| PITTSBURGH -- The Chicago Cubs will be gunning for their fifth consecutive win when they face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night at PNC Park. Pittsburgh lost its fourth in a row, falling to the Cubs, 7-2, Friday night. Chicago got another strong pitching performance as Matt Clement went seven innings and upped his record to 2-1. The Cubs won their fourth game in a row for the first time since July 15, 2002. The win on Friday night was the Cubs 11th win of the campaign, the club didn't win its 10th game last year until May 5 -- in the team's 29th contest. Pitching matchup: PIT: RHP Kip Wells 12-14, 3.58 in 2002 0-1, 3.94 in 2003 2-0, 1.65 lifetime vs. CHI CHI: RHP Mark Prior 6-6, 3.32 in 2002 2-1, 1.71 in 2003 1-0, 2.25 lifetime vs. PIT Players to watch: Hee Seop Choi continued his timely hitting with a two-run, first-inning double off Pittsburgh starter Kris Benson on Friday night. He has gone 6-for-11 with three homers and five RBIs in the last four games. Quotable: "You want to establish division superiority, why not us now?" -- Cubs manager Dusty Baker on the fact that the Cubs are in a stretch where they play 13 of 16 games against Central Division opponents. On television: No TV WGN On radio: KDKA AM-1020 WGN AM-720 Quick hits: The Cubs have tallied 44 runs in the last four games. Weather forecast: Clear to partly cloudy skies. It should be in the 70s at the game. On Deck: Saturday at Pittsburgh, 6:05 PM CT Sunday at Pittsburgh, 12:35 PM CT Monday Offday |