Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Live Streaming
Monday, June 7, 2010
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12:35 pm EDT Mon Jun 7, 2010
A year ago, the Chicago Cubs probably would have loved the opportunity to make another trip to Pittsburgh, but that isn’t the case this season. In Monday’s makeup of last week’s rainout, the Cubs, losers of seven of eight to the Pirates overall, look to avoid going winless on the year in Pittsburgh for the first time in franchise history. Chicago had been scheduled to complete a three-game series at PNC Park last Wednesday, but the game was postponed due to unplayable field conditions after a rain delay of more than three hours. Even though both teams play in the NL Central, the Cubs weren’t scheduled to visit Pittsburgh again this season, so a three-city trip for Chicago has now become a four-stop journey, from Pittsburgh to Houston back to Pittsburgh and then to Milwaukee on Tuesday. The Cubs, who lost to the Astros 6-3 on Sunday for their fifth defeat in six games, will probably be glad this is their last visit to Pittsburgh.
Chicago lost both games at PNC Park last week to fall to 1-7 against the Pirates in 2010 - a stark contrast from the previous two seasons, when the Cubs went 24-8 in this series overall and 12-3 in Pittsburgh. They’ve been outscored 23-8 while losing all five games in the Steel City this year. If they fail to win Monday, it will be the first time since this rivalry began in 1887 that they finish a year without a victory in Pittsburgh. Providing a glimmer of hope for the Cubs, they’ll have the suddenly dominant Carlos Silva on the mound. Silva, who hasn’t faced Pittsburgh since 2003, is the first Cubs starter to begin a season 7-0 since Ken Holtzman opened 9-0 in 1967. Acquired from Seattle after two awful seasons with the Mariners, the right-hander is coming off one of the best outings of his career, allowing two hits while striking out a career-best 11 in seven innings of a 5-0 win over St. Louis on May 29.
