Cubs lineup ve Reds: Bryant returns

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - 2017-07-01 15:30:16.0

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Chicago Cubs (40-40) vs. Cincinnati Reds (34-45)
July 1, 2017 … Great American Ball Park … 3:10 PM CDT ... TV: CSN Chicago
RHP Eddie Butler (4-2, 3.71) vs. RHP Jackson Stephens (M.L. Debut)

The Chicago Cubs Saturday reach the halfway point of their 2017 campaign with the middle game of their three-game set in Cincinnati (0-1), the third and final stop of their 11-game, 11-day road trip that started on June 22 in Miami (2-2) and continued this week in Washington D.C. (2-2). After this series, the Cubs return to Wrigley for six games leading to the All-Star Break against Tampa Bay (July 4-5), Milwaukee (July 6) and Pittsburgh (July 7-9).

At 40-40, the Cubs have nestled upon the .500 mark for the 17th time this season by way of various circuitous routes … the Cubs have also been 1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27, 30-30, 31-31, 32-32, 33-33, 34-34 and 39-39.

Cubs lineup vs. Reds

1. Jon Jay LF
2. Kris Bryant 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo 1B
4. Willson Contreras C
5. Ian Happ RF
6. Addison Russell SS
7. Javier Baez 2B
8. Albert Almora Jr CF
9. Eddie Butler P