Interleague play is back! Wait. The schedule says it’s the Astros. And it’s at Wrigley. This isn’t going to feel like interleague play at all, is it?
I guess who cares, as long as the Cubs play well after an ugly series in St. Louis.
Matt Garza gets another patsy lineup (nice), and he gets Dioner Navarro behind the plate. Hopefully he dominates.
The game is currently under a delay.
Game Info
Houston Astros (28-46) at Chicago Cubs (29-42), 1:20 CT on CSN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
The Game Thread lives here. You should participate in the madness. And, of course, for those who aren’t into message board-style game threads, please feel free to use the comments on this post for your in-game commentary/outbursts.
The Series Preview for this series lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Dallas Keuchel (4-3, 4.23 ERA, 4.37 FIP)
versus
Matt Garza (1-1, 4.98 ERA, 4.57 FIP)
Houston Astros Lineup
1. Brandon Barnes, CF
2. Jose Altuve, 2B
3. Jason Castro, C
4. Chris Carter, LF
5. Carlos Pena, 1B
6. Justin Maxwell, RF
7. Matt Dominguez, 3B
8. Marwin Gonzalez, SS
9. Dallas Keuchel, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Darwin Barney, 2B
2. Cody Ransom, 3B
3. Alfonso Soriano, LF
4. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
5. Starlin Castro, SS
6. Dioner Navarro, C
7. Scott Hairston, RF
8. Ryan Sweeney, CF
9. Matt Garza, P