Vinny Lanni

Starling Marte (back) is out of the Pirates lineup on Wednesday and is taking his time on the road to recovery.

Josh Harrison stepped to bat five times and came away with two hits against the Chicago Cubs. He is sporting a .273 average with 50 runs and 55 RBI.

The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Wednesday, but Francisco Cervelli had a nice night at the plate. The Pirates catcher finished 2-of-5 with a single, double, and a run. He is batting .265 with 28 RBI and zero home runs.

Ryan Vogelsong took his fourth loss of the season against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Vogelsong threw five innings (six hits), walked three, and gave up five earned runs.

Kang traveled with the team to Milwaukee but went to Triple-A Indianapolis to work out when the team moved to Chicago for a three-game series against the Cubs. Hurdle said the lack of facilities at Wrigley Field and the team's workout schedule were the main reasons for the move.

Ryan Vogelsong (3-3) is looking to inch over the .500 mark against the Chicago Cubs. The veteran holds a 3.02 ERA with 39 K

Gerrit Cole (7-8, 3.30 ERA) is looking to right the ship against the Astros. In his last three starts, Cole is 0-2 with 12 earned runs in just 16.2 innings pitched.

Matt Joyce finished 2-of-4 against the Houston Astros. He doubled, singled, scored two runs, and knocked in a RBI.

Nova (9-6, 4.83 ERA) is looking to bounce-back after a lackluster outing against the Giants on August 17. He takes on the Astros talented rookie Joe Musgrove.

Kang was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday because of a left shoulder injury he suffered when sliding into second base Friday night, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bill Brink reports. He is expected to miss 2-4 weeks.