Cubs lineup vs. Mariners, Bote in cleanup spot |
The Chicago Cubs (8-6) will battle the Seattle Mariners (7-4) on Friday at 7:40 p.m. CT at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, Arizona.
The game can be streamed live on the radio on MLB.com and televised on MLB.TV, Seattle RSNW, and MLB Network. One interesting note for today's game is that future Hall-of-Famer Ichiro Suzuki will start and play right field for the Mariners. Cubs lineup vs. Mariners Albert Almora Jr. CF Javier Baez SS David Bote 3B Ian Happ 2B Jim Adduci DH Mark Zagunis RF Trent Giambrone LF Duncan Robinson (0-0, 11.57 ERA) will get the start for the Cubs facing off against lefty Marco Gonzales (0-0, 1.29 ERA). The Cubs decided that they liked what they have seen out of Yu Darvish and he will throw a sim game in Mesa instead of facing off against the Mariners in Peoria. During the simulated game, he pitched four innings giving up only one hit, one walk, and struck out three batters. Mariners lineup vs. Cubs Dee Gordon 2B Mitch Haniger CF Jay Bruce 1B Edwin Encarnacion DH Kyle Seager 3B Domingo Santana LF Omar Narvaez C J.P. Crawford SS Ichiro Suzuki RF David Ross and Joe Maddon talking ball during Yu Darvish sim game pic.twitter.com/7BTdYrzTmO Yu Darvish dealing in sim game at Sloan pic.twitter.com/XFgJlIhc70
