Cubs seek rare three-game win streak as Pirates visit
The Chicago Cubs will look for their third win in a row when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates to open a four-game series Thursday evening. Chicago (59-75) has not won three games in a row since June 8-13, when the club won five consecutive contests. That was before the Cubs conducted a trade-deadline selloff that saw them part ways with star players such as Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and Craig Kimbrel. The