Cubs lineup vs. Cardinals, Rizzo at leadoff |
Rubber match time!
Sunday afternoon's batting lineup for the final game of the five-game series between the Cubs (56-40) and the Cardinals (49-48) at 1:20 p.m. CDT will be the following: 1. Anthony Rizzo 1B 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Jason Heyward RF 4. Javier Baez 2B 5. Ian Happ CF 6. Kyle Schwarber LF 7. Willson Contreras C 8. Addison Russell SS 9. Jose Quintana P It will be a pitching battle between 'Q' (8-6, 3.96 ERA) and righty Miles Mikolas (10-3, 2.79). Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo is back in the leadoff spot which is the 22th time in his career. Yesterday, he was 5-for-7 in two games with a triple, RBI, run scored, and three walks. He is the first leadoff for the Cubs to reach 8 times in a doubleheader since Ivan DeJesus in 1979 according to MLB insider Carrie Muskat. The Cubs game will be televised nationally on ABC 7 Chicago and TBS (out-of-market only).
