On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Pirates series preview

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Hello again, Pirates! It’s been a while. Lots of new faces on both teams since they last met in May.

For more on the Pirates, here’s Jeremy Brener, an editor at our SB Nation Pirates site Bucs Dugout:

The Pirates face a familiar September ahead of them, one that’s outside playoff contention. However, the team has remained competitive as of late, winning or splitting three of their last four series.

The team is also rotating several new players in and out of the lineup to determine who could be part of the team in 2022. The hottest flash in the pan the team has now is Yoshi Tsutsugo, who struggled earlier this year with the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles…