Another positive contributor to this Cubs team has been Pete Crow-Armstrong, who can seemingly do anything on the baseball field. He has plus speed, is a strong defender, and has been highly productive at the plate as well.

John Hauldren has been a Chicago Cubs fan all his life. During the team’s last homestand, he got a text message from a high school friend.

Armstrong, who just turned 23 in March, has quickly turned into one of the best players in baseball. In fact, by one metric, he may be the second-best player in MLB. On Tuesday night, PCA crushed a home run deep into the right field night in Pittsburgh.

The Chicago Cubs dropped Game Two of their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 4-3. While the game was a tightly contested divisional matchup, the real story was a tragedy suffered by a Pirates fan.

A look ahead to the MLB game between CUBS and PIRATES. Your source for scores, previews, recaps, box scores, and more from every Major League Baseball. The schedule is set, and we're ready for some baseball.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton, outfielder Andrew McCutchen among those expressing concern for fan who fell over 21-foot wall and onto field Wednesday.

Its a Paul Skenes Thursday. Its May 1 and Skenes and the Pirates (12-19) and the Cubs (18-13) wrap up a series in Pittsburgh. Colin Rea is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Skenes for Pittsburgh.

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Thursday's matchup

The Pirates will start Paul Skenes (3-2) versus the Cubs and Colin Rea (1-0). Here is what you need to prepare for Thursday's Pirates vs. Cubs matchup, including viewing options. MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.