The Pittsburgh Pirates are riding a five-game winning streak heading into Monday night’s action against the Chicago Cubs, in large part due to great performances from the starting pitching coupled with a few starting position players knocking the cover off the ball. Maybe the Arizona Diamondbacks can be considered inferior competition, but taking back-to-back games from the Cubs isn’t too shabby. The Pirates have averaged 4.7 runs per game over the last seven games while allowing only 3.3 runs per game. That’s great production from both sides, as Gerrit Cole, Francisco Liriano, and A.
Pittsburgh Pirates Week in Review: Hot vs. Not
