Cubs lineup vs. Reds, Murphy at leadoff |
The North Siders go for a sweep today.
Sunday afternoon's batting lineup for the game between the Cubs (75-52) and the Reds (56-74) at 1:20 p.m. CDT will be the following: 1. Daniel Murphy 2B 2. Javier Baez SS 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Willson Contreras C 5. Jason Heyward RF 6. David Bote 3B 7. Kyle Schwarber LF 8. Kyle Hendricks P 9. Albert Almora Jr. CF It will be a pitching battle between Hendricks (9-10, 4.04 ERA) and righty Homer Bailey (1-11, 6.21). The Cubs pitching matchups moving forward in the upcoming series against the Mets will be Lester vs. Syndergaard on Monday, Hamels vs. deGrom on Tuesday, and Mills vs. Vargas on Wednesday. The Cubs-Reds game will be televised on WGN-TV. Reds lineup vs. Cubs Hamilton CF Peraza SS Gennett 2B Suarez 3B Schebler RF Ervin LF Barnhart 1B Casali C Bailey P
