Cubs at Pirates August 17, 2019

Game Time: 1:35 ET

Stadium: PNC Park

Attendance: 28,359

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:45

Umpires: HP-Jim Reynolds, 1B-Stu Scheurwater, 2B-Alan Porter, 3B-Mark Wegner

Weather: 85 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 12 MPH In From Right

News From August 17, 2019

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Rowan Wick

Posts first MLB save

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August 17, 2019

Wick pitched a perfect ninth inning to record his first major-league save in a 2-0 victory over the Pirates on Saturday.

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Kris Bryant

Smacks 25th homer

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August 17, 2019

Bryant went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk during a 2-0 victory over the Pirates on Saturday.

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Jon Lester

Escapes multiple jams in win

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August 17, 2019

Lester (10-8) threw six scoreless innings while allowing four hits and five walks with three strikeouts, earning a victory against the Pirates on Saturday.

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Craig Kimbrel

Expected back Sunday

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August 17, 2019

Kimbrel (knee) will likely be activated from the injured list Sunday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Craig Kimbrel

Could return Saturday

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August 17, 2019

Kimbrel (knee) will either be activated or sent on a rehab assignment Saturday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

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Steve Cishek

Feels good after bullpen

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August 17, 2019

Cishek (hip) said he felt pain-free and ready to return to action following a Saturday bullpen session, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

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Jonathan Lucroy

Catching Saturday

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August 17, 2019

Lucroy is starting at catcher and batting eighth in Saturday's game against the Pirates.

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Addison Russell

Enters lineup Saturday

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August 17, 2019

Russell is starting at second base and batting sixth in Saturday's game against the Pirates.

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Victor Caratini

Rides pine Saturday

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August 17, 2019

Caratini is not in Saturday's lineup against the Pirates.

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Kyle Schwarber

Sits against lefty

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August 17, 2019

Schwarber is not in Saturday's lineup against the Pirates.

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Steven Brault

Suffers tough loss

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August 17, 2019

Brault (3-2) allowed one run on two hits with one walk and eight strikeouts across seven innings but took the loss against the Cubs on Saturday.

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Jacob Stallings

Out of Saturday's lineup

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August 17, 2019

Stallings is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

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Adam Frazier

Out of Saturday's lineup

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August 17, 2019

Frazier is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

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