Pirates Cubs

Hey all,

With the Pirates coming off of that big time upset against the Astros, the Pirates are looking to bounce back after a tough loss with the Cubs in town tonight. On the mound for the Bucco's will be James McDonald, who as of late has been struggling. On the other side Lopez takes the hill for the Chicago Cubs. J. Mac will have to have all the right stuff tonight in order to pick up another win for the Pirates, who are just a game back from the lead in the NL Central. With both Milwaukee and St. Louis tied for first in that division the Bucs will be looking for both of them to go down tonight, and maybe squeak into the top spot before the All Star break. The Pirates are making a lot of noise in the majors, and are looking to keep that noise going with another big win tonight against the Cubs. If Pittsburgh can pull of a win of this series or a sweep, there is no reason that they shouldn't be in first place in their division right before the break. The only problem with that is that St. Louis has "The Machine", Albert Pujols back in the starting line up. Quite frankly the Cardinals just aren't that good without him in the line up, but with him epically now that he is stronger than before from his time off, I don't know who will be able to pitch around him. It's going to be a close race to the finish for both teams, I just can't wait to see how this one turns out. The Pirates should be able to take this very weak division, but they need to focus on taking it one game at a time. I will be posting again after the game after the game.