Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Pirates: Willson Contreras bats second, Kris Bryant at cleanup

Contreras will bat second on Opening Day (Mark Rebilas - USA Today Sports)

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Thursday, April 1, 2021, 10:44 AM

Game time: The Chicago Cubs (0-0) will battle the Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) on Opening Day (1:20 p.m. CT) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL.

TV information: The game will be on Marquee Sports Network and ATT SportsNet PIT.

Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com.

Cubs lineup:

Ian Happ CF

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have righty Kyle Hendricks (0-0, 0.00 ERA) on the mound against righty Chad Kuhl (0-0, 0.00 ERA).

This will be the second straight Opening Day start for the 'Professor.'

The moment you’ve been waiting for…#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/0DIkZqgYXM
— Pirates (@Pirates) April 1, 2021

Pre-game tidbits:

Pretty good wind left to right on a cold, cold opening day at Wrigley. pic.twitter.com/GQjhK9iVBY
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) April 1, 2021

Ready to roll for @Cubs opening day on ?@WatchMarquee? pic.twitter.com/MLXPlwdv9Q
— Jim Deshaies (@JimDeshaies) April 1, 2021

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