Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Mariners: Willson Contreras and Zo return, Baez out

Mark Rebilas - USA Today Sports

Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Tuesday, September 03 2019

The Chicago Cubs (74-63) will battle the Seattle Mariners (58-81) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. CDT.

How to watch: The game will be televised on MLB.TV, ROOTNW, and NBC Sports Chicago.

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Cubs lineup:

Willson Contreras and Ben Zobrist (leadoff) will start tonight according to Joe Maddon on his weekly radio show. Javy Baez remains out of the lineup after jamming his left thumb on a slide on Sunday.

Here is tonight's #Cubs starting lineup.

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— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 3, 2019

Mariners-Cubs lineups, 5:05 pm PT series finale at Wrigley Field. pic.twitter.com/CKhQ7GHnGd
— Greg Johns (@GregJohnsMLB) September 3, 2019

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have Jon Lester (11-9, 4.36 ERA) on the mound against righty Felix Hernandez (1-4, 6.02 ERA).

Upcoming matchup: Thursday, LHP José Quintana (12-8, 3.90); Friday, LHP Cole Hamels (7-5, 3.69); Saturday, RHP Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.25); Sunday, RHP Kyle Hendricks (9-9. 3.39). Brewers starters TBA