Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Rangers: Nico Hoerner at SS, Jake Arrieta to pitch

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Sunday, March 28, 2021, 12:37 PM

Arrieta will be pitching today against the Rangers (Mark Rebilas - USA Today Sports)

Game time: The Chicago Cubs (13-8) will battle the Texas Rangers (13-9) on Sunday (2:05 p.m. CT) at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, AZ.

TV information: The game will be on Marquee Sports Network, FSSW+, and MLB Network (delay).

Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com.

Cubs lineup:

Ian Happ LF

David Bote 2B

Matt Duffy 3B

P.J. Higgins C

Nick Martini DH

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have righty Jake Arrieta on the mound (0-1, 2.40 ERA) against righty Kohei Arihara (0-1, 3.00 ERA).

#OTD in 2019, Javy Baez hit a pair of dingers as the Cubs beat the Rangers 12-4 on Opening Day. (I still have no idea how he hit that 1st pitch out to LF.)

Cubs take on Rangers today at 2pm CT on @WatchMarquee pic.twitter.com/rqEPBk9iuq
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) March 28, 2021