Mike Burrows held the Cubs to one run in 5.1 innings, but the Pirates’ offense couldn’t do much of anything in the loss.

While both teams have trended towards the Under across their last 10 games, a larger sample size suggests the Cubs are a run machine. The hosts sit second in the majors with 382 runs, and only the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox have served up more hits.

The Chicago Cubs are off to a blazing start after 70 games. Their 42-28 record is just five games off the pace set by the 2016 Cubs team that went on to win 103 regular season games, followed by their first World Series victory since 1908.

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Paul Skenes took a no-decision after throwing 5.0-shutout innings and Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the game-winning run on a sac fly in the top of the 10th.

In the second game of a four-game series at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs (42-27) play the Pittsburgh Pirates (28-42), Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Pirates are an underdog away (+190) against the Cubs (-230). The scheduled starters are Matthew Boyd (5-3) for the Chicago Cubs, and Mike Burrows (1-1) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were defeated 3-2 by the Chicago Cubs in the opening game of the series on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Andrew Heaney delivered a quality start but allowed a pair of ...

The Chicago Cubs will be aggressively seeking starting pitching upgrades at the trade deadline and could turn to a divisional foe for help.

After their victory over the Chicago Cubs this past Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies find themselves back on the winning path.

Matthew Boyd threw six quality innings, and Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning to propel the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon.