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Cubs take home losing streak into matchup with the Pirates April 22 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Pittsburgh Pirates (6-7, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (6-7, fourth in the NL Central)Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Jose Quintana (0-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, five Dennis Rodman Jersey strikeouts); Cubs: Drew Smyly (1-0, .00 ERA, .83 WHIP, five strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -162, Pirates +139BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs play the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to break their three-game home skid.Chicago has gone 3-4 in home games and 6-7 overall. The Cubs have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .254.Pittsburgh has a 6-7 record overall and a 4-2 record in home games. The Pirates have the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play at .245.Friday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Seiya Suzuki has two doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI for the Cubs. Patrick Wisdom Brandon Knight Jersey is 9-for-28 with five doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.Ke'Bryan Hayes has a .333 batting average to rank seventh on the Pirates, and has four doubles. Daniel Vogelbach is 11-for-32 with three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 4-6, .259 batting average, 5.04 ERA, outscored by eight runsPirates: 5-5, .233 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by two runsINJURIES: Cubs: Alec Mills: 10-Day IL (back), Andrelton Simmons: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Wade Miley: 10-Day IL (elbow), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Codi Heuer: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brad Wieck: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Bote: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)Pirates: Duane Underwood Jr.: 10-Day IL ( Louis King Jersey hamstring), Greg Allen: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Blake Cederlind: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Alford: 10-Day IL (wrist), Sam Howard: 10-Day IL (back), Max Kranick: 10-Day IL (forearm), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by in this topic National League Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball Chicago Cubs David Bote Brad Wieck Sam Howard Codi Heuer Greg Allen Anthony Alford Blake Cederlind Adbert Alzolay Duane Underwood Jr. Alec Mills Max Kranick Jos Quintana Patrick Wisdom Ke'Bryan Hayes Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup Grant Hill Jersey camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6- Delon Wright Jersey 2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS