
Cubs Lineup vs Giants: Zobrist replaces Heyward in RF |
Chicago Cubs (29-11) vs. San Francisco Giants (25-19)
LHP Jon Lester (4-2, 1.88) vs. RHP Matt Cain (0-5, 5.87) The Chicago Cubs today play the second of three games against the San Francisco Giants after winning last evening’s series opener, 8-1 …Jake Arrieta allowed one run in 7.0 innings to improve to 8-0 this season (and delivered the eventual game-winning RBI with a single in the second) while Kris Bryant belted a three-run homer in the second and Ben Zobrist and Jorge Soler went back?to?back in the eighth. Cubs Lineup 1 Dexter Fowler CF 2 Kris Bryant 3B 3 Anthony Rizzo 1B 4 Ben Zobrist RF 5 Jorge Soler LF 6 Jacy Baez 2B 7 Addison Russell SS 8 David Ross C 9 Jon Lester P Lester makes his ninth start this season and his fourth on the road … has reached the sixth inning in all eight of his starts … has fanned 51 batters while walking just 12. Last time out, Lester took a no?hitter into the seventh inning but was dealt the loss last Sunday vs.Pittsburgh … fanned nine Bucs and allowed just four baserunners … surrendered just two hits in a loss for the second time in his career (also, July 6, 2015 vs. St. Louis).