{"id":251486,"date":"2026-07-24T22:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251486\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:30:13","slug":"chicago-cubs-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-preview-friday-7-24-540-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/251486\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Friday 7\/24, 5:40 CT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Pirates lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Pirates lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Jared Jones, RHP<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Matthew Boyd since returning from his knee injury: five starts, 2.57 ERA, 1.143 WHIP. He\u2019s been really good and has thrown 90+ pitches in each of his last three starts, so shouldn\u2019t be pitch limited tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He has not faced the Pirates this year. Last year he had a 4.50 ERA in three starts covering 14 innings, which was two good outings and one pretty bad one. The bad one was in September when he was running out of gas. He should be better tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Jared Jones was being talked about as a 1-2 along with Paul Skenes in the Pirates rotation two years ago, then he missed part of 2024 and all of 2025 with \u201cinternal brace\u201d surgery, something different from Tommy John surgery. He\u2019s made nine starts this year and started off kind of shaky, but over the last three: 1.20 ERA, 0.533 WHIP, 23 strikeouts and only three walks in 15 innings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He appears to be a bit pitch-limited as he has maxed out at 81 this year and 75 over those last three starts. So, get to him early, if possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Today\u2019s game is on Marquee Sports Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Please visit our SB Nation Pirates site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucsdugout.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bucs Dugout<\/a>. If you do go there to interact with Pirates fans, please be respectful, abide by their individual site rules and serve as a good representation of Cub fans in general and BCB in particular.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The 2026 game discussion procedure has been changed, so please take note.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">You\u2019ll find the game preview, like this one, posted separately on the front page two hours before game time (90 minutes for some early day games following night games).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">At the same time, a StoryStream containing the preview will also post on the front page, titled \u201cCubs vs. (Team) (Day of week\/date) game threads.\u201d It will contain every post related to that particular game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Live! (formerly \u201cFirst Pitch\u201d) thread will still post at five minutes to game time. It will also post to the front page. That will be the only live game discussion thread. After the game, the recap and Heroes and Goats will also live on the front page as separate posts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">You will also be able to find the preview, Live! thread, recap and Heroes and Goats in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleedcubbieblue.com\/chicago-cubs-game-threads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this section link<\/a>. The StoryStream for each game can also be found in that section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Discuss amongst yourselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pirates lineup was not available at posting time. 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