Cubs lineup vs. Nationals, Kyle Schwarber to leadoff, Hendricks pitching |
The Chicago Cubs (26-17) will battle the Washington Nationals (19-26) at Nationals Park on Sunday at 6:05 p.m. CDT.
How to watch: The game will be televised on ESPN. Feel free to visit CubsHQ.com during the game as we will have a live game thread covering the ballgame with one of our writers. If you haven't joined our 100% free site, REGISTER FREE. It takes only 30 seconds to get a full membership. Cubs lineup: Kyle Schwarber LF Kris Bryant 3B Anthony Rizzo 1B Javier Baez SS Willson Contreras C Daniel Descalso 2B Jason Heyward RF Albert Almora Jr. CF Kyle Hendricks P Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have Hendricks (3-4, 2.86 ERA) on the mound against righty Jeremy Hellickson (2-2, 6.00 ERA). The 'Professor' has a 1.95 ERA with 31 strikeouts in his last five starts. The most highly anticipated series finale on television tonight.#OnePursuit pic.twitter.com/Ruyu1dFiVf Future pitching matchups: RHP Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.14) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (4-4, 4.02); ?LHP José Quintana (4-3, 3.68) vs. RHP Zach Eflin (5-4, 2.89); LHP Cole Hamels (4-0, 3.13) vs. LHP Cole Irvin (2-0, 2.77); LHP Jon Lester (3-2, 2.09) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (4-0, 4.47)
