Rookie Cade Horton matched Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes in a pitchers’ duel Friday, but the Chicago Cubs lost 2-1 in 10 innings.

The Pittsburgh Pirates toppled the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field as starting pitcher Paul Skenes continued his historic dominance away from PNC Park. Per Greg Harvey of OptaSTATS: Players in MLB history to have a sub-1.

SportsLine's model simulated Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday afternoon's matchup at Wrigley Field in Chicago

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs play Friday at Wrigley Field for the second game of their 4-game series.

Pete Crow-Armstrong went yard for the 18th time this season and Seiya Suzuki hit his 17th of the campaign as the Cubs squeaked past the Bucs 3-2 Thursday night. Jamieson Taillon earned his seventh win of the season for the Cubs.

Preview the June 14 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

This is the Cubs’ sixth Friday afternoon home game of the season. They won the first four before losing to the Reds on May 30. Since Aug. 8, 1988, when the lights were turned on at Wrigley Field, the Cubs are 253-204-1 in Friday day games,

Strikeout maestro Paul Skenes toes the rubber for the Pirates today, but it's the strikeout prop for Skenes' opposite number in Cade Horton that's caught the eye of our MLB betting picks for Friday, June 13,

MLB player prop bets and odds for Pete Crow-Armstrong on Friday, June 13, 2025, as the Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.