Cubs lineup vs. Cards, Baez at shortstop |
It's rivalry time!
Friday night's batting lineup for the opening game of the series between the Chicago Cubs (16-12) and the St. Louis Cardinals (17-12) at 7:15 p.m. CDT at Busch Stadium will be the following: 1. Ben Zobrist 2B 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Willson Contreras C 5. Kyle Schwarber LF 6. Albert Almora Jr. CF 7. Jason Heyward RF 8. Javy Baez SS 9. Jose Quintana P Cubs will have Quintana on the mound (3-1, 5.74 ERA) against righty Miles Mikolas (3-0, 3.27 ERA). Good news for the Cubs as 'Q' is 6-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 10 starts against N.L. Central opponents. Cardinals lineup vs. Cubs Pham CF Carpenter 2B J. Martínez 1B Ozuna LF Molina C Fowler RF Gyorko 3B DeJong SS Mikolas P The game will be televised on NBC Sports Chicago and MLB.TV.
