Davey Martinez’s club had a long night after their 7-1 win in the series finale with Pittsburgh on Thursday night, leaving the Pirates’ home at 11:25 PM EDT; departing from the airport at 12:45 AM; landing in Chicago at 1:45 AM EDT (or 12:45 AM CT), and arriving their hotel in the Windy City at 2:25 AM EDT (1:25 AM CT) before getting some sleep and then heading over to Wrigley Field for the start of their 2:20 EDT/1:20 CT series opener with the Cubs.
“It’s going to be tough,” Trea Turner told reporters before the team left PNC Park, “.