Pittsburgh at Chicago

Pittsburgh continued its downward trend to what was expected of the Pirates this season as they lost their seventh in eight games 3-2 to the Cubs on Friday night. It was Chicago's fourth win in a row overall and fourth in the past six meetings with Pittsburgh this year. Trevor Williams had a rough outing on Sunday, but he's done his best pitching at home where he is 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA and .193 opponent batting average. Wil Crowe will make his third start for the Pirates and he has allowed five runs on eight hits in 9 2/3 innings. Pittsburgh is 15-40 its past 55 games as a road underdog and 21-47 overall after a loss. Also, the Pirates are 17-36 the past 53 meetings at Chicago. Take the Cubs.