The Chicago Cubs will try to get back on track when they travel to PNC Park tonight to open a 3 game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jake Arrieta will get the call for the Cubs and he is 12-3 on the season with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 1.06. Arrieta has been spectacular at PNC Park, going 4-0 with an ERA of just 1.85 in 6 career starts. Chicago has dominated the Pirates, winning their last 7 in Pittsburgh and taking 13 out of the last 16 meetings. The lefty Francisco Liriano takes the hill for Pittsburgh tonight and he has struggled in 2016, going 5-8 with an ERA of 5.34 and a WHIP of 1.65. The Cubs have faced Liriano twice this season and clobbered him, putting up 12 runs in 10-1/3 innings. The Pirates are a dismal 1-6 in Liriano’s last 7 starts and 0-4 in his last 4 home outings. Cubs should snap their 3 game skid tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Chicago Cubs