Cubs lineup vs. Padres, Rizzo at leadoff |
It is almost the All-Star break as the Cubs are trying to end on a high note with the series against the Padres.
Saturday night's batting lineup for game two between the Cubs (53-38) and the Padres (49-47) at 9:10 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. Addison Russell SS 8. Victor Caratini C 9. Kyle Hendricks P It will be a pitching battle between the 'Professor' (5-8, 3.93 ERA) and righty Luis Perdomo (1-3, 7.09). Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo is back in the leadoff spot which is the 17th time in his career. It worked during last night's game as Rizzo had the crucial game-tying hit with two outs in the ninth inning. Kyle Schwarber was out early going through batting practice: #Cubs Schwarber tuning up for HR derby pic.twitter.com/87GX6FNcba The Cubs game will be televised on ABC 7 Chicago and MLB Network (out-of-market only). Game 2?? vs. Cubs at 7:10pm tonight with @LPerdomo61 on the mound!
Here’s the full #BNISD lineup: pic.twitter.com/6rgfXT79a6