Cubs lineup vs. Reds, Contreras sits |
It's Doubleheader Day! Let's Play Two!
Saturday afternoon's batting lineup for game one of the doubleheader between the Cubs (23-18) and the last place Reds (15-30) at 12:10 p.m. CDT at the Great American Ballpark will be the following: 1. Albert Almora Jr. CF 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Addison Russell SS 5. Kyle Schwarber LF 6. Victor Caratini C 7. Javy Baez 2B 8. Ian Happ RF 9. Kyle Hendricks P Cubs will have Hendricks on the mound (3-3, 3.20 ERA) against righty Luis Castillo (3-4, 6.02 ERA). Cubs regular right fielder Jason Heyward is still out of the starting lineup even though he is back from the disabled list. The game will be televised today on WGN-TV and MLB.TV. The early forecast for the game has 33% chance of thunderstorms in the area.
