The Cubs head out West for some Friday night fun. I’ve always liked Chase Field, at least on TV – the wall in center field, the pool in right, the roof. It just works for me.
Jeff Samardzija will look for his first dominant start in a month.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (24-45) at Arizona Diamondbacks (34-35), 8:40pm CT on WGN.
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
Jeff Samardzija (5-5, 4.04 ERA, 3.21 FIP)
versus
Joe Saunders (4-5, 3.44 ERA, 4.00 FIP)
Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup
1. Willie Bloomquist, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Justin Upton, RF
4. Jason Kubel, LF
5. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
6. Miguel Montero, C
7. Chris Young, CF
8. Ryan Roberts, 3B
9. Joe Saunders, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Reed Johnson, RF
2. Starlin Castro, SS
3. Alfonso Soriano, LF
4. Jeff Baker, 1B
5. Geovany Soto, C
6. Darwin Barney, 2B
7. Joe Mather, CF
8. Luis Valbuena, 3B
9. Jeff Samardzija, P