Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Pirates: Willson Contreras to leadoff, Javy Baez at cleanup

Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Pirates: Willson Contreras to leadoff, Javy Baez at cleanup


Tony Crumpton Tony Crumpton  ·  Senior Editor ·  

Game time: The Chicago Cubs (0-1) will battle the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) on Saturday (1:20 p.m. CT) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL.

TV information: The game will be on Marquee Sports Network and ATT SportsNet PIT.

Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com.

Cubs lineup:

Willson Contreras C

Kris Bryant 3B

Anthony Rizzo 1B

Javy Báez SS

Joc Peterson LF

Jake Marisnick CF

Jason Heyward RF

David Bote 2B

Jake Arrieta SP

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have veteran righty Jake Arrieta (0-0, 0.00 ERA) on the mound against lefty Tyler Anderson (0-0, 0.00 ERA).

Arrieta has a sparkling 2.29 career ERA at Wrigley Field.

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