Cubs vs. Brewers lineup, Murphy at leadoff

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Monday, October 1, 2018, 10:27 AM

ONE super-rare tiebreaker game to decide the National League Central Crown.

Monday afternoon's batting lineup for the game between the Cubs (95-67) and the Brewers (95-67) at 12:05 p.m. CDT will be the following:

1. Daniel Murphy 2B

2. Ben Zobrist RF

3. Javier Baez SS

4. Anthony Rizzo 1B

5. Kris Bryant 3B

6. Kyle Schwarber LF

7. Jason Heyward CF

8. Jose Quintana P

9. Willson Contreras C

It will be a pitching battle between Quintana (13-11, 4.08 ERA) and righty Jhoulys Chacin (15-8, 3.56). Quintana has a 4-1 record with 2.17 ERA against the Brewers this season. He will be the first Cubs pitcher to face a team seven times in a regular season since Don Cardwell in 1961.

The Cubs-Brewers game will be televised on ESPN.

Here's the #Brewers lineup for our final game of the regular season. #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/VK3rTDw0YM
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 1, 2018