The Chicago Cubs (67-66) will look to sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-70) at PNC Park on Wednesday, at 12:35 p.m. ET.

The probable starters are Paul Skenes (8-2) for the Pirates and Kyle Hendricks (3-10) for the Cubs.

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Pirates vs. Cubs Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
• Time: 12:35 p.m. ET
• TV: SportsNet PT
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Venue: PNC Park
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Skenes – PIT (8-2, 2.16 ERA) vs Hendricks – CHC (3-10, 6.33 ERA)

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Pirates Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Paul Skenes

• Skenes (8-2) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his 18th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Cincinnati Reds while allowing two hits.
• The 22-year-old has an ERA of 2.16, a 5.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .942 in 17 games this season.
• He’s going for his third straight quality start.
• Skenes has pitched five or more innings in 16 straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• He has four appearances with no earned runs allowed in 17 chances this season.

Paul Skenes vs. Cubs

• The Cubs rank 20th in MLB with a .238 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 18th in the league (.393) and 143 home runs.
• The Cubs have gone 6-for-35 with a double, a home run and three RBI in 10 innings this season against the right-hander.

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Cubs Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Kyle Hendricks

• Hendricks makes the start for the Cubs, his 19th of the season. He is 3-10 with a 6.33 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 101 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty’s last time out was on Friday against the Miami Marlins, when he went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• The 34-year-old has a 6.33 ERA and 6 strikeouts per nine innings across 23 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .292 to his opponents.
• Hendricks has registered three quality starts this season.
• Hendricks has put up 10 starts this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
• He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.

Kyle Hendricks vs. Pirates

• He will face a Pirates offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 550 total runs scored while batting .235 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .372 slugging percentage (25th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 130 home runs (25th in the league).
• Head-to-head against the Pirates this season, Hendricks has pitched 9 2/3 innings, giving up eight earned runs on 13 hits while striking out nine.

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