The Cubs (22-16) lost two of three to the Padres at Wrigley Field, but it wasn’t all bad news with the return of Justin Steele and Cody Bellinger to the active roster. Chicago held up pretty well without them and Seiya Suzuki has been activated from the IL and will be available for the three games in Pittsburgh.
The Pirates (17-21) got off to a very nice 10-4 start to the season before hitting a 7-17 skid to fall well behind the Cubs and Brewers in the NL Central. The main culprit behind their slide is a team OPS of .