Hoerner will start at shortstop tonight (Rick Scuteri - USA Today Sports)
Hoerner will start at shortstop tonight (Rick Scuteri - USA Today Sports)

Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Cardinals: Nico Hoerner at SS, Willson Contreras sits


Tony Crumpton Tony Crumpton  ·  Senior Editor ·  

Game time: The Chicago Cubs (67-86) will battle the rival St. Louis Cardinals (84-69) on Friday (8:05 p.m. CT) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL.

TV information: The game will be on Marquee Sports Network and Bally Sports Midwest.

Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com.

Cubs lineup:

Rafael Ortega CF

Frank Schwindel 1B

Patrick Wisdom 3B

Ian Happ RF

Nick Martini LF

Nico Hoerner SS

Alex Romine C

Sergio Alcantara 2B

Zach Davies SP

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have Davies (6-11, 5.49 ERA) on the mound against right Jake Flaherty (9-2, 3.08 ERA).

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