Jeff Samardzija hasn’t been quite as sharp as usual lately, and I’m sure he’d be happy to set that right tonight. He’s got a 6.75 ERA over his last seven starts.
Junior Lake gets another start in center field, and, as I discussed earlier, I’m quite pleased about that.
Game Info
Cincinnati Reds (66-52) at Chicago Cubs (52-66), 7:05 CT on CSN, MLBN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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The Series Preview for this series lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Homer Bailey (7-10, 3.73 ERA, 3.07 FIP)
versus
Jeff Samardzija (6-11, 4.23 ERA, 3.61 FIP)
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
1. Shin-Soo Choo, CF
2. Todd Frazier, 3B
3. Joey Votto, 1B
4. Brandon Phillips, 2B
5. Jay Bruce, RF
6. Xavier Paul, LF
7. Zack Cozart, SS
8. Ryan Hanigan, C
9. Homer Bailey, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. David DeJesus, LF
2. Junior Lake, CF
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Dioner Navarro, C
5. Nate Schierholtz, RF
6. Starlin Castro, SS
7. Donnie Murphy, 3B
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Jeff Samardzija, P