Mills will start Thursday's game on the road against the Pirates, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Mills' scheduled start was moved up one day, but he'll still be starting on normal rest since the Cubs had a day off Monday. The right-hander has been roughed up in his past four starts as he's posted a 7.78 ERA and 17:5 K:BB over 19.2 innings during that time.