After a day off on Tuesday, the Cubs resume their season-opening series against the Pirates tonight at PNC Park. Edwin Jackson starts for the Cubs, while Pittsburgh counters with Charlie Morton. The Cubs lost 1-0 on Monday on Neil Walker's home run in the 10th inning.
The Cubs are taking a flyer on veteran right-hander Joel Pineiro. He has signed a minor league contract and will go to Mesa, Arizona for extended spring training. The 35-year-old Pineiro has not pitched in the major leagues since 2011 with the Angels.
Spring training is over and the Cubs have set a new attendance record. The team's first year at Cubs Park in Mesa, Arizona drew a Cactus League record of nearly 214-thousand fans. That broke the previous mark of just over 203-thousand set by the Cubs at HoHoKam Stadium in 2009.
