Cubs lineup vs. Reds, Bryant at leadoff

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Thursday night's batting lineup for the opening game of a four-game set between the Cubs(42-29) and the Reds (28-45) at 6:10 p.m. CDT will be the following:

1. Kris Bryant 3B

2. Jason Heyward RF

3. Javier Baez 2B

4. Anthony Rizzo 1B

5. Addison Russell SS

6. Kyle Schwarber LF

7. Willson Contreras C

8. Ian Happ CF

9. Kyle Hendricks P

It will be a battle between the 'Professor' (5-6, 3.55 ERA) and righty Matt Harvey (1-5, 5.92 ERA).

Bryant will lead off for the sixth time this season.

The game will be televised on NBC Sports Chicago, MLB Network (out-of-market-only), and MLB TV.

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