Cubs Opening Day lineup vs. Marlins, Happ to leadoff |
Tony Crumpton
· · Thursday, March 29 2018
Opening Day is finally here!
Thursday's batting lineup for the Cubs (0-0) vs. Marlins (0-0) at 11:40 p.m. CT at Marlins Park in Miami, FL will be the following: 1. Ian Happ CF 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Willson Contreras C 5. Kyle Schwarber LF 6. Addison Russell SS 7. Jason Heyward RF 8. Javy Baez 2B 9. Jon Lester P Jon Lester will be on the mound today for the North Siders opposed by righty Jose Urena. In three career starts against the Cubs, Urena has a 3.18 ERA in 17 innings. Marlins lineup vs. Cubs 1. Brinson 2. Dietrich 3. Castro 4. Bour 5. Anderson 6. Cooper 7. Rojas 8. Wallach 9. Urena The Marlins will have 12 players out of their 25-man roster that will be participating in their first Opening Day game. The game will be televised on ESPN (out-of-market-only) and WGN. Waking up like it's Christmas morning.#Cubs Baseball is back! pic.twitter.com/LCCCZNTr1v
