David Banks - USA Today Sports
David Banks - USA Today Sports

Cubs lineup vs. Indians, Happ and Heyward sit


by - Senior Editor -

The Cubs are beginning a five-game homestead tonight starting with the Tribe.

Tuesday night's batting lineup for the game between the Cubs (25-19) and the Cleveland Indians (22-23) at 6:05 p.m. CDT at Wrigley Field will be the following:

1. Ben Zobrist RF

2. Albert Almora Jr. CF

3. Kris Bryant 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo 1B

5. Willson Contreras C

6. Kyle Schwarber LF

7. Javier Baez 2B

8. Addison Russell SS

9. Tyler Chatwood P

Cubs will have Chatwood on the mound (3-3, 3.14 ERA) for his ninth start of the season against righty Trevor Bauer (3-3, 2.59 ERA).

Almora Jr. is hot riding a .419 average in his last 10 games while Kris Bryant is hitting .375 with four homers in his last 12 games.

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

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