Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Friday 5/10, 5:40 CT
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Friday notes Here are today’s particulars. This might be a first. At our usual posting time, around two hours to game time, neither team’s starting lineup was available. Please check the BCB Twitter feed for the lineups. Javier Assad has basically been lights-out this year. The only little critique I can make is that he’s issued a few too many walks (12 in 38 innings), but even that is only 2.8 per nine innings. His last start against the Pirates was September 19, 2023 at Wrigley Field — one run...

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