Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Royals: Ian Happ leads off, Kyle Tucker in RF, Ben Brown pitching |
Tony Crumpton
· · Thursday, March 06 2025
Game time: The Chicago Cubs (9-2-2) will battle the Kansas City Royals (7-4) on Thursday (7:05 p.m. CT) at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ.
TV information: Marquee Sports Network (Free trial available on FuboTV)
Cubs lineup:
Ian Happ LF
Kyle Tucker RF
Seiya Suzuki DH
Michael Busch 1B
Matt Shaw 3B
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF
Carson Kelly C
Jon Berti 2B
Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have righty Ben Brown (1-0, 6.33 ERA) on the mound against Cole Ragans (0-1, 14.54 ERA).
Pregame sights and sounds:
The Cubs scratched Justin Steele from tonight’s Cactus League game due to flu-like symptoms. Ben Brown will instead start against the Royals in Mesa.
— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) March 6, 2025
.@ihapp_1 described his 1st spring training being placed next to Jon Lester & John Lackey in the locker room 😂
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) March 6, 2025
Watch @thecompoundpod at 6! pic.twitter.com/d9hKLc46XZ
Jake Arrieta's 66 postseason strikeouts are the most in @Cubs franchise history!
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) March 6, 2025
HBD, Jake 🎂🐍 pic.twitter.com/8v5YeP0alY
