This is it--one game, four years in the making.
CHC (97-65): RHP Jake Arrieta (22-6, 1.77)
PIT (98-64): RHP Gerrit Cole (19-8, 2.60)
First pitch: 7:00pmCT
Arrieta is 3-1 with a 0.75 in his five starts against the Pirates this year--that is, 3 ER in 36 innings. They are batting .151 with no HRs in those games. He’s 2-0 with a 0.82 in the three games at PNC. For his career, these Pirates are 31-176 (.176) against him. McCutchen is the only real threat (8-23, .348).
Cole is 2-1 with a 2.