Watch Chicago Cubs Vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Live Online: Cubs’ Arietta Goes For 20th Win, Streaming
Watch the race for the Major League Baseball playoffs live online Wednesday, when the Chicago Cubs play the third of a four-game road series against National League Central rivals the Pittsburgh Pirates, in a game that not only could help determine who qualifies for postseason play, but could also produce the Major Leagues’ first 20-game winning pitcher of 2015.
The Cubs Jake Arrieta comes into the game with 19 wins, the most in the Big Leagues, one ahead of the San Francisco Giants’ Madison Bumgarner, who is not scheduled to pitch again until Friday.
The secret of Arrieta’s success is not difficult to determine. Not only does the 29-year-old righthander have a no-hitter to his credit just three starts ago, he brings an eye-opening 1.99 ERA into the game — second in the Majors only to the Los Angeles Dodgers Zach Greinke at 1.61 — and has allowed just one earned run over his last five starts.
To find out how to watch the Chicago Cubs vs, Pittsburgh Pirates game live online, see the streaming information in the final paragraph of this article. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. Eastern Time at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 4:05 p.m. Pacific, on Wednesday, September 16.
The Pirates, who lead the race for the first National League Wild Card spot, counter with 38-year-old, 17-year veteran righty A.J. Burnett, making just his second start since coming back from a strained flexor tendon that kept him sidelined from July 31 to September 10.
Burnett bounced back from a rocky, three-run first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in his return from the disabled list to pitch the next four innings without allowing a hit. In one previous start against the Cubs this year, back on April 20, Chicago tagged the veteran with the “L,” though Burnett gave up just one run on eight hits over six innings.
To watch the Wednesday Night Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game live online, use the stream provided by WatchESPN at this link, or download the WatchESPN app to watch the game on mobile devices. Fans who do not have credentials to log in to WatchESPN can watch the game via the Sling TV internet TV package at this link. The package, which features a variety of channels, including ESPN, costs $20 per month. But Sling TV offers a seven-day free trial, so subscribers can choose whether or not to keep the service after they watch the Cubs vs. Pirates game live online. A Spanish-language broadcast is available free, without a login from ESPN3, by clicking here.
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