Pre-Gamin’: Brewers v. Cubs (7:05 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

wrigley outfieldThere should be a nice group of folks in the right field bleachers tonight if you’re going to the game, so I hope to see out there – look for the guy in a blue BN shirt, jeans, and blue/yellow shoes.

Hopefully Jason Hammel starts to turn the corner with start – he was fantastic in September for the A’s last year, many people forget – and accelerates towards the playoffs.

Game Info

Milwaukee Brewers (63-86) at Chicago Cubs (87-62), 7:05 CT on CSN and MLB.tv.

Game Thread and Series Preview

Your game thread is down there in the comments, so have fun.

The Series Preview lives here.

Starting Pitchers

Wily Peralta (4.41 ERA, 4.82 FIP, 4.49 xFIP; 1.76 K/BB)

versus

Jason Hammel (3.73 ERA, 3.72 FIP, 3.52 xFIP; 4.08 K/BB)

Milwaukee Brewers Lineup

This lineup is wrong, but I am not in a position to correct it

1. Jean Segura, SS

2. Jonathan Lucroy, C

3. Ryan Braun, RF

4. Khris Davis, LF

5. Jason Rogers, 1B

6. Elian Herrera, 2B

7. Hernan Perez, 3B

8. Logan Schafer, CF

9. Wily Peralta, P

Chicago Cubs Lineup

1. Dexter Fowler, CF

2. Kyle Schwarber, LF

3. Kris Bryant, 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo, 1B

5. Starlin Castro, 2B

6. Miguel Montero, C

7. Addison Russell, SS

8. Jason Hammel, P

9. Chris Coghlan, RF

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Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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