MLB NL Wild Card Playoffs 2015 Live Stream (Schedule): Watch Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Online
The MLB Playoffs 2015 have commenced and Wednesday will see the NL Wild Card game take place in a contest between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. Today's game is sure to be a tense affair, but the whoever holds their nerve will progress to face the St Louis Cardinals in a five game series for the NLDS.
The Cubs and Pirates face off from 8 p.m. ET at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Full coverage of the game will be shown on TBS, and the game can also be watched online through live stream (details below).
Chicago will be sending star pitcher Jake Arrieta to the mound as their starter, in the hope that he can help them progress to meet the Cardinals in a postseason series for the first time ever.
Arrieta finished the season with a 22-6 record, with a 1.77 ERA and 236 SO's. His 22 wins was enough to top the MLB for games won by a pitcher, and his tally included a no-hitter against the LA Dodgers in August.
Arrieta is an excellent pick for this road winner takes all game, and through the season he has only lost one road game when starting, winning 13 others. On the road he posted a hugely impressive 1.60 ERA, and had a 0.75 ERA against the Pirates specifically.
Meanwhile, Gerrit Cole will be starting for the Pirates. The young right-hander is in only his second full MLB season, but manager Clint Hurdle claims that choosing Cole for today's crunch much-win game was an "easy call." Cole's season record was 19-8, with a 2.60 ERA and 202 SO's.
Today's NLWC 2015 game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs has a start time of 8 p.m. ET, and can be watched on TBS. Various radio stations will be covering the game live, including Cubs Radio Network, WBBM 780, ESPN Radio, and KDKA-FM 93.7. The game can also be watched online by clicking here.