Joc Pederson leads off in left, followed by Kris Bryant in right, Javy Báez at short, and Anthony Rizzo at first. Ian Happ is in center, Nico Hoerner is at second, David Bote is at third, and PJ Higgins is catching.
Has Jake Arrieta ever pitched a big game in Pittsburgh? This one doesn’t have high stakes and the Pirates aren’t a good team, but The Snake has flashed some of the same brilliance that led him to the Cy Young in 2015. That hasn’t necessarily been the case lately, though, as he’s allowed more homers (6) than he’s notched strikeouts (5) over the last three games.