Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Pirates: Cody Bellinger in RF, PCA in CF, Kyle Hendricks to pitch

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The Chicago Cubs (25-20) will battle the Pittsburgh Pirates (20-25) on Friday (1:20 p.m. CT) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL.

TV information:

Marquee Sports Network (Free trial of Marquee Sports Network on FuboTV), MLB Network (out-of-market only) and SportsNet-PIT

Chicago Cubs lineup:

Mike Tauchman DH

Ian Happ LF

Cody Bellinger RF

Christopher Morel 3B

Michael Busch 1B

Miles Mastrobuoni SS

Nick Madrigal 2B

Pete Crow-Armstrong CF

Miguel Amaya C

Pitching matchup:

The Cubs will have veteran Kyle Hendricks (0-3, 10.04 ERA) on the mound against rookie phenom Paul Skenes (0-0, 6.75 ERA).

Pregame sights and sounds:

45 Years Ago Today: Mike Schmidt hits a 10th inning HR vs. Bruce Sutter to give the Philadelphia #Phillies a 23-22 lead over the Chicago #Cubs in a wild slugfest at Wrigley Field! (May 17, 1979) #MLB #Baseball #History pic.twitter.com/Z2b4O7aWji

— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) May 17, 2024

Dansby Swanson takes live BP against Drew Smyly and Jordan Wicks! pic.twitter.com/MtDEF66j8R

— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) May 17, 2024

Paul Skenes has arrived at Wrigley Field for his second MLB start 👀 pic.twitter.com/xsELOtjZOc

— MLB (@MLB) May 17, 2024

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