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Lester, Cubs aim for 2nd sweep of Bucs on MLB.TV
- Updated: May 15, 2016
The Cubs aim for a serious leg up on their close rival, the Pittsburgh Pirates, to start 2016. A young Mets ace will test his serious heat in Denver’s thin air for the first time. Oakland hopes their ace’s start in St. Petersburg will light the spark for a desired turnaround. In the nation’s capital, two of the National League’s youngest — and also most promising — pitchers go head to head.
All that and more will be part of a full slate of 15 games available today on MLB.TV.
MLB.TV Premium returns with the same features as last year, but at $109.99, it is a full 20 bucks cheaper than the 2015 cost. This package has the best value and provides access to more than 400 devices and a free subscription to the MLB.com At Bat Premium app (a $19.99 value). It offers the best picture quality ever — a new 60 frames per second — for supported devices. Monthly signups for MLB.TV Premium are now underway as well for $24.99.
The new MLB.TV Single Team package is also now available as an $84.99 yearly subscription. You can watch a single team’s live out-of-market games in full HD.
Here is your guide for what to watch for today in the Majors (all times ET):
Chicago seeks to move to 6-0 over Bucs: PIT@CHC, 2:20 p.m.
Entering 2016, the 19 games between the Pirates and Cubs figured to be some of the tightest and most important games of the schedule. But Chicago has claimed the first five contests between these National League Central rivals, and the reeling Pirates, who have lost eight of their last 11, look to ace Gerrit Cole (3-3, 3.78 ERA) to stop the bleeding. Cole has struggled in his last two starts against the North Siders — including Pittsburgh’s 4-0 loss in the NL Wildcard Game last fall — but he is 5-1 against the Cubs in six career starts at Wrigley Field. Meanwhile, Jon Lester (4-1, 1.96) hopes to help his club keep pace with the 1907 Cubs (28-8) for the best start through 36 games in franchise history.
Stat that matters: Addison Russell is riding a streak of 17 games in which he has reached safely and eight straight games with a hit. He has as many hits (15) in 11 games in May as he did in 20 …
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