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Aaron Doster - USA Today Sports
Aaron Doster - USA Today Sports

Cubs lineup vs. Padres, Rizzo at leadoff


by - Senior Editor -

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:

The Cubs game will be televised on ABC 7 Chicago and MLB Network (out-of-market only).

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