The Pirates struggles continue as they lose to the Cubs Friday afternoon 3-1 at Wrigley Field.
Chad Kuhl had a decent outing for the Bucos only giving up three runs in 5 1/3 innings. The only run scored by the Pirates came in the first inning when Josh Harrison singled, Austin Meadows advanced him to third with a base hit and Starling Marte hit a sac fly to score Harrison.
Nick Kingham will get the start for the Pirates this afternoon in Chicago. Game time is 2:20 p.m. Pregame on WISR 680am starts at 1:55 p.m.