Cubs lineup vs. Pirates, Russell returns |
The Chicago Cubs are only 0.5 games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central race.
Saturday afternoon's batting lineup for the second game of the three-game series between the Cubs (36-24) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (31-32) at 1:20 p.m. CDT will be the following: 1. Kris Bryant 3B 2. Jason Heyward RF 3. Ben Zobrist 2B 4. Anthony Rizzo 1B 5. Willson Contreras C 6. Kyle Schwarber LF 7. Ian Happ CF 8. Addison Russell SS 9. Jon Lester P Cubs will have the Lester on the mound (6-2, 2.44 ERA) against righty Nick Kingham (2-2, 4.03 ERA). Addison Russell returns to the starting lineup for the first time since Jun 3 after injuring his middle finger during an at-bat. Javy Baez gets the day off since he has been covering for Russell while he has been out. Kris Bryant gets his second straight start at leadoff since he went 3-for-4 in his first attempt on Friday. The Cubs will try to go for five straight wins and it will be televised on ABC 7 Chicago and MLB.TV. Here’s our lineup, presented by Honda.
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