Pittsburgh Pirates (51-71, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (68-52, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (3-2, 3.19 ERA, 1.36 ...

With Blake Perkins on second after a walk and a steal, Ortiz, who entered the day batting .372 with seven doubles and a .948 OPS in 11 August games, got the bat head out on a two-strike sweeper and ...