Cubs lineup vs. Braves, Albert Almora sits

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by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 2:57 PM

The Chicago Cubs (1-3) will battle the Atlanta Braves (1-3) on Wednesday night at 6:20 p.m. CDT at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

How to watch: The game will be televised on MLB.TV, WGN-TV, and ESPN (out of market only)

Lineup observations: Ben Zobrist will be in right field and leading off the game while Jason Heyward will man centerfield instead of Albert Almora Jr.

Regarding the Braves, they will have Ozzie Albies leading off the game and Ronald Acuna Jr. at centerfield.

Cubs lineup vs. Braves

Ben Zobrist RF

Kris Bryant 3B

Anthony Rizzo 1B

Javier Baez SS

Kyle Schwarber LF

Willson Contreras C

Daniel Descalso 2B

Jon Lester P

Jason Heyward CF

Veteran Jon Lester (1-0, 3.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Cubs against righty Julio Teheran (0-1, 5.40 ERA).

Cubs-Brewers weekend probables: LHP Jose Quintana vs. RHP Brandon Woodruff; LHP Cole Hamels vs. RHP Corbin Burnes; RHP Kyle Hendricks vs. vs. RHP Zach Davies

— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) April 3, 2019

Here's how the #Braves will line up tonight vs. the Cubs. pic.twitter.com/tcIw7C5Rc8

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 3, 2019

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