THU 3

Cubs at Pirates (12:35 p.m., MSN)

Better-than-ever Yu Darvish goes for victory No. 7 — unless manager David Ross elects to save him for the Cardinals series, which begins Friday. If we’re Darvish, we want the Buccos and their worst-in-the-NL offense. Is that selfish?

South Alabama at Southern Miss (8 p.m., CBSSN)

Here it is: For the first time this season, two FBS teams take the field and play some football. OK, so it isn’t Ohio State-Oregon, LSU-Texas or Notre DameWisconsin. So sue ’em.