Preview the June 12 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Chicago Cubs demoted Ryan Pressly from the closer’s role in early May. He earned his first save in nearly two months Thursday in a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Adding that swing above the zone to his proven power below the zone, Crow-Armstrong became the first player to homer on one pitch at least 3.9 feet off the ground and another less than .9 feet off the ground in the same season in the Statcast era (since 2015), according to mlb.com.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates had strong pitching performances, including from rookie right-handed starting pitcher Mike Burrows, but the offense failed i

The Cubs offense, though, didn’t really show up, scoring just two runs. However, they also got outstanding pitching from Matthew Boyd and three relievers and Dansby Swanson’s tie-breaking homer in the sixth was the difference in a 2-1 Cubs win over the Pirates.

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