The Pittsburgh Pirates travel to Chicago to take on the Cubs for the third time in the young 2015 season. The Cubs have won four of the seven meetings thus far against the Pirates. The Pirates are 8-11 away from home, while the Cubs are 10-8 at Wrigley Field, their home ballpark.
The Pirates enter at 17-18 after splitting a four game series in which they lost the last two contests to the lowly Philadelphia Phillies (13-23). They remain in fourth place in the competitive National League Central.
The Cubs enter at 19-15 after sweeping a four game series against the upstart New York Mets (20-15).