Cubs lineup vs. White Sox, Russell out |
The Crosstown Series is back for another installment this weekend.
Friday's batting lineup for the game between the Cubs (89-63) and the White Sox (60-92) at 3:10 p.m. CDT will be the following: 1. Daniel Murphy 2B 2. Kris Bryant 3B 3. Anthony Rizzo 1B 4. Javier Baez SS 5. Ben Zobrist LF 6. Jason Heyward RF 7. Victor Caratini C 8. Kyle Schwarber DH 9. Albert Almora Jr. CF It will be a pitching battle between 'Q' (13-10, 3.95 ERA) and righty Reynaldo Lopez (6-9, 4.05). Baez takes over at shortstop as Addison Russell is not in the starting lineup after new allegations of domestic violence surfaced in the last day. Schwarber is back in the lineup after his back injury for the first time since September 10 and he will DH while batting in the eighth spot. The Cubs-Reds game will be televised on NBC Sports Chicago and MLB Network (out-of-market only).
