Ok. Divorcing mind from Dempster madness for a minute. Today, Paul Maholm returns to the team that reared him. taking on the Pirates. He’s been crazy hot of late, and I would imagine a number of scouting eyes will be on him tonight.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (39-56) at Pittsburgh Pirates (54-41), 6:05pm 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
Paul Maholm (8-6, 4.09 ERA, 4.22 FIP)
versus
James McDonald (10-3, 2.93 ERA, 3.47 FIP)
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
1. Drew Sutton, LF
2. Neil Walker, 2B
3. Andrew McCutchen, CF
4. Garrett Jones, RF
5. Casey McGehee, 1B
6. Pedro Alvarez, 3B
7. Rod Barajas, C
8. Clint Barmes, SS
9. James McDonald, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. David DeJesus, CF
2. Starlin Castro, SS
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Bryan LaHair, RF
6. Geovany Soto, C
7. Darwin Barney, 2B
8. Luis Valbuena, 3B
9. Paul Maholm, P