Mitch Keller is starting for the Pirates in this game and he is 4-3 with a 3.93 ERA this season. He has been better in his last 2 starts as he has only allowed 1 earned run total between the 2, but this is not the usual for him as he did not have a single start in the month of April which he allowed less than 2 earned runs in. He has also struggled against the Cubs as he allowed 7 earned runs in his last start against them last season. Jameson Taillon is starting for the Cubs in this game and he is 3-1 with a 1.61 ERA this season. He is coming off of a start which he allowed 7 runs in, but he was only charged with 2 of those runs and has not allowed more than 2 earned runs in any of his 5 starts this season. Regardless, that was still his 1st loss of the season as his team lost 7-0 to the Braves and he will be hungry to bounce back with a better game at home. He has been a lot more consistent than Keller has been on the mound so this is a good opportunity for the Cubs offense to get a spark at home. The Cubs will win this game.