Cubs lineup vs. Pirates, Yu Darvish to start |
The Chicago Cubs (3-7) will face the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-4) on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. CDT at Wrigley Field. Rain could be a factor tonight but it should be out of the area by game time.
How to watch: The game will be televised on MLB.TV and WGN-TV. 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 here. It takes only 30 seconds to get a full membership. Lineup Observations: Daniel Descalso gets the start at second base and leads off tonight. This is the second time this season that he has been in the top spot. Most of the rest of the lineup is similar to last game's 10-0 win. The Cubs have reportedly called up lefty reliever Tim Collins so the team will have a nine-man bullpen for tonight's game. Cubs lineup vs. Pirates: Daniel Descalso 2B Kris Bryant 3B Javier Baez SS Albert Almora Jr. CF Pitching Matchup: Yu Darvish (0-1, 8.10 ERA) will be on the mound for the Cubs against righty Jordan Lyles (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Darvish has 11 walks in only 6.2 innings this season. Darvish has never pitched in weather this cold (around 41 degrees) tonight in his career. He has four games at under 50 degrees and is 0-3 with a 5.06 ERA. Here's our lineup for tonight, presented by @Honda. #LetsGoBucs 1:30 PM UPDATE: It won't be pretty, but there should be baseball at Wrigley Field tonight. Aside from perhaps a quick shower or two, the main area of precip should lift out of the Chicago metro by around 3 PM. Game temps will be around 40F-42F. Cold wind in from CF 20-25 MPH. pic.twitter.com/xpdnTHJUDN After rain and sleet, tarp is coming off. Going to be very cold and windy, and that just in the press box. #Cubs pic.twitter.com/J5mlWRQFeY There's a lot of hits, home runs, strikeouts, wins and saves in this group. I would count them up but my high school stats aren't available. pic.twitter.com/Dbm3dudJnN
?? Tune-in info: Tonight's game will be broadcast on @MLBNetwork in the Pittsburgh Market only.
DirecTV: Channel 213-1
DISH Network: Channel 478
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