Looking ahead to first pitch ...
• What: Pirates (17-39) vs. Cubs (32-24)
• When: 1:35 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Pitchers: RHP Chad Kuhl (1-3, 5.03) vs. RHP Alec Mills (5-4, 4.14)
• TV: AT&T SportsNet, Marquee Sports Network
• Radio: 93.7 The Fan
• Satellite: SiriusXM 216, online 844
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Cubs
THE SETUP
Oh, hey, the club's won a couple in a row. Which is ... not good. They're two games ahead of the Rangers in the race for the No. 1 overall pick, as Texas is now 19-37. They need to stay there.
This will be it for me for 2020, the final game of this unprecedented season at PNC Park. Media gates open at 11 a.m., and Derek Shelton should speak with the media shortly after that. Alex Stumpf and I will be here to cover it, and Alex will wrap up the schedule with the coming weekend in Cleveland.