How to Watch Cubs vs. Pirates: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 17

Updated Aug. 17, 2025 9:22 a.m. ET

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A couple of hot hitters, Kyle Tucker and Bryan Reynolds, will be on display when the Chicago Cubs face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET, at Wrigley Field.

Here's everything you need to know to watch the Cubs vs. Pirates game.

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Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
8/16/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-221	+181	3-1 CHC
8/15/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-193	+160	3-2 PIT
6/15/2025	Cubs	-1.5	7	-149	+124	3-2 CHC
6/14/2025	Cubs	-1.5	7	-241	+196	2-1 CHC
6/13/2025	Cubs	-1.5	6.5	-117	-103	2-1 PIT
6/12/2025	Cubs	-1.5	7.5	-211	+174	3-2 CHC
5/1/2025	Pirates	-1.5	8	-126	+107	8-3 CHC
4/30/2025	Cubs	-1.5	9	-174	+146	4-3 PIT
4/29/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-154	+130	9-0 CHC
9/4/2024	Cubs	-1.5	8	-212	+175	12-0 CHC

Tucker is hitting .265 with 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 78 walks.
In all of MLB, Tucker ranks 57th in homers and 57th in RBI.
Pete Crow-Armstrong has hit 27 home runs to pace his team.
Crow-Armstrong is 11th in homers and 16th in RBI among all major league batters this year.
Seiya Suzuki has put up a team-high 27 home runs and 86 runs batted in.
Suzuki has at least one base hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, two walks and two RBIs.
Nico Hoerner's .294 batting average leads his team.
Hoerner has recorded at least one hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double and an RBI.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 12	@ Blue Jays	L 5-1	Ben Brown vs Jose Berrios
Aug. 13	@ Blue Jays	W 4-1	Cade Horton vs Kevin Gausman
Aug. 14	@ Blue Jays	L 2-1	Matthew Boyd vs Max Scherzer
Aug. 15	Pirates	L 3-2	Colin Rea vs Braxton Ashcraft
Aug. 16	Pirates	W 3-1	Shota Imanaga vs Mike Burrows
Aug. 17	Pirates	-	Javier Assad vs Carmen Mlodzinski
Aug. 18	Brewers	-	Cade Horton vs Freddy Peralta
Aug. 18	Brewers	-	TBA vs TBA
Aug. 19	Brewers	-	Matthew Boyd vs Brandon Woodruff
Aug. 20	Brewers	-	Colin Rea vs Jacob Misiorowski
Aug. 21	Brewers	-	Shota Imanaga vs Quinn Priester

Reynolds has put up a team-leading 61 runs batted in.
Reynolds is 115th in homers and 59th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
Andrew McCutchen is batting .241 with 17 doubles, 11 home runs and 48 walks.
Among all major league hitters, McCutchen is 142nd in home runs and 162nd in RBI.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has put up a team-high batting average of .267.
Tommy Pham is batting .264 with 12 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 33 walks.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 11	@ Brewers	L 7-1	Andrew Heaney vs Jose Quintana
Aug. 12	@ Brewers	L 14-0	Paul Skenes vs Freddy Peralta
Aug. 13	@ Brewers	L 12-5	Mitch Keller vs Brandon Woodruff
Aug. 15	@ Cubs	W 3-2	Braxton Ashcraft vs Colin Rea
Aug. 16	@ Cubs	L 3-1	Mike Burrows vs Shota Imanaga
Aug. 17	@ Cubs	-	Carmen Mlodzinski vs Javier Assad
Aug. 18	Blue Jays	-	Paul Skenes vs Kevin Gausman
Aug. 19	Blue Jays	-	Mitch Keller vs Max Scherzer
Aug. 20	Blue Jays	-	Braxton Ashcraft vs Chris Bassitt
Aug. 22	Rockies	-	Mike Burrows vs Chase Dollander
Aug. 23	Rockies	-	TBA vs Kyle Freeland