Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Rangers: Kris Bryant to leadoff, Schwarber at cleanup |
Tony Crumpton
· · Thursday, March 05 2020
The Chicago Cubs (5-7) will face off against the Texas Rangers (8-4) on Thursday at 2:05 p.m. CT inside Sloan Park at Mesa, Arizona.
The game can be seen on Marquee Sports Network and MLB.TV.
1. Kris Bryant 3B 2. Anthony Rizzo 1B 3. Javy Baez SS 4. Kyle Schwarber DH 5. Willson Contreras C 6. Jason Heyward RF 7. Steven Souza Jr. LF 8. Ian Happ CF 9. Jason Kipnis 2B The Cubs will have Yu Darvish (0-1, 4.50 ERA) on the mound against righty Jonathan Hernandez (0-0, 6.75 ERA). Update: Darvish and Kipnis are out with the flu today. They will be replaced by James Norwood and Nico Hoerner respectively. Rizzo is also out with a blister. Third Cubs lineup of the day:
Cubs pitchers scheduled to throw today after Darvish include Jeremy Jeffress, Dillon Maples, Jason Adam, James Norwood, Wyatt Short, and Oscar De La Cruz.
1. Leody Taveras RF 2. Nick Solak CF 3. Willie Calhoun LF 4. Ronald Guzman 1B 5. Sam Travis DH 6. Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS 7. Sherten Apostel 3B 8. Sam Huff C 9. Anderson Tejeda 2B
Umpires for #Rangers (8-4) at #Cubs (5-7):
Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks with @Bernstein_McK: "There's just a new energy in camp this year. Honestly, a lot of it has to do with David Ross. Just what he's brought already, his energy, his passion, his focus on the details. ... Guys have really been taking it to heart."
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Cubs lineup vs. Rangers:
Bryant 5
Happ 8
Baez 6
Schwarber DH
Contreras 2
Heyward 9
Souza Jr 7
Hoerner 4
Joseph 3
Norwood 1Rangers lineup vs. Cubs:
Pre-game Notes:
HP: Scott Barry
1B: Bill Miller
2B: Kerwin Danley
3B: Adrian Johnson.
First Pitch: 3:05 pm
Venue: Sloan Park
