stretch. Jackson looks to help Chicago avoid a fourth consecutive defeat as he faces surging Pittsburgh on Thursday at PNC Park . The Cubs (18-27) are enduring another mediocre season overall, though their starters have been an unexpected strength
Tuesday to raise his average from .192 to .223, went 0 for 3 ... Pittsburgh's left-handed starters are 8-1 at PNC Park this season ... The series wraps up on Thursday. Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 2.78 ERA) will make his first start against
of those troubles have come against Samardzija (2-5, 3.49 ERA), who has dominated the Pirates - especially at PNC Park . The right-hander is 4-0 with a 0.92 ERA in 14 games - three starts - against them. All of the wins - including
starts is an impressive 2.21 mark. Rodriguez has been especially solid at home, with the pitcher-friendly confines of PNC Park facilitating a 3-1 record with a 1.35 ERA and 0.68 WHIP. Though Rodriguez returns to the scene of the aforementioned
three-start winning streak, going 0-2 with an 8.79 ERA and 13 walks in his past three outings. In his only career start at PNC Park , the right-hander allowed five runs and nine hits over five innings before leaving without a decision in an 8-7 loss
Pirates are off Monday but then play on 16 consecutive days. They open up a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on Tuesday. ... Astros LHP Dallas Keuchel will make his third start of the season in the opener of a three-game series
take on the AL-worst Houston Astros at PNC Park . After Pedro Alvarez hit a game-tying ..... with a 3.26 ERA in 12 career starts at PNC Park and facing the Pirates for the first time ..... in 26 career games against the Astros at PNC Park .
team last summer. In Snider's daydreams, the homer always went down the right field line, the shortest route out of PNC Park . Reality turned out to be even sweeter. And longer. Snider's 458-foot longball over the bushes in right-center
seven games Thursday night against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park . The Brewers have been one of the best hitting teams against ..... struck out 17 over 13 2-3 innings in two career starts at PNC Park . Liriano broke his right arm while slapping a door in
Pirates beat the Brewers for the just the second time in their last 12 meetings. Milwaukee had won five straight games at PNC Park . ''Everyone knows the success the Brewers have had against us, it's like they have a horseshoe (in their back pocket