It’s Thursday, June 12 and the Pirates (28-41) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (41-27). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Jameson Taillon for Chicago. The Cubs wrapped up their series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday with a 7–2 loss, dropping the three-game series 2–1.

Andrew McCutchen moved past Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente into third place on the Pirates' all-time home run list on Wednesday when he blasted his 241st long ball in 12 seasons with the franchise.