Cubs lineup vs. Braves, Lester to start

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Thursday night's batting lineup for the game between the Cubs (22-18) and the Braves (26-16) at 6:35 p.m. CDT in Atlanta will be the following:

1. Albert Almora Jr. CF

2. Ben Zobrist RF

3. Kris Bryant 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo 1B

5. Willson Contreras C

6. Javier Baez 2B

7. Addison Russell SS

8. Ian Happ LF

9. Jon Lester P

Cubs will have Lester on the mound (3-1, 2.66 ERA) against lefty Max Fried (0-2, 6.00 ERA). Lester is 5-1 in his six career starts in Atlanta and also sports a career 2.47 ERA against the Braves.

The game will be televised today on WGN-TV, MLB Network (out-of-market-only), and MLB.TV.

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