Nation Site: Bleed Cubbie Blue

Starting Pitchers

Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (4-4, 4.74 ERA)

Pirates: Tyler Anderson (3-4, 4.73 ERA)

Probable Starting Lineups (subject to last-minute change)

Cubs

  1. Willson Contreras (C)
  2. Kris Bryant (1B)
  3. Javier Baez (SS)
  4. Ian Happ (CF)
  5. David Bote (3B)
  6. Raphael Ortega (LF)
  7. Patrick Wisdom (RF)
  8. Eric Sogard (2B)
  9. Kyle Hendricks (P)

Pirates

  1. Adam Frazier (2B)
  2. Ben Gamel (LF)
  3. Bryan Reynolds (CF)
  4. Gregory Polanco (RF)
  5. Erik Gonzales (3B)
  6. Will Craig (1B)
  7. Michael Perez (C)
  8. Kevin Newman (SS)
  9. Tyler Anderson (P)

The Pirates are hoping to take the last game of this series against the Cubs this afternoon at PNC Park, and today two pitchers that are fairly evenly matched will face off. Although at times it looked like batting practice in Tyler Anderson’s outing against the heavy-hitting Braves last Saturday, Anderson told the media that he gave a lot of credit to the Braves and felt like he’d pitched well despite his end line. Kyle Hendricks seems to struggle against the Bucs, so they’ve got that going for them, which is nice.

It’s lunchtime baseball, your game thread is open, and, as always, LET’S GO BUCS!

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