Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Pirates: Willson Contreras to leadoff, Jake Arrieta to pitch |
Game time: The Chicago Cubs (3-3) will battle the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-5) on Thursday (12:35 p.m. CT) at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA.
TV information: The game will be on Marquee Sports Network, ATT SportsNet PIT, and MLB Network (out-of-market only). Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com. Cubs lineup: Kris Bryant 3B Javy Baez SS Joc Pederson LF David Bote 2B Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have righty Jake Arrieta (1-0, 1.50 ERA) on the mound against lefty Tyler Anderson (0-1, 5.40 ERA). Here's how we line up for the Home Opener.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/l7JqVsF5Yy
Cubs pregame tidbits: Can Joc Pederson's homer off Devin Williams ignite the Cubs' offense? pic.twitter.com/bVPwZa4rDb
#Cubs five-man taxi squad here in Pittsburgh: INF Ildemaro Vargas, C PJ Higgins, LHP Brad Wieck, OF Rafael Ortega and RHP Pedro Strop.
