Off day

Cubs and Reds are scoreless in the second. Meanwhile, the PBC prepare their Arrieta voodoo dolls.

Game 158+159: Cardinals at Pirates

Cole and Wacha then Lyons and Morton. Division on the line.

Rained out

No game tonight, doubleheader tomorrow.

Game 157: Cardinals at Pirates

Happ and Lynn underway. Division on the line.

Game 156: Pirates at Cubs

Sunday night baseball. Mad bunter A.J. Burnett vs. Arrieta at 8.

Pirates going for ninth straight W.

Game 155: Pirates at Cubs

Liriano and Hammel in a likely NLDS Game 2 preview.

Hammel has been chased and the Bucs lead 3-0 in the 5th after a Mercer 3-run tater.

Game 154: Pirates at Cubs

Cole and Lester today in a likely NLDS Game 1 preview.

Game 153: Pirates at Rockies

Jeff Locke and Jerome Bettis' kid Chad today.

The lackluster-of-late Wacha starts for the Cards vs. the Brewers, so should be a good day to pick up a game.

Game 152: Pirates at Rockies

Morton and Bergman tonight. Prepare to uncork.

Game 151: Pirates at Rockies

Happ and Rusin tonight as the Bucs make their final pennant push. Magic number two.

Game 150: Pirates at Rockies

Burnett takes on perennial loser Jon Gray and the hapless last-place Rockies tonight. Prepare to untuck.

Game 149: Pirates at Dodgers

Cole takes on Mike Bolsinger, whoever that is, starting shortly. Cards are up 4-2 over the Cubs after three.

NFL week 2: 49ers at Steelers

The Steelers are pistol-whipping the 49ers 29-3 after three quarters. Extra point guy needs more practice.

Game 148: Pirates at Dodgers

Kershaw and Liriano in the 6th, Bucs up 2-1. Frankie has 9Ks already and has retired 16 in a row.

Game 147: Pirates at Dodgers

Locke and Greinke later tonight. Cards vs. Cubs starting soon.

Game 146: Cubs at Pirates

Morton and Hendricks underway. Bucs down 3-1 in the third.

Game 145: Cubs at Pirates

Burnett and Arrieta tonight.

The PBC "A" team returns and will try to prevent Arrieta from becoming the first Cubs pitcher since Jon Lieber in 2001 to win 20 games.

Game 144: Cubs at Pirates

J.C. Happ takes on Jon Lester in Game 2 as the PBC continue their journey to the division title.

What's the buzz, tell me what's a-HAPPening?

Game 143: Cubs at Pirates

Cole and the Bucs are up 4-1 in the sixth in the first game of today's doubleheader. Cole has a 3 hitter going with the pennant on the line.

Game 142: Brewers at Pirates

Bucs have battled back to tie it up 6-6 in the seventh. Cards won earlier today.