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Cubs vs. Pirates prediction, odds, props, best bets: Free 2025 MLB picks for Saturday, August 16
The Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates battle in the second game of their series on Saturday. The Pirates came away with a 3-2 win over the Cubs on Friday, snapping their five-game losing streak.
The Chicago Cubs are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Here is what time, what channel, how to watch, a free live stream.
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SB Nation on MSNChicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Saturday 8/16, 1:20 CT
Thursday and Friday were the 15th time this season that the Cubs followed a win with back-to-back losses. They have won their next game the last six times, most recently on Wednesday at Toronto. The Cubs’ only two three-game losing streaks were May 6-9 (two at home vs.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Saturday, thanks to a two-run rally in the eighth inning. Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 and scored the tiebreaking run.
SportsLine's model simulated Pittsburgh vs. Chicago 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Wrigley Field
The Chicago Cubs suffered another embarrassing loss on Friday to the Pittsburgh Pirates as physical and mental problems grow.
Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (52-72) and Chicago Cubs (69-53) will battle on Sunday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs are the home favorite (-180) versus the Pirates (+151). The Cubs will give the ball to Javier Assad (0-1) versus the Pirates and Carmen Mlodzinski (2-7).
Tommy Pham homered for the Pittsburgh Pirates but the offense couldn’t muster anything else in their 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon.