Dennis Wierzbicki - USA Today Sports
Dennis Wierzbicki - USA Today Sports

Cubs lineup vs. Giants, Russell and Almora Jr. not starting


by - Senior Editor -

Saturday night's batting lineup for the two game of a three-game series between the Cubs (26-21) and the San Francisco Giants (24-27) at 6:15 p.m. CDT at Wrigley Field will be the following:

1. Ben Zobrist 2B

2. Kyle Schwarber LF

3. Kris Bryant 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo 1B

5. Willson Contreras C

6. Ian Happ CF

7. Javier Baez SS

8. Jason Heyward RF

9. Jose Quintana P

Outfielder Albert Almora Jr. and shortstop Addison Russell sit for tonight's game. The Cubs are 0-5 in games that Almora Jr. doesn't appear in.

Cubs will have Quintana on the mound (5-3, 4.47 ERA) against righty Chris Stratton (5-3, 4.92 ERA).

The contest will be televised today on FOX and MLB.TV.

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