The Cubs and Brewers may or may not be able to play today. The tarp has been down all morning, and the game is just a half an hour away.
If it goes, Jeff Samardzija will try to get his first win, which is now become meaningful in the sense that everyone – whether they care about W/L record or not – just wants to stop talking about it. He’ll face a soft Brewer lineup if the game does go.
A mix-and-match in the Cubs’ lineup today, with no Mike Olt. Junior Lake is in, Darwin Barney is in, and Ryan Kalish is out.
Game Info
Milwaukee Brewers (26-15) at Chicago Cubs (13-26), 1:20 CT on WGN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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Starting Pitchers
Kyle Lohse (2.75 ERA, 3.40 FIP, 3.51 xFIP; 3.67 K/BB)
versus
Jeff Samardzija (1.45 ERA, 2.92 FIP, 3.50 xFIP; 2.81 K/BB)
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
1. Logan Schafer, CF
2. Jean Segura, SS
3. Scooter Gennett, 2B
4. Jonathan Lucroy, C
5. Lyle Overbay, 1B
6. Mark Reynolds, 3B
7. Khris Davis, LF
8. Elian Herrera, RF
9. Kyle Lohse, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Emilio Bonifacio, CF
2. Junior Lake, LF
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Starlin Castro, SS
5. Luis Valbuena, 3B
6. Welington Castillo, C
7. Nate Schierholtz, RF
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Jeff Samardzija, P