Cubs lineup vs. Pirates, Bryant out

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Thursday night's batting lineup for the game between the Cubs (92-66) and the Pirates (80-77) at 7:05 p.m. CDT will be the following:

1. Daniel Murphy 2B

2. Ben Zobrist RF

3. Anthony Rizzo 1B

4. Javier Baez SS

5. Kyle Schwarber LF

6. Ian Happ CF

7. Willson Contreras C

8. Jon Lester P

9. David Bote 3B

It will be a pitching battle between Lester (17-6, 3.43 ERA) and righty Trevor Williams (14-9, 3.04).

The Cubs-Pirates game will be televised on NBC Sports Chicago and MLB Network.

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