The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs fought back-and-forth, but the home team came out with the win, 3-2 in extra innings at Wrigley Field. The Pirates lose the series vs. the Cubs, dropping three of the four games,

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs MLB game to be played on June 15, 2025 on ESPN.

Let’s try to look at the Cubs’ 2-1 loss to the Pirates in 10 innings Friday this way: If there was one game in this series they might have been destined to lose, it was the game where Paul Skenes started for Pittsburgh.

Pirates first. Oneil Cruz singles to right field. Bryan Reynolds lines out to shortstop to Dansby Swanson. Nick Gonzales singles to shallow left field. Oneil Cruz to second. Spencer Horwitz

Matthew Boyd pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run ball and Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking home run in the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-42) visit the Chicago Cubs (42-28) Saturday for the third game of their 4-game series. First pitch from Wrigley Field is at 2:20 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Pirates vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.